She studied classical music all throughout her childhood and majored in classical at Georgia State, she enjoyed a vast array of influences including jazz legends Chick Corea. McCoy Tyner and Quincy Jones to Michael Franks, Sade, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.
A multi-faceted, stylistically eclectic talent and true musical citizen of the world who has performed extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe Carol is currently enjoying a whirlwind of success and accolades in the Smooth Jazz genre with an array of Billboard charting singles from her albums Fly Away Butterfly and Stronger Now.
Before breaking through to the greatest commercial success of her career with a high energy twist on the classic Mas Que Nada in 2017 the classically trained pianist, composer and producer received an Emmy nomination for her acclaimed work composing for television and released a multitude of recordings whose vibes range from singer/songwriter to solo piano and new age.
While she could never have predicted it when she released her debut album Love in Your Eyes back in 1992, the Atlanta based artist’s elegant, free flowing piano style and passion for R&B grooves and global rhythms is a perfect fit for the urban contemporary vibe at the foundation of today’s Smooth Jazz.
She scored her two biggest chart hits with the Top 5 singles Femme Flight a Brazilian flavoured song that featured flutist Ragan Whiteside and saxophonist Magdalena Chovancova, and Perfect Sunday featuring renowned hit maker and producer Paul Brown on guitar. Femme Flight also earned Carol a new legion of fans via extensive airplay on SiriusXM’s Watercolors.
Her other radio hits include the Top 5 single Fly Away Butterfly the Latin tinged Top Ten track Sun’s Out, Chasing Waterfalls and her first Billboard charting single One Way.
Sun’s Out stayed on the chart for 23 weeks and hit #1 on the Recurrent Chart. The track also reached the pole position on the Mediabase Smooth AC, Radiowave and GrooveJazz charts and hit #2 on the Smooth Jazz Top 20.
The track is one of five from Stronger Now that were produced by Brown, who has scored over 60 #1 smashes for genre greats Peter White, Larry Carlton, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Euge Groove, the late Al Jarreau and many others.
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