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Updated 3/15/2018

Simona Minns

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Simona Minns is a Lithuanian born jazz vocalist, composer and artistic director based in Boston. Her style is known for its unique theatrical flavor, genre-bending, and virtuosic vocal scat improvisation. Her latest work, “A Hunger Artist," blends her haunting vocals with elements of Lithuanian folk, vaudeville and even rock music to convey the narrative of Franz Kafka's short story by the same title. Classically trained on Lithuanian zither, Simona earned her BA in jazz vocals at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater. Shortly after receiving the European Touring Scholarship, she moved to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music where she majored in Contemporary Composition and Production. She received the Berklee Outstanding Jazz Vocalist Award and regularly performs and presents workshops in the US and Europe. Simona recently founded a contemporary performance company, Syntheater, which brings her compositions to life through modern dance. Besides performing and directing, Simona composes for drama plays, string quartets, orchestras, jazz combo, big bands, and non-traditional instrumental settings.  Profile photo by Geoff Norris, Doo Bop Jazz Bar, Brisbane, Australia. February 11th, 2018.

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Simona Minns
Job Title: Jazz singer, Composer, Arranger, Artistic director
Phone: 857-204-5519
Address:
Boston, MA 02125

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Jazz

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 20

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Nonprofits

Languages Available:

  • Russian

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • International

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Berklee Outstanding Jazz Vocalist Award, 2015
  • The Boston Foundation, LAB (Live Arts Boston), 2017 Grantee

Awards

Awards:

  • Berklee Outstanding Jazz Vocalist Award, 2015
  • The Boston Foundation, LAB (Live Arts Boston), 2017 Grantee

Education

Education:

  • Bachelors degree in jazz vocal performance, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater
  • Contemporary writing & production, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Certifications and Training:

  • CORI

Fee range:

$50 - $1,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Certifications and Training:

  • CORI

Fee range:

$50 - $1,000

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Speaker PA system

Fee Range:

$400 - $2,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

8