Taeko carroll biography
Taeko McCarroll was born in Sacramento, California on February 22nd, 1986. Taeko grew up as an only child of a duel citizen family with her American father and Japanese Mother. Taeko traveled all around the world from the early age of 6 months including Japan, Macedonia, Kenya, and throughout Europe. Taeko attended Sacramento High School focusing on the VAPAC (Visual And Performing Arts Center) program. After graduating with a 3.98 GPA Taeko was accepted into Cal State Fullerton's Musical Theater program only to figure out during her first year that she wanted to move to LA as soon as possible to pursue her career in the Entertainment Industry. Taeko began a dance career with Clear Talent Group which lead to her signing with Bloc Talent Agency where she is still represented. Taeko has been featured in many TV shows such as "Americas Best Dance Crew", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Glee", "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend", "The Middle", etc. More recently Taeko has been featured in the film "Breaking Through" and is touring the nation with the Broadway musical Hamilton.
BornFebruary 22, 1986
Since the late '90s, Japan-born TAEKO has been gigging in both New York and her home country, developing a reputation as a confident scat singer and passionate interpreter of classic American jazz and pop tunes. Hew new album, Contemplation (Flat Nine), her fourth as a leader, only solidifies that reputation. She moves effortlessly from an esoteric version of McCoy Tyner's "Contemplation" (with koto accompaniment) to a smoky R&B take on The Stylistics’ "Betcha By Golly Wow" to a charming "Waltz for Debby". The opener, "Ugetsy:Fantasy" uses lyrics from the Earth, Wind & Fire song with the melody of The Jazz Messengers' Japanese-titled standard in a stroke of genius. TAEKO will kick off the album at Birdland (Oct. 10th)
East West Music was her first love, but it took vocalist Taeko a long time to realize that it could also be a profession. Growing up in Japan, a life in the arts wasn’t on the radar as she studied accounting and law. After passing the bar, she was ready for a break; it felt like an ideal time for an extended visit to New York. Her desire to travel created quite a stir among her relatives; members of her extended family spent months trying to persuade Taeko to stick close to home and immerse herself in a business career. “I just wanted to get out of Japan for a while, I knew I would have regrets if I didn’t do it then. It was something I couldn’t let myself regret later on, and I eventually convinced my parents,” she says.ALL ABOUT JAZZ/ September 26, 2013 Read more
Performance Review on TAEKO at United Philadelphia Jazz Festival "An absolute mastery of musical vocabulary and timing."
"Three of the performances deserve special notice. Taeko is an outstanding female vocalist from Shiga,Japan (now also residing in New York City) who has both a resounding, resilient voice and an absolute mastery of musical vocabulary and timing. She gave standards like “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” new life, and showed her mastery of diverse genres with
| Career | 2010 |
| Genres | Comedy, Musical |
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