Lucy Kalantari Explained

Lucy Kalantari
Years Active:2014–present
Genre:Children's music, Jazz

Lucy Kalantari is a Grammy winning[1] American singer, composer and producer.[2] She is the frontwoman and bandleader for Lucy Kalantari and The Jazz Cats.[3]

Early life

Born in the United States to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father, Kalantari grew up in a Spanish-speaking household.[4] She graduated from the Purchase Conservatory of Music (commonly known as State University of New York at Purchase) in 1998, where she studied studio composition and production.[5]

Career

In 2014, Kalantari released her first children's music album, Pockets Full of Joy, after having her first child.[5]

In 2016, she released her second album, Big Things. The opening track of that album, "Fantastic", won the "Children's Music" category at the 15th Independent Music Awards. The song "It's Halloween" was nominated in the "Holiday Song" category, and the album Big Things for the "Children's Album" category.[6] The album also won Fall 2016 Parents' Choice Awards.[7]

Kalantari released her third album, It's the Holidays!, in 2017, which was included in the 2017 Christmas album roundup on Los Angeles Times and salutes Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's.[8]

Her fourth album, All The Sounds, released in 2018, won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Album at the 61st Grammy Awards,[9] [10] [11] and earned a Top 10 Music spot on School Library Journal.[12] All the Sounds includes “La Cosecha,” a celebratory tribute to community gardening, and a Piazzolla-style tango, “Howl to the Moon,” for Halloween.[13]

Kalantari has appeared on TV shows including Snug's House (formerly Sprout House) on Universal Kids, and has performed at The Levitt Pavilion,[14] Wolf Trap,[15] and Lollapalooza's Kidzapalooza.[16]

In June 2020, “She Can Do,” a song that celebrates breaking down gender-based stereotypes and features Kalantari in a vocal performance, was included on the “My Earth Songs” album to benefit UNICEF.[17]

Lucy Kalantari produced the 2020 Joanie Leeds album, All the Ladies,[18] earning her second GRAMMY when All the Ladies won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Album at the 63rd Grammy Awards.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lucy Kalantari Artist GRAMMY.com . 2023-12-11 . www.grammy.com.
  2. Web site: Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats - About. lucykalantari.com. 2019-02-01.
  3. Web site: Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats Present All The Sounds Plus Album Release Shows. BWW News Desk. 23 July 2018. Broadwayworld.com. 2019-02-01.
  4. Web site: 3 Grammy Nominees for Children's Music Call Out Lack of Diversity. www.billboard.com. 2021-02-01.
  5. Web site: Music Alumna Wins International Songwriting Competition. www.purchase.edu. en. 2019-02-01.
  6. Web site: The 15th Independent Music Awards Nominees. Independent Music Awards. en-US. 2019-02-01.
  7. Web site: Parent's Choice Awards. www.parents-choice.org. 2019-02-01.
  8. Web site: 2017 Christmas album roundup: Music for every mood this holiday. Lewis. Randy. Los Angeles Times. 23 November 2017 . 2019-02-01.
  9. Web site: 61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List. 2018-12-07. GRAMMY.com. en. 2019-02-10.
  10. Web site: Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats Present All The Sounds Plus Album Release Shows. BWW News Desk. BroadwayWorld.com. en. 2019-02-01.
  11. Best Latin Kids' Music: New Releases & Latin Grammy Nominees. Billboard. 2019-02-01.
  12. Web site: Top 10 Music 2018. Fazio. Veronica De. School Library Journal. 2019-02-01.
  13. Web site: Best Latin Kids' Music: New Releases and Latin Grammy Nominees. www.billboard.com. en. 2021-02-10.
  14. Web site: Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats at Levitt. WestportNow. 19 July 2018 . en. 2019-02-01.
  15. Web site: Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats Wolf Trap. www.wolftrap.org. 2019-02-01.
  16. Web site: Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats. Lollapalooza. en-US. 2019-02-01.
  17. Web site: My Earth Songs" – New Family Album Features Six Grammy Winners & Benefits UNICEF Covid-19 Relief for Children. www.americansongwriter.com. September 2020 . en-US. 2021-02-01.
  18. Web site: Joanie Leeds and 'All The Ladies' Make A Record for Women by Women. www.ameriacnsongwriter.com. 4 December 2020 . en-US. 2021-02-01.
  19. Web site: 2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List. 2021-03-14. GRAMMY.com. en. 2021-03-22.
  20. Web site: Check this out: "Pockets Full of Joy" – Lucy Kalantari. kidscangroove. 2015-01-21. Kids Can Groove. en. 2019-02-01.
  21. Web site: Big Things by Lucy Kalantari. KID independent - handmade for kids. en-US. 2019-02-01.
  22. Web site: Celebrate The Seasons With Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats' New Album "It's The Holidays". Media. Manhattan. 2017-10-18. New York Family Magazine. en-US. 2019-02-01.
  23. Web site: All the Sounds Performed by Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats. Veronica. 2018-08-24. Kids Rhythm and Rock. en-US. 2019-02-01.
  24. Web site: LUCY KALANTARI’S ROCKIN’ JAZZY EP ‘WHAT KIND OF WORLD?’ FEATURES CELLIST SON DARIUS + ALL-STAR COLLABORATIONS . Rock Mommy. April 25, 2024.

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