Tatiana Eva-Marie Explained

Tatiana Eva-Marie
Birth Place:	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Genre:	Jazz, French pop, Gypsy Jazz
Occupation:	Singer, actress, author, producer, bandleader
Instrument:	Vocals

Tatiana Eva-Marie is a Swiss-American bandleader, singer, producer, author, and actress. She was born in Switzerland into a family of artists. Her father is Swiss-French and her mother is Romanian.

She is known for founding the Avalon Jazz Band, singing jazz and French pop derived from the Django Reinhardt tradition.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Her singing has been compared to jazz vocalists Cyrille Aimée and Cécile McLorin Salvant.^[5] Her band opened for vocalist and pianist Norah Jones.^{[5] [6]}

Biography

She is the daughter of composer Louis Crelier and violinist Anca Maria, and she grew up in France and Switzerland.^[7] She later moved to New York and founded the Avalon Jazz Band.

In 2024, she wrote the libretto for an opera, "Eden Park", music by Swiss composer Gérard Massini.^[8] The libretto is inspired by the true story of George Remus.

For her album "Djangology", she wrote lyrics to the music of Django Reinhardt and reimagined his compositions in her own way. Her album was released on June 7th 2024 by GroundUp Music.^[9]

Discography

• Je suis Swing (2016)
• Paris (2019)
• Wintertime Dreams (Burton Avenue, 2019)
• Bonjour Tristesse with Michael Valeanu (2020)
• April in Paris (Burton Avenue, 2021)
• We'll Meet Again (2021)
• I Double Dare You with Terry Waldo (Turtle Bay, 2021)
• The Sound of Love: Tribute to Michel Legrand with Giovanni Mirabassi (Venus Jazz Japan, 2022)
• Two at the Most with Jeremy Corren (Turtle Bay, 2023)
• Djangology (GroundUP Music, 2024)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danielle Kogan. October 25, 2017. Brooklyn Daily. Creepy 'Cabinet': 1920s horror flick screens at Kings Theatre. July 28, 2018.
2. Web site: May 25, 2018. Articles of Antiquity. TATIANA EVA-MARIE : AN INTERVIEW. July 28, 2018.
3. Web site: Will Friedwald. December 2015. Vanity Fair. These Millennials Are Shaking Up the Jazz World. July 28, 2018.
4. Web site: Ashleyan Lopez. January 6, 2017. AXS. Interview: Tatiana Eva-Marie is one of Brooklyn's best rising jazz singers. July 28, 2018.
5. Web site: Kerry Gravatas. January 2, 2017. Up Front New York. NY Entertainer of the Week – Tatiana Eva-Marie. July 28, 2018.
6. Web site: February 26, 2018. Public Theater. Tatiana Eva-Marie and the Avalon Jazz Band. July 28, 2018.
7. Web site: Thomas Gerbasi . March 4, 2017 . Tatiana Eva-Marie: The Jazz Evangelist . July 28, 2018 . Medium.
8. https://gerardmassini.ch/eden-park/
9. https://www.groundupmusic.net/artists/tatianaevamarie