Joyce Breach and Richard Rodney Bennett

Critics have described Joyce Breach's vocalizing as everything from peachy to warm honey. She's allured crowds to supper clubs for first-hand experiences from New York to San Francisco. Breach grew up listening to and admiring Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Sarah Vaughan, Abbey Lincoln, and Frank Sinatra; noting their phrasing and inflections, but not to the point of cloning, she has her own indelible style. Born in Alameda, CA, she was raised in Kansas City, MO. She settled in Pittsburgh, PA, after attending West Virginia University. The singer made a n...