Michelle Rounds & Black Ice

Michelle Rounds, is a 3rd generation professional singer, following her father and grand-mother. She is renowned throughout Australasia and the Pacific as one of their finest jazz vocalists ever, and has released numerous albums both in collaboration and on her own. Michelle has presented many jazz concerts throughout the world and is admired for her courageous and versatile scatting, more in the form of instrumental voice solos – she has a very wide vocal range and continually delights her audiences with the creativity expressed in this range. A fine and creative jazz singer of all styles, she has received numerous awards, produced several album, and participates in festivals around the globe.

Michelle Rounds will present a joint performance with the renowned Jordanian Jazz Band Black Ice

Black Ice

Black Ice was founded by the Baidoun Brothers who were among the first musicians to start the Jazz music scene in Jordan in 1982. They were joined by Ali Fanni and Katia Krasova in 2008. The formation combines influences from Oriental music and Classical Western music in their own Jazz language, as well as cover tunes of funk, Jazz, Latin and Jazz fusion creating a unique dynamic and versatile style which appeals to a large audience.

Katia Krasova was born in Ukraine among a family of musicians. She started performing at the age of 5 and became a professional singer at the age of 15. Krasova obtained her BA from the Music Academy in Ukraine and received numerous international awards for her exceptional vocal techniques, and has participated in several festivals around the world.

The band consists of Katia Krasova/ vocals, Hazem Baidoun/ piano & keys, Maan Baidoun/ bass guitar & double bass, and Ali Fanni/ drums.