明眸的双眼、俏丽的短发…当今爵士乐坛上最耀眼的女声新秀—凯琳·艾莉森(karrin allyson)阳光般的魅力尤其在她那甜美爽朗的笑容中一览无遗，总能让人也跟着会心一笑。除了出众的个人风采外，这位出生于美国堪萨斯州的爵士名伶，一致令人赞赏的莫过于她的演唱。by Scott Yanow & Greg PratoOne of the more impressive jazz singers to emerge in the '90s, Karrin Allyson is a great scat singer but also highly expressive on ballads. Born in Great Bend, KS, Allyson grew up in Omaha, NE, and the San Francisco Bay Area -- during which time she began taking classical piano lessons, in addition to performing as a folk singer and in an all-female rock band, Tomboy. Upon graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1987 (and receiving a degree in piano), Allyson sang regularly at a Kansas City nightclub owned by her uncle, a locale where Allyson decided to settle down and call her permanent home base. Signed to the Concord Jazz label, in 1992 Allyson issued her debut, I Didn't K...