Described by the Jazziz website as "one of the most successful and prolific jazz
vocalists of her time", Stacey Kent—born on March 27, 1965, in South Orange, New
Jersey—is a multi-lingual singer who achieved international acclaim for her
unique voice, logging several hit albums and appearances around the world. Born
in New Jersey, she studied at the Newark Academy, Sarah Lawrence College and the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama in England. There, she met and married tenor
saxophonist Jim Tomlinson and they have collaborated musically ever since. She
garnered attention with per...