Some vocalists excel at lyric interpretation... 

"Crabbe's Ella Fitzgerald-like vibe glows"... 
​Downbeat Magazine (2011 release HOME)
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​"...an exceptionally gifted artist who must surely appeal to all who love good jazz singing..."   
Bruce Crowther - Jazz Journal (UK)

"Shirley Crabbe is a musical bridge that each listener will find sturdy, beautiful, cement strong and comfortable to walk across. Her voice is a charming way to bring us all together" - Dee Dee McNeil

"Shirley Crabbe possesses one of the finest voices that we’ve heard in some time."  - The Jazz Page

​They know how to tell the story of a song with subtlety and nuance. Other singers have such beautiful voices that they’d be a pleasure to listen to if they sang the periodic table set to a Brahms lullaby. It’s not easy to say which is SHIRLEY CRABBE’s strength, since she possesses both those talents in equal measure. Now, BRIDGES, her newest CD and follow-up to her 2011 debut release Home, re-affirms Crabbe’s position as a rising star in the jazz firmament.  Read more

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Featuring:
Houston Person, Donald Vega, Jim West, John Burr, Alvester Garnett,  Brandon Lee,  Matt Haviland, David Glasser.

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At my first Jazz Congress in NYC with Antoinette Montague and Tina Fabrique

2009 Bronze Medal Winner! American Traditions Competition, Savannah GA

Here I am performing the role of Armelia in "Ain't Misbehavin' at Elmwood Playhouse

Me and the great jazz pianist, Harold Mabern. Rest in peace, my friend.