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New album out now!

I am very excited to announce that my new album is out now!

I am so thankful for your support!

Check out my latest review:

All About Jazz says:

"...Tawanda seems to go from zero, to belonging in the esteemed company of Veronica Swift, Cecile McLorin Salvant and Cyrille Aimee in negative time, if that could be measured...."

"Live at Keystone Korner Baltimore Nov 16 2022"

New Interview with Harvey Brownstone

A Thrilling New Voice Graces Birdland

The good news is that there’s a new singer on the jazz scene, and she’s terrific. Her full name is Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim — her mother is German, and her father is from Mozambique — so it will surprise no one that she uses her first name only for her stage billing. She is the winner of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition, following the equally talented Samara Joy, who won in the pre-pandemic year of 2019.  Tawanda has just released her first album, “Smile,” and launched it with a show at Birdland.

by Will Friedwald

Interview with “Neon Jazz”

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“WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO”

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Exciting Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda, Winner Of The 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition, Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album 'Smile' On Resonance Records
Exciting Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda, Winner Of The 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition, Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album 'Smile' On Resonance Records

On October 28, 2022, Resonance Records, the acclaimed jazz label, will issue the first album by one of the most promising young jazz singers to emerge in years: Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, known simply as Tawanda. The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer, effortless but unfussy jazz feeling, immaculate musicianship, and a maturity that few of her contemporaries possess.

In June of 2021, Tawanda tied for first place with Gabrielle Cavassa in the 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, held in Newark, New Jersey. (The competition was originally slated to be held in 2020 but delayed due to COVID. The winner of the 10th annual competition was also announced in 2021). Her performance—judged by a panel that included singers Carmen Lundy and Vanessa Rubin and bassist Christian McBride—was all the more impressive given that Tawanda had performed her first full show just a year before.

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“I’M ALL SMILES”

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Podcasts

Improv Exchange Podcast
Episode 59
July 2021

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Teach Me Tonight
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I’m so pleased and so grateful to announce that I have been given the opportunity to sing on Grammy award winning, world-renowned Brazilian composer Ivan Lins’ upcoming album with Resonance Records. Brazilian jazz and Bossa nova have alwa
I’m so pleased and so grateful to announce that I have been given the opportunity to sing on Grammy award winning, world-renowned Brazilian composer Ivan Lins’ upcoming album with Resonance Records. Brazilian jazz and Bossa nova have always had a very special place in my heart and my upbringing, and to have the chance to connect more with it means so much to me. Dreams coming true💫 Thank you so much to George Klabin from Resonance Records and to the great Ivan Lins! 3rd slide is Elis Regina performing @ivanlinsoficial and Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza’s “Madalena” in 1972. She’s one of my most favorite Brazilian vocalists alongside Rosa Passos. 4th is our dearest Georgie. 💗🎶🌟 𝘔𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘢! More coming soon. #ivanlins #anjodemim #vivaElisRegina #resonancerecords #Brazilianmusic
meemaw, peepaw and sweet baby girl💕 #bluehour
meemaw, peepaw and sweet baby girl💕 #bluehour
we’re allowed to work without face masks finally for the first time in 2 years 😭💗🌟 !! we are thrilled. And we are serving the custies glitter, cheekbones and FACE. It’s so nice to finally see everyone’s smiles.. with face masks
we’re allowed to work without face masks finally for the first time in 2 years 😭💗🌟 !! we are thrilled. And we are serving the custies glitter, cheekbones and FACE. It’s so nice to finally see everyone’s smiles.. with face masks, my mind was always constructing what I thought the rest of everyone’s face looked like… like that weird game you play with friends where you each start a drawing and cover it up for the next person to expand on it and you end up with this strange, magical creature… you know the one? At the same time, i feel like face masks offer a certain protection and discretion.. if I didn’t want to smile or have someone looking at my face, I didn’t have to.. interesting times. doing the best we can with what we’ve got #vybes #loveyousomatcha
anyone know what the song in the last slide is? can’t seem to find her anywhere, I think the lyrics are wrong too but ANYWAYS happy Tuesday. If anyone in LA needs some rainbow chard for their meals, BANG MY LINE. I’ve got the greens. 🍅f
anyone know what the song in the last slide is? can’t seem to find her anywhere, I think the lyrics are wrong too but ANYWAYS happy Tuesday. If anyone in LA needs some rainbow chard for their meals, BANG MY LINE. I’ve got the greens. 🍅fortified the tomato bed with bird netting to keep out the squirrels, so far so good! Built a shabby cover for my tropical seedlings with bamboo and twine.. trying to utilize more biodegradable and recycled materials in the garden, and it doesn’t break the bank! Planning for green onions, carrots, beets, dill and wildflowers for the birds and the bees. 🤞🏽💗🌟 I hope you are shining and smiling because you are the universe experiencing itself, endless possibilities and creativity breathing out into the cosmos. ꫝꪖρρꪗ ꪻꪊꫀᦓᦔꪖꪗ ᠻꫀꪶꪶꫀ᥅ᦓ #urbangardening #goodnessgreens #goddessgreens
I can’t get over these ᵖⁱⁿᵏ ᵒʸˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵘˢʰʳᵒᵒᵐˢ that bby and I made a while ago. 🍄🐽💫 Magical color, perfect for a meat replacement and is said to give a faint ham flavor! Paired with white wine, pine nuts, fresh herbs, papardelle, shallots and
I can’t get over these ᵖⁱⁿᵏ ᵒʸˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵘˢʰʳᵒᵒᵐˢ that bby and I made a while ago. 🍄🐽💫 Magical color, perfect for a meat replacement and is said to give a faint ham flavor! Paired with white wine, pine nuts, fresh herbs, papardelle, shallots and Parmesan. ₜₕₐₜ’ₛ fᵢₙgₑᵣ ₗᵢcₖᵢₙ’ gₒₒd. We’ve been cooking a lot of great meals lately and I’m proud of us! Thank you @thareelkj for grabbing these from the farmers market for me! Check out @fungivalleyla for more magical mushrooms! 🍄💫 And an appropriate throw back to @janellemonae at lollapalooza #pynk n’ that’s all #shoplocal #pinkoystermushrooms #bitchinkitchen
So happy to say I will be joining the @santafecookingschool on May 14th at Dave’s Jazz Bistro with the wonderful pianist John Rangel and band! I’m excited to be able to revisit my old stomping grounds and bask in the fresh high desert air
So happy to say I will be joining the @santafecookingschool on May 14th at Dave’s Jazz Bistro with the wonderful pianist John Rangel and band! I’m excited to be able to revisit my old stomping grounds and bask in the fresh high desert air. 🥰🏜🌸My birthday month, springtime, budding blossoms and family.. please join us for a beautiful evening and some of Santa Fe’s loveliest cuisine! Info in bio. 💗🥬 can’t wait to be ＨＯＭＥ. I took these photos with Sergio up in the mountains. Forgot to take my tag off. Jacket was 6.99 FYI #davesjazzbistro #santafenewmexico #livejazzmusic #joyspring #69
No plans tomorrow evening? Come down to @campus_jax !! 🥰 I’ll be singing some old favorites and some new songs from my upcoming jazz album with @sam.hirsh @genecoyedrums and @sezinahmet 💗 link in my bio for info and tickets! Show is from 6:30-8. JOIN US. #newportjazz #jazzquartet #allornothing
right before my flight out of LA back home to New Mexico, my car died. I missed my first flight, I worried that I wouldn’t make it home to my family. hours on the phone, multiple tow trucks, POURING rain, my incredibly patient and generous hous
right before my flight out of LA back home to New Mexico, my car died. I missed my first flight, I worried that I wouldn’t make it home to my family. hours on the phone, multiple tow trucks, POURING rain, my incredibly patient and generous housemate @ne0nl0ve waiting with me and using her triple A. I worried I wouldn’t be able to spend Christmas time with them without spending over a thousand dollars more, but I ended up making it and I’m so grateful I was able to spend it with my wonderful family! Home is a breath of the freshest air, warmth, loving tradition, nourishing food and manifestations for the future. Happiest of holidays from my #precious ones to yours! 💗✨🦋
Woot woot 🎉✨💗 TAWANDA SILVER NFT's & Staking for JAX tokens went LIVE earlier today!!! Miners, keep your eyes peeled every Saturday for new drops and check out the Discord listed below to get involved. Thank you all in the #metaverse for y
Woot woot 🎉✨💗 TAWANDA SILVER NFT's & Staking for JAX tokens went LIVE earlier today!!! Miners, keep your eyes peeled every Saturday for new drops and check out the Discord listed below to get involved. Thank you all in the #metaverse for your support! 🐛🌟 rp from twitter// ‘@MetaJax @WhaleStreetoffl https://whalestreet.xyz/jax This is true DeFi Music 3.0. Exceptional Jazz. Love it. own it. Hear all about it 6PM GMT @nftsmart TokenSmart http://discord.gg/NFT’
a humble thank you to the old ones, that we are able to walk these special lands and observe the ancient magic, astronomical wisdom, earthly reverence, sacrifice and creativity of the Maya. I’ve wanted to see pyramids since I was small! Mucha
a humble thank you to the old ones, that we are able to walk these special lands and observe the ancient magic, astronomical wisdom, earthly reverence, sacrifice and creativity of the Maya. I’ve wanted to see pyramids since I was small! Muchas gracias @cosver.tours for such an incredible experience, and for sharing the everlasting cultural significance and impact of the Maya with us! 💗🌟 Majestosa y MARAVILLOSA (my new favorite word). In gratitude and reverence🐍 #sacredsites #mayanruins #indigenouswisdom #miel
OYE TU🌞 gracias baby, y gracias por dejarnos nadar en sus aguas mágicas, Tulum! #bendiciones
OYE TU🌞 gracias baby, y gracias por dejarnos nadar en sus aguas mágicas, Tulum! #bendiciones
thinking fondly of our time at #NFTNYC2021 🌟💗 So much fun with this wonderful band, looking very much forward to playing together again! I feel so inspired to have been immersed in so much beautiful jazz last week… the Big Apple is POPPIN.
thinking fondly of our time at #NFTNYC2021 🌟💗 So much fun with this wonderful band, looking very much forward to playing together again! I feel so inspired to have been immersed in so much beautiful jazz last week… the Big Apple is POPPIN. Thank you all for your beautiful music and commitment to musicians and artists! #JazzNFTS are happening and I’m so honored to be among the first to represent Black female Jazz Vocalists in the #metaverse . More to come! 💗🎉 #Birdland #cryptojazz #dowhatyoulove #aintmisbehavin #blackexcellence
having a beautiful time at the #nftnyc2021 Convention with some of my most special friends and lovers. Happy to be a part of the NFT fam. Thank you Tim! #nftjazz
having a beautiful time at the #nftnyc2021 Convention with some of my most special friends and lovers. Happy to be a part of the NFT fam. Thank you Tim! #nftjazz
💎💎💎 Happy hallows, ya weenies #kidagakash #milo #atlantisthelostempire s/o to indigenous queens and our allies!
💎💎💎 Happy hallows, ya weenies #kidagakash #milo #atlantisthelostempire s/o to indigenous queens and our allies!
‼️ HOT BRUNETTES CAUGHT ON FILM‼️ by @miguel_gold **Love my gorls and my king!! Started out as coworkers, ended up sister-wives, who would have thought!💗💗💗 #blessedandhighlyfavored #pottedplantsofinstagram
‼️ HOT BRUNETTES CAUGHT ON FILM‼️ by @miguel_gold **Love my gorls and my king!! Started out as coworkers, ended up sister-wives, who would have thought!💗💗💗 #blessedandhighlyfavored #pottedplantsofinstagram
I’m so pleased and so grateful to announce that I have been given the opportunity to sing on Grammy award winning, world-renowned Brazilian composer Ivan Lins’ upcoming album with Resonance Records. Brazilian jazz and Bossa nova have alwa meemaw, peepaw and sweet baby girl💕 #bluehour we’re allowed to work without face masks finally for the first time in 2 years 😭💗🌟 !! we are thrilled. And we are serving the custies glitter, cheekbones and FACE. It’s so nice to finally see everyone’s smiles.. with face masks anyone know what the song in the last slide is? can’t seem to find her anywhere, I think the lyrics are wrong too but ANYWAYS happy Tuesday. If anyone in LA needs some rainbow chard for their meals, BANG MY LINE. I’ve got the greens. 🍅f I can’t get over these ᵖⁱⁿᵏ ᵒʸˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵘˢʰʳᵒᵒᵐˢ that bby and I made a while ago. 🍄🐽💫 Magical color, perfect for a meat replacement and is said to give a faint ham flavor! Paired with white wine, pine nuts, fresh herbs, papardelle, shallots and So happy to say I will be joining the @santafecookingschool on May 14th at Dave’s Jazz Bistro with the wonderful pianist John Rangel and band! I’m excited to be able to revisit my old stomping grounds and bask in the fresh high desert air
No plans tomorrow evening? Come down to @campus_jax !! 🥰 I’ll be singing some old favorites and some new songs from my upcoming jazz album with @sam.hirsh @genecoyedrums and @sezinahmet 💗 link in my bio for info and tickets! Show is from 6:30
right before my flight out of LA back home to New Mexico, my car died. I missed my first flight, I worried that I wouldn’t make it home to my family. hours on the phone, multiple tow trucks, POURING rain, my incredibly patient and generous hous Woot woot 🎉✨💗 TAWANDA SILVER NFT's & Staking for JAX tokens went LIVE earlier today!!! Miners, keep your eyes peeled every Saturday for new drops and check out the Discord listed below to get involved. Thank you all in the #metaverse for y a humble thank you to the old ones, that we are able to walk these special lands and observe the ancient magic, astronomical wisdom, earthly reverence, sacrifice and creativity of the Maya. I’ve wanted to see pyramids since I was small! Mucha OYE TU🌞 gracias baby, y gracias por dejarnos nadar en sus aguas mágicas, Tulum! #bendiciones thinking fondly of our time at #NFTNYC2021 🌟💗 So much fun with this wonderful band, looking very much forward to playing together again! I feel so inspired to have been immersed in so much beautiful jazz last week… the Big Apple is POPPIN. having a beautiful time at the #nftnyc2021 Convention with some of my most special friends and lovers. Happy to be a part of the NFT fam. Thank you Tim! #nftjazz 💎💎💎 Happy hallows, ya weenies #kidagakash #milo #atlantisthelostempire s/o to indigenous queens and our allies! ‼️ HOT BRUNETTES CAUGHT ON FILM‼️ by @miguel_gold **Love my gorls and my king!! Started out as coworkers, ended up sister-wives, who would have thought!💗💗💗 #blessedandhighlyfavored #pottedplantsofinstagram

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Exciting Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda, Winner Of The 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition, Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album 'Smile' On Resonance Records
Exciting Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda, Winner Of The 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition, Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album 'Smile' On Resonance Records

On October 28, 2022, Resonance Records, the acclaimed jazz label, will issue the first album by one of the most promising young jazz singers to emerge in years: Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, known simply as Tawanda. The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer, effortless but unfussy jazz feeling, immaculate musicianship, and a maturity that few of her contemporaries possess.

In June of 2021, Tawanda tied for first place with Gabrielle Cavassa in the 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, held in Newark, New Jersey. (The competition was originally slated to be held in 2020 but delayed due to COVID. The winner of the 10th annual competition was also announced in 2021). Her performance—judged by a panel that included singers Carmen Lundy and Vanessa Rubin and bassist Christian McBride—was all the more impressive given that Tawanda had performed her first full show just a year before.

Gabrielle Cavassa and Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim Take 1st Prize In The 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition
Gabrielle Cavassa and Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim Take 1st Prize In The 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition

The 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition made history this year by naming two winners who will each take home the prize of $5,000. The distinguished panel of judges and pillars of the jazz community awarded Gabrielle Cavassa and Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim with first-place prizes in the 9th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The finalists performed live before the esteemed panel of judges and the event was streamed on NJPAC's FB Page.

Management:

MWO Management
Marc Whitmore

MWO Management, LLC, 2022