Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery.

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An excellent swing singer who enjoys digging up obscure gems from earlier decades, Maud Hixson is based in St. Paul, Minnesota although she has appeared in numerous shows and cabaret clubs in New York.

Maud Hixson has released her seventh album; a collection of songs by multi-faceted composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, best known for his classical works and film scores, and whose jazz compositions revealed his great love of the Great American Songbook. His last concert appearance was with Maud in Manhattan in 2012, and a decade after his ...

Featuring mostly the songs of the 1970s that Maud Hixson heard on the radio, on her Walkman, from movies and records. With guitarist Mike Cramer, the spotlight is on classic pop from James Taylor, Kenny Rankin, Billy Joel, Carly Simon and others.

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Led by clarinetist Tony Balluff, who has also provided new arrangements for these classic songs. Singing in English and occasional French, Maud Hixson also tells the stories behind the intercontinental enthusiasm for the Great American Songbook and its foreign-born contributions.

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Sound Advice: The captivating Maud Hixson With no shouting or showboating, the gentle-voiced, very musical Maud Hixson charms. She makes a good thing out of understatement in Don't Let a Good Thing Get Away. Smooth as silk and just as classy, her unruffled way with a melody and lyric is focused and focuses on storytelling and mood.

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