Ginny is the leader, alto vocalist and chief songwriter/arranger for Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet. For more information on Ginny’s work, visit the Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet website.
“Remarkably clever…Impressive Writing…This is the work of someone who knows her way around a composition. Each song has its moments and begs to become part of a standard repertoire.”All About Jazz magazine
After all, it was the multi-talented Ginny Carr who, a half dozen or so years ago wrote a lyric couplet that has stuck in my brain ever since, and here she is again, this time in her role as prime mover of the UVJQ – writing all the songs and managing all the arrangements. Ginny’s lyrics carry the message, from the opening salute to Eddie Jefferson ( “He never got the acclaim / (yet) he’s the one that put vocalese in the game” ) to the closing promise of even better things to come ( “Imagine the fun we’ll invent / it might even be fun to repent” ). Her lyrics are full of gentle ironies and surprising twists. She’s a singer/songwriter several cuts above the general run of many who advertise themselves as such. Alan Bargebuhr, Cadence Magazine