12th
June 2010
Claudia
sings with Freddy...Jackson that is!!!
 Local
singer Claudia is already reaping the benefits
of having performed for the very first time
on main stage at the recent St. Lucia Jazz 2010.
Not one month after her performance during “Saturday
Jazz” (May 8, 20101) at the Pigeon Island
National Landmark, Claudia was belting it out
at a popular nightclub for the stars, compliments
Freddy Jackson who said he was blown away by
the young singer’s performance at Jazz
coupled with her flexibility and roaring voice
highlighted in her just released album “Mic
Check”.
Claudia relives the story of how she came to
meet the multi-talented world renowned Freddy
Jackson: “I was introduced to Freddy by
Irene, whom I had spoken to over the phone arranging
her stay at Windjammer Landing where I work.
We had some nice chats and she seemed to fall
in love with my personality; when she arrived
at the hotel after numerous phone calls making
all the arrangements, she immediately asked
for me at the Front Desk.”
Punctuated by her infectious laugh, she continued:
“After I met her, we started talking almost
every day, when I told her I was performing
at jazz, she was quite intrigued. She asked
me for one of my CDs to pass onto Freddy Jackson
and then invited my manager and me to meet Freddy
whom I have admired for many years, I was very
excited!!!”
Upon meeting with the star, Claudia said they
spent hours talking about music and life in
general. “He has such a calm and pleasant
demeanour” she exclaimed, “…
he gave me so much to think about…We spoke
about his struggle in the world of music and
about the hardships that artistes often face
in pursuit of ‘the dream’, she remembers.
Reminiscing on that meeting that she will never
forget, Claudia holds close one key statement
Freddy Jackson made that has in turn become
her mantra: “Sacrifices make you stronger
and more appreciative”
Immediately after their meeting, in fact the
very next day, Claudia said Freddy Jackson called
and invited her to New York to perform with
him at the “Sugar Bar” an establishment
owned and run by the legendary singing duo -
Ashford and Simpson.
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