YVETTE NORWOOD-TIGER
Yvette Norwood-Tiger is an award-winning jazz vocalist, recording and international touring artist, songwriter, the Recording Academy voting member, and founder/director of the Palm Beach International Jazz Festival (www.pbijf.org). She is a Detroit, Michigan native who hails from a family of musicians. Yvette performs with vocally clean and pure interpretations, while emphasizing intonation and storytelling. Her vocal styling and texture are often compared to that of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. In addition to jazz standards, her repertoire includes the Great American Songbook, Bebop, and Latin jazz. She also performs jazz songs in other languages.
In addition to her original jazz compositions, her recordings feature music from great composers such as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, the Gershwins, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, and others. Yvette’s CD, LOVE IS, stayed on JAZZWEEK'S charts for over sixteen weeks. Her CD, AUTUMN SUN, is a grand tribute to the forefathers of bebop, including Wayne Shorter, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and others.
Yvette resides in south Florida where she performs extensively, including performances at the Raymond F. Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Glazer Hall in Palm Beach, the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Yvette performs in Europe, South Africa, South America, the UK, the Caribbean, as well as various venues in the US including Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Michigan. Yvette has performed internationally at historic jazz venues and has sat in several times with jazz orchestra The Cotton Club All Stars at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem, NY. She has also sat in with the late saxophonist David Fathead Newman, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, family members of Celine Dion, Tito Puente, Jr., and Jay Beckenstein and Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra.
Yvette is a recipient of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County 2022 Artist Innovation Fellowship Program Award. Yvette was also nominated for the South Florida Indie Awards 2022 - Best Jazz Vocalist. In 2021, Yvette was interviewed and featured in the PBS South Florida "On The Town - Black Voices" segment. She was also featured in a short film titled “Art Meets Jazz on J Street”, a film produced and directed by south Florida film maker, James Venable. Art Meets Jazz on J Street is the winner of the 2018 Wavelengths Awards.
Yvette is a true vocal natural in any setting from jazz festivals to intimate jazz clubs. She captivates the audience whether she’s singing with an ensemble featuring piano, bass, drums, trumpet, and saxophone; with a piano or guitar accompanist; or with a full orchestra. Yvette's mission in music is to uplift, inspire, and entertain her audience through song, lyrics, and storytelling.
By Philip Dorian- Special to The Palm Beach Post -
To paraphrase the question about directions to New York City landmarks: “How do you get to Bird land? Practice, man, practice.” Of course it takes practice, but it also takes talent, determination and faith, all of which Palm Beach County songbird Yvette Norwood-Tiger possess in abundance.
RECENT PRESS LINKS:
Palm Beach Post 12/31/2023 - Once too shy to sing, Yvette Norwood-Tiger commands stage as jazz artist (palmbeachpost.com).
ShoutoutMiami! 12/20/2023 -https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-yvette-norwood-tiger-jazz-vocalist-recording-artist-founder-of-palm-beach-international-jazz-festival/
AWARDS:
Recipient - Cultural Council for Palm Beach County 2022 Artist Innovation Fellowship Program Award
Davie Jazz Society 2024 Libra Sene Jazz Advocacy Award
Nominated for South Florida Indie Awards 2022 - Best Jazz Vocalist
Nominated for 2024 Black Achievers Award
AFFILIATIONS:
The Recording Academy (GRAMMY™) - Voting Member
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) - Member
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County - Performing Member
Women in Jazz South Florida - Member/Past President
PAST CONCERT PERFORMANCES (Partial list):
Brownstown Jazz Series - Brooklyn, NY - 2026
Glazer Hall Summer Jazz Series - 2026
Turino Jazz Festival - Turin, Italy - July 2025
Arts Garage – Delray Beach, Florida – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
B-Flat Acoustic Music + Jazz Club, Berlin, Germany – 2017
Birdland Jazz Club, New York, New York – 2019
Cliff Bell’s Jazz Club, Detroit, Michigan – 2018, 2019, 2020
Elegance Café Jazz Club – Rome, Italy – 2019, 2022
Raymond F. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach, Florida – 2016, 2023, 2025
Martin County Arts Festival, Martin County, FL – 2022
Miami International Jazz Festival, Miami, Florida – 2018
Muizenberg Jazz Festival, Muizenberg, South Africa – 2017
Music Hall (Aretha Franklin’s) Jazz Café, Detroit, Michigan – 2016
Olympia Theater, Miami, Florida – 2019
Palais Des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR), Brussels, Belgium – 2017
Palazzo de Pesce, Moli di Bari, Italy – 2022
Palm Beach International Jazz Festival – 2019-2026
PBS Interview – Black Voices, July 1, 2021
Pecoranera Jazz Club, Naples, Italy – 2022
Royal Albert Hall, London, England UK – 2017, 2018, 2019
Skylab, Colliano, Italy – 2019
The Historic Hampton House, Miami, Florida – 2019
The Jazzy Rainbow, Durban, South Africa – 2017
Various venues throughout New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Florida, Europe (2004-present)