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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Rondi Charleston
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| associated_acts = [[Lynne Arriale]], [[Rufus Reid]]
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| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]]<ref>[http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/video/the-pace-report-the-time Jazz Network Worldwide]</ref>
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'''Rondi Charleston''' is a [[Juilliard]]-educated [[jazz vocalist]] and [[songwriter]] (in collaboration with [[Lynne Arriale]]) with four albums to her credit. She is also an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Peabody Award]]-winning [[television]] [[journalist]] and [[investigative reporter]] for ''[[Primetime (TV series)|Primetime]]''.<ref>[http://www.tauntongazette.com/archive/x920803857/MUSIC-PREVIEW-Singer-Rondi-Charleston-turned-off-TV-for-a-career-in-music#ixzz1W42txfSR "Singer Rondi Charleston turned off TV for a career in music"] Wei-Huan Chen, Taunton Gazette, GateHouse News Service, July 21, 2011.
'''Rondi Charleston''' is a [[jazz]] vocalist and songwriter (in collaboration with [[Lynne Arriale]]). She is also an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Peabody Award]]-winning television journalist and investigative reporter for ''[[Primetime (U.S. TV program)|Primetime]]''.<ref>[http://www.tauntongazette.com/archive/x920803857/MUSIC-PREVIEW-Singer-Rondi-Charleston-turned-off-TV-for-a-career-in-music#ixzz1W42txfSR "Singer Rondi Charleston turned off TV for a career in music"] Wei-Huan Chen, Taunton Gazette, GateHouse News Service, July 21, 2011.
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==Biography==
==Early life==
Charleston grew up in [[Chicago]]'s [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]] neighborhood, the only daughter of an English professor father and voice teacher/singer mother. Her father, a [[jazz]] enthusiast, played jazz piano, and took her to a performance by [[Duke Ellington]], where she met the man. After performing as a guest artist with the [[University of Chicago]]'s theatre program, she enrolled at [[Juilliard]] as a theatre major, but soon transferred to music, although she was dissatisfied at being cast as Susanna in ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'', attributing it to her petite frame, and began studying journalism at [[New York University]], desiring to work with [[Charles Kuralt]].<ref name=Bream>[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/11512111.html "Rondi Charleston: Now she's making the news"] Jon Bream, ''[[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]]'', November 11, 2007</ref> While in school, she discovered a [[Metropolitan Transit Authority]] cover-up that claimed a train crash was caused by an engineer high on [[illegal drugs]], when no illegal drugs were in his system, according to the coroner's report. [[ABC News]] hired her when she broke the story, and she worked with [[Diane Sawyer]] for the next five years. She then worked at [[NBC News]] for a year before taking time off to be a mother.
Charleston was born in [[Chicago]],<ref>[http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/video/the-pace-report-the-time Jazz Network Worldwide]</ref> and grew up in the [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]] neighborhood, the only daughter of an English professor father and voice teacher/singer mother. Her father, a [[jazz]] enthusiast, played jazz piano, and took her to a performance by [[Duke Ellington]], where she met the man. After performing as a guest artist with the [[University of Chicago]]'s theatre program, she enrolled at [[Juilliard]] as a theatre major, but soon transferred to music. She also studied [[journalism]] at [[New York University]], desiring to work with [[Charles Kuralt]].<ref name=Bream>[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/11512111.html "Rondi Charleston: Now she's making the news"] Jon Bream, ''[[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]]'', November 11, 2007</ref>


==Journalism career==
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During this time, she studied jazz singing with [[Peter Eldridge]] of [[New York Voices]], and began performing in [[Greenwich Village]].
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While in school, she discovered a [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] cover-up that claimed a train crash was caused by an engineer high on illegal drugs, when no illegal drugs were in his system, according to the coroner's report. [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] hired her when she broke the story, and she worked with [[Diane Sawyer]] for the next five years. She then worked at [[NBC News]] for a year before taking time off to be a mother.


==Music career==
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Her third album, ''In My Life'', had a special promotion with [[Virgin Megastore]], which sold it with an exclusive live DVD.<ref name=Bream/>
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During her time off from journalism, she studied jazz singing with [[Peter Eldridge]] of [[New York Voices]], and began performing in [[Greenwich Village]].


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Her third album, ''In My Life'', had a special promotion with [[Virgin Megastore]], which sold it with an exclusive live [[DVD]].<ref name=Bream/>
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She currently lives in [[Westport, Connecticut]]. Her neighbors were [[Paul Newman]] and [[Joanne Woodward]], whom she considers role models for raising her family.<ref>[http://becksmithhollywood.com/?p=4016 "Jazz Singer Rondi Charleston Influenced by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward."] Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith, ''The Hollywood Exclusive'', June 24, 2011.</ref> Her mother continues to teach voice lessons in Chicago. Her father hosts a classical music program for [[Philadelphia]] radio, and her brother plays percussion with the [[New York Philharmonic]].<ref name=Bream/>

==Personal life and family==
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[[Paul Newman]] and [[Joanne Woodward]] were among her neighbors; she considers them role models for raising her family.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120206165418/http://becksmithhollywood.com/?p=4016 "Jazz Singer Rondi Charleston Influenced by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward."]}} Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith, ''The Hollywood Exclusive'', June 24, 2011.</ref>

Her mother continues to teach voice lessons in Chicago. Her father hosts a classical music program for [[Philadelphia]] radio, and her brother plays percussion with the [[New York Philharmonic]].<ref name=Bream/>


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Love Letters'' ([[LML Music]], 2001)
* ''Love Letters'' (LML, 2001)
*''Love Is the Thing'' (LML Music, 2004)
* ''Love Is the Thing'' (LML, 2004)
*''[[In My Life]]'' ([[Emmamuse Productions]], 2007)
* ''In My Life'' (Emmamuse Productions, 2009)
*''[[Who Knows Where the Time Goes?|Who Knows Where the Time Goes]]'' ([[Motéma Music]], 2011)
* ''Who Knows Where the Time Goes'' ([[Motéma Music|Motéma]], 2011)
* ''Signs of Life'' (Motéma, 2013)
* ''Resilience'' (Resilience, 2017)<ref name="AM discog">{{cite web|title=Rondi Charleston {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rondi-charleston-mn0000831299/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=15786 Rondi Charleston] at [[All About Jazz]]
*[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=15786 Rondi Charleston] at [[All About Jazz]]


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Latest revision as of 20:12, 22 December 2024

Rondi Charleston
BornChicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, journalist
InstrumentVocals
Years active2001–present
LabelsMotéma, LML, Emmamuse
Websiterondicharleston.com

Rondi Charleston is a jazz vocalist and songwriter (in collaboration with Lynne Arriale). She is also an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television journalist and investigative reporter for Primetime.[1]

Early life

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Charleston was born in Chicago,[2] and grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood, the only daughter of an English professor father and voice teacher/singer mother. Her father, a jazz enthusiast, played jazz piano, and took her to a performance by Duke Ellington, where she met the man. After performing as a guest artist with the University of Chicago's theatre program, she enrolled at Juilliard as a theatre major, but soon transferred to music. She also studied journalism at New York University, desiring to work with Charles Kuralt.[3]

Journalism career

[edit]

While in school, she discovered a Metropolitan Transportation Authority cover-up that claimed a train crash was caused by an engineer high on illegal drugs, when no illegal drugs were in his system, according to the coroner's report. ABC News hired her when she broke the story, and she worked with Diane Sawyer for the next five years. She then worked at NBC News for a year before taking time off to be a mother.

Music career

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During her time off from journalism, she studied jazz singing with Peter Eldridge of New York Voices, and began performing in Greenwich Village.

Her third album, In My Life, had a special promotion with Virgin Megastore, which sold it with an exclusive live DVD.[3]

Personal life and family

[edit]

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were among her neighbors; she considers them role models for raising her family.[4]

Her mother continues to teach voice lessons in Chicago. Her father hosts a classical music program for Philadelphia radio, and her brother plays percussion with the New York Philharmonic.[3]

Discography

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  • Love Letters (LML, 2001)
  • Love Is the Thing (LML, 2004)
  • In My Life (Emmamuse Productions, 2009)
  • Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Motéma, 2011)
  • Signs of Life (Motéma, 2013)
  • Resilience (Resilience, 2017)[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Singer Rondi Charleston turned off TV for a career in music" Wei-Huan Chen, Taunton Gazette, GateHouse News Service, July 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Jazz Network Worldwide
  3. ^ a b c "Rondi Charleston: Now she's making the news" Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 11, 2007
  4. ^ "Jazz Singer Rondi Charleston Influenced by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward."[usurped] Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith, The Hollywood Exclusive, June 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Rondi Charleston | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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