Biography norah jones

Singer

Born March 30, 1979, in New York, NY; daughter of Ravi Shankar (a world renowned sitar player) and Sue Jones (a nurse). Education: Attended University of North Texas.

Addresses:

Booking agent—Monterey Peninsula Artists, Attn: Joe Brauner, 24 E.

21st St., Ste. #802, New York, NY 10010. Manager—Macklam Feldman Management, Ste. 200, 1505 West 2nd Ave., Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y4. Record company—Blue Note Records, 304 Park Ave. South, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10010.

Career

Sang in church choirs starting at age five; began taking piano lessons at age seven; performed first gig at an open mic night on her 16th birthday; performed with band, Laszlo, throughout high school; solo gigs at a restaurant, 1997–99; moved to New York and started playing nights in Greenwich Village, 1999; performed with Wax Poetic, 1999–2000; recorded with Peter Malick Group, 2000; released Blue Note EP, First Sessions, 2001; Come Away with Me released, 2002; appeared on the Toni