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Anjel Hawkins
is a statuesque and understatedly glamorous beauty with a voice that is equally as impressive and captivating. Perhaps it is the mellifluous quality of her voice, which has often been described as "smooth", "rich," and "awesome," or her tall five-foot-ten inch frame that lead some to refer to her as the next Phyllis Hyman. In a short time, this gifted vocalist has begun to create quite a stir on the jazz and blues circuits in the Washington metropolitan area.
In the past year, Anjel has been a featured jazz vocalist with several popular bands in the Washington Metropolitan area such as: The Ron Smith Group, Big Bang Method, and The Keith Wilson Project among other groups. Hawkins also performed and as the lead vocalist for Reflexions (a contemporary jazz and funk band) and Nucleus & Friends. Additionally, Hawkins toured, recorded and performed as the lead female vocalist with The Hardway Connection Band & Show (an oldies-but-goodies band) and appears on their current CD release entitled, "Party Till The Lights Go Out."
While writing music for her own (soon to be released) CD project, Hawkins collaborated with producers from Washington-based Capital Hill Records/Urban Soundtrack (CHR) producers who specialize in the production of Hip-Hop and Urban music. She appears on several CHR recording project releases, including: "Hypnotic" where she performed as a member of the female vocal group, The Women of Capital Hill. The song was collaboration effort between Hawkins, Adrienne Calhoun, Neila Magwood, and Capital Hill producers, Jermaine "Big Jay" Christian, Sam "Johnny Walker-Black" Walker, and Frank "Mad Science" Manja, and received airplay on several Washington area radio stations. Additional collaborative efforts with Capital Hill Records include, "Daddy," an R&B; ballad written and co-produced by Hawkins, and she appears as a vocalist on the CHR single, "One Night Stand," with local Rap/Hip-Hop artists, 'One Duce', and Keith Brown ( "The Drinks On You").
In recent months, Hawkins has opened for The Moments featuring and for The Mark Greene Project. Other recent appearances include venues such as: Trade Winds (Temple Hills, Maryland); The Spotlight Lounge (Virginia); The Game Room; Club Elite, Martini's; CHF Convention Center; The Tidewater Inn (in Salisbury, MD); Great Slates (in eastern Maryland); The Double Tree at Tyson's Corner (in Virginia); The Ascot Restaurant and Lounge; Lamont's; Prince Georges Community College at the BlueBird Jazz Festival.
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