Sharon Bourbonnais

Biography

Somewhere in between jazz and blues you'll find the music through the heart of Sharon Bourbonnais. When you see her fingers glide effortlessly across 88 keys and hear her sultry voice inviting you to share in clever, insightful stories, you immediately sense this is not your typical singer/songwriter fare. Sharon describes her brand as Texas Jazz fused with New Orleans Blues.
Sharon and her band Tres Bourbonnais have been featured at SXSW and the Cutting Edge Music Conference in New Orleans, Pueblos Blancos Music Festival Spain and recently on the Outlaw Country Cruise as keyboardist for Joe King Carrasco . Her music has taken her across the South, Midwest, Northeast, Hawaii France and Spain. Favorite haunts include a residency at the historic Driskill Hotel, the legendary Elephant Room in Austin , McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston, Nutty Brown Amphitheatre, Cactus Cafe and the Saxon Pub.
A Dallas native, Sharon is a graduate of the University of Texas school of music, creating many opportunities to share her love of music through teaching and directing, while continuing to write and perform. Sharon started her music career in the Rio Grande Valley, performing on South Padre Island and attending Texas Southmost College where she was the pianist for the TSC Jazz Band before moving to Austin. Irie Jane, a popular all female reggae band recruited Sharon for a successful run , twice accepted to the famed SXSW music conference. Tropical winds of change swept Sharon to the North Shore of Oahu, HI for a decade. There she honed her songwriting while living an idyllic beachfront lifestyle, bringing back the spirit of Aloha when she returned home to Austin Texas.
In November 2015 she entered the studio with new producer Josiah Hoskins, who has been crafting a refined and definitive sound, centered around Sharon's piano and voice, surrounded by a who's-who of world-class Austin musicians. If a girl's gotta play, this one is ready to do so in big leagues.
For her latest project, Sharon decided, as she says in one of her more popular songs, to ‘up her game’. She secured Austin music legend Chris Gage to helm her new recording “Party Party Dance Dance”. Gage lends his guitar, Hammond organ and accordion prowess and his marvelous other half, Christine Albert provides sparkling harmonies. The record is replete with bawdy, steamy and upbeat songs as well as more relatable introspective tunes. Each speaks to where her heart is and where she wishes it was. The music of Sharon’s world is now spreading to your world. Why not Party Party Dance Dance?

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