WINNER!!! 1ST PLACE: R&B/BLUES Category
INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION 2002
with “SOMETHIN’ STRANGE”!
TY STEPHENS is a dynamic singer-songwriter with an electrifying stage presence, who has recorded soundtrack,
cast and commercial albums [+]WINNER!!! 1ST PLACE: R&B/BLUES Category
INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION 2002
with “SOMETHIN’ STRANGE”!
TY STEPHENS is a dynamic singer-songwriter with an electrifying stage presence, who has recorded soundtrack,
cast and commercial albums for many productions/artists, including the following: CHUCK MANGIONE; BABA OLATUNJI; NILE
RODGERS (Beavis & ButtHead); NICKELODEON TV (Jingles); DAN HARTMANN; RCA RECORDS’ CLASSICAL ARTIST
ROSTER; PEGGY LEE; GWEN McRAE, and the title song for the film “THE LAST FIGHT” starring Ruben Blades.
TY, with his band, “Romantasy”, has performed for over 20 years in New York area clubs and internationally; released three CDs
of original R&B/Jazz/Funk: “MUSICHAMELEON”, “DEEPER IN FANTASY”,and AQUARIAN MIND”; been OPENING ACT
for such notables as ANGELA BOFILL, VANESSA RUBIN and LARRY CORYELL; won BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE 1999 on
BET’s JAZZ DISCOVERY and was voted BEST R&B ALBUM 1999 by TCB Magazine/Independent Record Pool.
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Recent/Upcoming Hightlights include:
2006: ALPHA/KAPPA/ALPHA SORORITY GALA in NYC (Jan);
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (w/Barry Levitt Quartet), NYC (Jan); TOSHI KUBOTA TOUR, JAPAN (Apr-Aug)....
2005: Ty enjoys a successful one-month engagement at Club Repos in KYOTO, JAPAN (Feb/Mar); joins the London Cast
of The Ray Charles Revue “THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES” (June/July); is featured again in Japan at the TAO DRUM
FESTIVAL (July) with Shohei Narabe; DCA PRODUCTIONS’ OUTDOOR CONCERTS in NYC (July); in Eugene, Oregon at the
FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC with Dick Hyman (Aug); The BLOOMFIELD HARVEST FESTIVAL, Bloomfield, NJ (Sept)
and, in Hot Springs, Ark. starring in “SHADES OF HARLEM” (Oct); IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (w/Barry Levitt Trio), NYC
(Nov); TRUMPETS JAZZ CLUB , MONTCLAIR, NJ (Dec).
2004: sees 2 milestones of productions co-written by TY STEPHENS---”SHADES OF HARLEM” celebrates it 20th ANNIVERSARY with a Gala presentation in Miami,
Fla, and “FROM MY HOMETOWN” returns to Off-Broadway at the Gramercy Theatre to glowing reviews! TY is featured in performance at the 49th SONGWRITER’S
HALL OF FAME SHOWCASE; was Host/Band Leader and Co-Producer of “SINGIN’ NEW JERSEY” Vocalist Competition, and the year finishes with another New
Year’s Eve comma
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