Born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar in Brooklyn, New York, she officially changed her name to Norah Jones at the age of sixteen with the blessings of her parents.
The daughter of the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and Sue Jones, she spent her childhood with her mother, who moved to the Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, when Jones was four. She attended Colleyville Middle School, followed by a short period at Grapevine High School before transferring to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. Her only formal vocal training was her stint in the choir at Colleyville and Booker T. Washington. While at Colleyville, she also participated in band and played the alto saxophone.
Jones always had an affinity for the music of Bill Evans and Billie Holiday, among other 'oldies.' She once said, "My mom had this eight-album Billie Holiday set, I picked out one disc that I liked and played that over and over again." She considers Willie Nelson he
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Early Days
Jones was a lounge singer before becoming a recording artist. She played with numerous artists and bands including Wax Poetic and the Peter Malick Group. She performed quite frequently read more...
Debut Album: Come Away With Me
Her debut album, Come Away with Me, debuted in February 2002 and was instantly celebrated for its blending of mellow, acoustic pop with soul and jazz. It hit number one on the U.S. read more...
Second Album: Feels Like Home
Her second album, Feels like Home, was released on February 9, 2004. Rather than repeat the softer, jazz mood of Come Away with Me, her second album was influenced by Country music. read more...
Third Album: Not Too Late
Her third album, Not Too Late, was released by Blue Note Records on January 30, 2007. The album is Jones's first for which she wrote or co-wrote every song, and according to her, read more...
Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and occasional actress of Anglo-American and read more...
Born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar in Brooklyn, New York, she officially changed her name to Norah Jones at the age of sixteen with the blessings of her parents.
The daughter read more...