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Todd Ward
Cassandre McKinley
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Boston native Cassandre McKinley is a singer, recording artist, composer, producer, vocal coach, and educator. As an artist and singer, she channels genres ranging from soul, jazz, and blues to R&B, pop, and country, unifying them into a singular sound. This freedom from stylistic boundaries defines McKinley’s approach to making music. In her youth, McKinley studied voice, dance, and theater, and by 19, after attending Boston Conservatory, she was signed with an agent and working as an actor, singer, dancer, print model, and voice-over artist. She has five solo records, including 2006's Til Tomorrow: Remembering Marvin Gaye (Maxjazz/Mack Avenue), hailed by JazzTimes as “a rich, sensual salute,” and 2018's Dragonfly, which features the robust vocal interpretations that she'd become known for. Her music can be heard on hundreds of national and international radio stations and cable and internet music outlets, including iHeartRadio, Spotify, Pandora, and Sirius XM. Currently an associate professor of voice at Berklee College of Music and an instructor at Berklee Online, she continues to perform regularly as a solo artist and featured guest artist.
- Solo artist releases: Dragonfly (Drexi Records, 2018), Til Tomorrow: Remembering Marvin Gaye (Maxjazz/Mack Avenue, 2007), Baring the Soul (Drexi Records, 2004), Stay the Night (CDS, 2001), and Right in Front of You (CDS, 1999)
- Collaborations with Peter Eldridge (New York Voices), Dave Mattacks (Paul McCartney, Elton John), Herb Pomeroy, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Duke Levine, and Doug Bell
- Vocal coach to actress/singer Anya Taylor-Joy (Last Night in Soho, Playmobil: The Movie)
- New York cast of West Side Story (Rosalia) in 1991 with Davis Gaines, Karen Ziemba, and Kathleen Marshall
- Featured track on Spotify's Vocal Jazz playlist
- Features in JazzTimes, Jazziz, DownBeat, the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, the New York Times, and the Washington Post
- Featured artist/vocal coach, Boston Pops
- Featured artist for Bose
- Performed at the 2006 Monterey Jazz Festival
- Studies in Alexander, Estill, and LoVetri techniques