Big News: In the new June Downbeat Magazine, Claire has been awarded best "Vocal Jazz Soloist" and "Blues/ Pop/ Rock Soloist" at the High School level, 2012!  

“She is without question a singer to look out for, not just now but for the next several decades… Claire displays startling maturity of purpose and understanding.” –Bruce Crowther, Swing2Bop.com, Jazz Journal (UK)

Claire Dickson, winner of five Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards for Jazz and Blues vocals, has released her first CD, Scattin' Doll, to great critical acclaim.  She carries on in the tradition of Ella and Sarah, developing her own interpretations and improvisations on the American Songbook, bebop, Latin and modern jazz classics. 

“And yes, she can scat sing with a frightening intensity that could rival Ella in the future.” - John Peters- The Borderland (US)