Jill Scott是一位為自美國賓夕法尼亞州費城的現(xiàn)代靈魂樂歌星，她先是與Roots and Erykah Badu樂隊一起巡回演出，然后才開始自己的獨唱事業(yè)，最早與她簽約的是Hidden Beach唱片公司。她的主要成績包括與Roots樂隊共同為格萊美獎獲獎單曲《You Got Me》作詞，為《Like Water For Chocolate》一曲作詞并提供音樂伴奏，以及與Will Smith和Eric Benet共同進行音樂創(chuàng)作。 　

   　Scott的演藝生涯最早始于戲劇演出，她曾經出演了音樂劇《Rent》（《吉屋出租》）的一個角色。她與生俱來的多變嗓音能夠與搖滾樂、詩歌、爵士樂以及blues進行完美的融合，聽起來簡直可以與Gil Scott-Heron以及Nikki Giovanni這樣的藝術家相媲美。她的第一張專輯名為《Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1》聽起來給人一種神秘之感，其制作人兼樂師是Jazzy Jeff，出版后立即引起了樂評人士、樂師以及音樂界資深人士的普遍贊揚。為此人們不可避免地要將Scott與她的同齡人Lauryn Hill和Macy Gray相比，她們共同被稱作“新靈魂”女歌手。

　　最近Jill Scott則出演了美國黑人導演Tyler Perry的電影《Why did I get married》

A mature R&B vocalist who excelled most with slower, sensual material ("Slowly, Surely," "I’m Not Afraid," "My Love") and was versatile enough to pack plenty of punch with anthems of pride and self-empowerment ("Golden," "Family Reunion," "Hate on Me"), Jill Scott grew up in north Philadelphia and began her performing career reading her own poetry. She was heard by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, drummer in the Roots, who invited her to join the band in the studio, resulting in the co-composition "You Got Me," a 1999 Top 40 pop hit that actually featured Erykah Badu instead of Scott herself. Subsequently, she collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, and Common, and broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in a production of the Broadway musical Rent.

Signed to Steve McKeever’s newly formed Hidden Beach label, she released her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1, in July 2000. One of the most favorably reviewed R&B albums of the year, the set peaked within the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 chart and reached number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Experience: Jill Scott 826+, featuring a lengthy live set on one disc and studio material (including a soaring collaboration with 4hero) on a second disc, appeared the following summer and hot on the heels of the "A Long Walk" single. Scott’s star power soared over the next year, eventually earning her a Grammy nomination in early 2003 for Best Female Vocal Performance for "A Long Walk." Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3, both of which debuted in the Top Five of the Billboard 200, followed in 2004 and 2007, respectively. A compilation containing several of her most notable guest appearances, titled Collaborations, was also released in 2007. The same year, Scott appeared in a pair of movies, Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? and Hounddog, which set the stage for her starring role in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, an HBO series that debuted in 2009. A switch to Warner Bros. -- which followed some legal conflict with Hidden Beach -- yielded 2011’s The Light of the Sun, led by "So in Love," a collaboration with Anthony Hamilton. ~ Andy Kellman & William Ruhlmann, Rovi

著名唱片集 Who Is Jill Scott?: Words a... 標簽: Hidden Beach Records 發(fā)行: 2000年7月

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Beautifully Human: Words ... 標簽: JVC Compact Discs 發(fā)行: 2004年8月

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The Real Thing: Words an... 標簽: Hidden Beach Records 發(fā)行: 2007年9月

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Experience: Jill Scott 826+ 標簽: Hidden Beach Records 發(fā)行: 2001年11月

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The Light of the Sun 標簽: Blues Babe Records 發(fā)行: 2011年1月

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