Dave Dickey Big Band is excited to have back again jazz vocal great Anita Jackson! Anita is a native of St Louis who has also lived and performed in New York for 12 years. She has recorded and performed as a background vocalist for such artists as Bette Midler (on her Grammy Award winning song for Song of the Year in 1991, "From a Distance", Patti Austin on "I Can Move this Mountain", Mariah Carey on "Anytime You Need a Friend", recording artists Chico DeBarge, Joe, Erykah Badu and most notably Cissy and Whitney Houston. Anita has also appeared as a featured vocalist with many jazz, gospel, and R&B artists, including leading her own bands.
Here is a video of Anita Jackson with the Dave Dickey Big Band singing "Merry Christmas Baby"