Carmen Lundy

Grammy® Nominated Jazz singer, composer and arranger Carmen Lundy hails from Miami, Florida and received her B.M. degree from the University of Miami. After an early successful career in Miami, Lundy moved to NYC in 1978 and in 1985, she released her first solo album entitled Good Morning Kiss, which topped the Billboard chart for 23 weeks. Currently on the Afrasia Productions label, Carmen is a 2-time Grammy® Nominated artist for her 16th and newest album Fade To Black, released on September 30, 2022, and her previous album Modern Ancestors, both for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Her 2017 release Code Noir, debuted at #6 on the Billboard Jazz Chart and received both critical and popular acclaim.

Carmen’s other releases and discography consist of Good Morning Kiss (CLR/Afrasia Productions), Moment To Moment (Arabesque/Afrasia Productions), Night And Day (CBS/SONY and re-issued by Afrasiain 2011), Old Devil Moon (JVC), Self Portrait (JVC), Something To Believe In and This Is Carmen Lundy (both for Justin Time), Jazz and The New Songbook – Live at The Madrid (2-disc set and DVD, Afrasia Productions), Come Home, Solamente, Changes, Soul To Soul and CodeNoir (Afrasia Productions). All have topped the Best Albums and Top Ten Albums lists on Jazz Week, Downbeat, and JazzTimes. Carmen Lundy was recently awarded the high distinction of being in the 2025 inaugural class of the Jazz Foundation of America Jazz Legacies Fellowship, with support from The Mellon Foundation. One of 20 recipients, the fellowship honors the legacies of Jazz musicians by recognizing their lifelong, unwavering contributions to Jazz in all its forms. Additionally, in November of 2023, she was awarded the Inaugural Centennial Medal of Honor from the University of Miami as a distinguished alumna, along with such honorees as Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, and Dawnn Lewis.