Twin Voices in Japan

Member Spotlight: Sheryl & Beryl

Today we feature twin sisters from America living in Japan. Both are members of JazzVoice.com and have exciting and varied careers including singing, teaching English, voice coaching and even creating and selling a collection of African themed head coverings and face masks.

They got their start in the 70's when they toured the Caribbean as nightclub singers and dancers in their group Bridgwater Duplex.

Sheryl is a pianist as well and was a founding member of the groups The Stylistics, The Cleftones, Drifter, Shirelles and the Crystals. After graduating from the Conservatory of Music at Lawrence University where she received her degree in music, she studied with the late jazz pianists Mary Lou William, Jaki Byard, Norman Simmons.

Sheryl's Website www.bridgewatersings.com

Beryl is a radio talk show host and narrator, and has performed extensively on radio and through her studio work, including WRC radio, Washington D.C. She conducts training courses in vocal production, broadcast voice training at Temple University Japan and coaches executives for broadcast interviews. Her publications and international conference presentations focus on the international media coverage of Japanese news stories.

Beryl's Websites

https://www.berylhawkins.com

https://africanmasks.tokyo

Keep an eye out, it's fun to see them together on zoom at a JazzVoice.com class.