Bobby McFerrin

voice, vocal percussion

Bobby McFerrin is a master vocalist and improviser born in 1950 who revolutionized jazz singing through his innovative use of the human voice. With a four-octave range, he performs primarily a cappella, employing scat singing, vocal percussion, and polyphonic techniques to create entire arrangements solo. A ten-time Grammy Award winner and 2020 NEA Jazz Master, McFerrin has blurred boundaries between jazz, classical, and popular music while inspiring generations of a cappella and beatbox musicians.