After six years of studies, he earned a Master's degree in Jazz Vocal Performance.

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The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.

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For Zhao a crucial turning point came in 1997, when he met the late jazz vocal legend Betty Carter at an international jazz festival in Shanghai.

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Her folk- and jazz-tinged vocal affections garner comparisons to fellow Canadian Joni Mitchell.

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After all, many of the key elements that fostered jazz in the beginning were vocal the blues, spirituals and work songs among them.

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