April 6, 2014

Jenny Davis Band

Jenny Davis is an international jazz vocalist and composer advancing on Canadian jazz charts following her main stage performance at the 2010 Victoria International Jazz festival, where she shared the main stage with such noted jazz greats as Joshua Redman, Stanley Clark, Mike Stern and Nikki Yanofsky. A Seattle native, Davis earned her Bachelor of Music from the prestigious Cornish College of the Arts. A 20-year steward of straight-ahead jazz, she actively performs throughout the U.S. and Canada in clubs, festivals and jazz venues. A true original with an authentic sound, Jenny has that rare vocal ability to swing hard in the pocket and hold her own with the best musicians in the business. Jenny’s commitment to the art form is never more evident than in her third, and newest CD release of INSIDE YOU, where legendary jazz composer Rodgers Grant sought her to record his beautiful ballad ‘Morning Glory’. A versatile vocalist, she is a highly requested and is considered one of the Pacific Northwest’s top big band vocalists. A passionate steward of jazz, Jenny passes on the tradition as a jazz educator, and vocal coach. Davis is inspired by such great jazz vocalists as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Mel Torme’, Shirley Horn, June Christy and Kurt Elling.

“A pure voice and laser like pitch!” (Katie Malloch, CBC Radio)
“Goes deep and makes you feel the lyrics” (Jazz Times)
“Vocalese doesn’t get any better than this!” (All About Jazz)
“A welcome addition to the history of jazz vocalists” (All About Jazz)
“Stellar vocal jazz…magnificent…talented!” (Smother)
Jenny Davis Jazz web site