SITES THAT SWING
There are many other fantastic women and men singing and playing great jazz music in Chicago whom you might want to check out; those listed below are my favorites.
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LADIES
Jackie Allen
I love her style/voice.
Kimberly Gordon
She really knows how to swing.
Typhanie Monique
Sassy and soulful.
Spider Saloff
Spunk, intelligence and talent in one package.
Petra Van Nuis
A beautiful person who sings her heart out in a refreshingly straight-forward and simple way.
Rose Colella
Her voice is like buttah and she has a kind and generous spirit.
GENTS
Andy Brown
I work with Andy quite a bit; his playing is soulful and swinging.
Dan Effland
Another guitarist whom I enjoy working with. He has a sensitive and tasteful musicianship.
Kyle Asche
Yet another wonderful guitarist whom I enjoy working with.
Kurt Elling
I'm a fan of Kurt and he had the excellent bassist, Rob Amster, in his quartet. Rob plays the bass on my debut CD, Comes Love, and wrote several stellar arrangements as well.
Jeremy Kahn
He's an incredible jazz pianist who plays on my debut CD, Comes Love, and contributed several hip arrangements.
Tommy Muellner
Tommy is a stellar accompanist for any jazz vocalist and a fine combo player as well.
Paul Marinaro
Paul swings his a-- off and is always entertaining!
OTHER TASTY TIDBITS
ChicagoJazz.com
This site has the latest news and information regarding the jazz scene in Chicago, with links to other great jazz sites.
The Chicago Jazz Store-Buy Great Chicago Merchandise
Chicago Jazz Magazine's Online Store. All kinds of cool jazz stuff for the serious jazz fan.
The Chicago Music Guide
An online guide for great Chicago music of all genres
Chicago Cabaret Professionals
A site designed for cabaret artists and their fans, with current news about local performers and venues. Although I consider myself a “straight ahead” jazz singer, I am a member of this group as are many of my talented friends. In particular, check out www.heathermoran.com and www.darylnitz.com, two of my favorite cabaret artists.
Dennis Ayuson
Dennis took all the press shots for my debut CD, Comes Love.
Sitepro.com
Sitepro is a Web design and development company in West Central Wisconsin who helped me out with some Search Engine Optimization work.
