Originally from London, Ontario, Canada the youngest of seven children, Jennifer's musical education was a mixed and eclectic bag of genres and influences. Her parent's love of jazz, blues, big band, swing and classical music, to her siblings musical tastes which ran the gamut from KISS to Supertramp to Joni Mitchell and Donna Summer provided a rich environment for developing her individual sound.
NOTABLE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
-City of London International Buskerfest - 1992
-London Blues Festival - 1992
-South Florida Folk and Acoustic Music Festival - 2005
-Dfest Music Conference and Festival - 2006
-Rentiesville Dusk till Dawn Blues Festival, Rentiesville, OK - 2007
-23rd International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN - 2007
-24th International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN - 2008
-Rentiesville Dusk till Dawn Blues Festival, Rentiesville, OK - 2008
-Bixby BBQ and Blues Festival - Bixby, OK - 2008
-25th International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN - 2009
-Chautauqua Hills Blues Festival, Sedan, KS - 2009
-Stillwater Blues Festival, Stillwater, OK - 2009
AWARDS:
-Winner Battle of the Bands Dusk till Dawn Blues Festival Rentiesville, OK - 2006
-BST Blues Choice Award Vocalist of the Year - 2007
-Winner BST Blues Challenge - 2008
-BST Blues Choice Award Vocalist of the Year - 2008
-BST Blues Choice Award Band of the Year - 2008 Odd Sheep Out
-#1 Blues On OurStage - November 2008
-#4 Live Performance Video Ourstage - November 2008
-#1 Blues On Ourstage - December 2008
-BST Blues Choice Award Vocalist of the Year - 2009
PUBLICATIONS:
-Featured in the International Blues Challenge Spotlight in Modern Guitars www.modernguitars.com - 2008
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