Jo Alexis (ASCAP ) has been a performing songwriter since 1992. Music has been Jo’s lifeblood through her Philadelphia childhood, her Providence years at Brown University and through seven years in the music scene in Los Angeles. Throughout her career, Jo has collaborated with some amazing musicians who have played with Roberta Flack, Ray Charles and Lucinda Williams. As a professionally educated & trained musician, Jo Alexis has amassed a catalogue of over 150 songs from past and present projects Compared by critics to Sarah McLachlan and Dido, Jo’s voice has been described as smooth, sweet, and captivating. Her independently released CD, “Connection” received favorable radio airplay on over 140 college radio stations nationwide in 2003. “Connection” peaked at 16 on several CMJ’s “Most Added” charts.
Presently, Jo is recording a new CD with her trio, Happy For No Reason, mixed by Sean Flora, Grammy nominated engineer for his work on Phantom Limb. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Happy-For-No-Reason-Music/209196560830)
2 new EP's with Richard Alexander were released in 2009: "Same as Nothing" and "Taste the Mystery." You can buy her many CD's here at CDbaby or download at itunes. See Jo Alexis and/or Alexis/Alexander for her collaborations with Richard Alexander. http://cdbaby.com/group/joalexiscd.
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