Ben Jones

Born: July 27, 1982

Ben Jones was most recently seen Off-Broadway in productions of Lissa Levin and Ron Abel's Twist of Fate and Ray Roderick's Brooklyn's Bridge. An alumnus of both Chanticleer and Beach Blanket Babylon, Jones is an award-winning actor, singer, comedian and storyteller who has performed leading roles in over 20 productions, including Show Boat, The Soldier’s Tale, The Pajama Game, Tommy, Chicago and Sweeney Todd. He trained in acting, dance and music at the University of Illinois before completing graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Suzanna Ross

Born: December 14

Suzanna Ross is a singer-songwriter based in New York City. She writes and sings in both English and French. Her songs include Upstairs, a l'etage (French version of Upstairs), Don't Like Cryin', After the Dancing Ends, Pour toi je chanterai, There's No Tellin', Change moi (Change Me) and Make a Brand-New Start. Suzanna sings jazz, French chansons, pop, Bossa Nova, and American Songbook and has performed  at  Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama, Triad, Pangea, TOMI Jazz, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, and at famed jazz club, Trumpets. Her music has been played on radio stations in the U.S., France, Europe, UK, Australia, and Africa. She co-produced a CD, Bewitched - Not Bothered, Not Bewildered, and presented a show during the pandemic, Make a Brand-New Start. Suzanna has had the pleasure of recording and performing with top-tier musicians including,  Tedd Firth, Daryl Kojak, Gregory Toroian, Sean Harkness, Kevin Lutke, and many more. 

Anna Elizabeth Kendrick

Born: May 18

Anna Elizabeth Kendrick is a modern day old-fashioned jazz songbird and composer. She revisits the spirit of the earlier decades of the last century in her song-writing and singing style, particularly embracing the 30's, 40's and 50's. Anna's debut album "In Out of The Rain" came out on April 9th of 2013. "In Out of The Rain" made it to the 1st round ballot for the 2014 Grammys. Anna's 2nd album "Old-Fashioned Gal" just came out on August 18th of 2017. There are only 5 tracks on the album, but unlike her 1st album there are many more instruments on this album. The one cover song "How About You" is also special because it is a duet with Anna's keyboard player Jeevan D'Souza.

Ann Osmond

Ann Osmond is a NYC-based singer with a passion for jazz and The Great American Songbook. Musicians she has performed with include Dennis Yerry, John Simon, John Menegon, Jeff Siegel, Vinnie Martucci, Christian Fabian and Ray Marchica. In recent years she has partnered with pianist Dennis Yerry and the duo has played venues including The Cornelia Street Caf��, The Falcon, Metropolitan Room and the Belleayre Music Festival (opening for Manhattan Transfer). Their most recent album, ��Two��, was released in January 2022 and was chosen as ��Album Pick of the Week�� by David Kenney, WBAI. Ann is also a stage and screen actor with credits including ��The Stonewater Rapture�� (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), ��Tamara�� (Los Angeles production), ��Law and Order: SVU�� (NBC) and ��Last Vermont Christmas�� (Hallmark).

Juliet Varnedoe

Born: August 22

New York based musical artist Juliet Varnedoe writes and produces innovative Cajun French songs that reflect her pioneering, visionary spirit. She draws from her Louisiana roots to combine Acadian traditional folk songs, electronic French pop, and New Orleans jazz traditions. 

Her years of performance in New York cabaret clubs and venues such as Don't Tell Mama, the Deluxe, Montauk Club, and Pete's Candy Store, solidifies her stage persona as a Cajun French chanteuse - a unique America jazz singer sharing the joie de vivre of the Cajun people. 

Natalie Hamilton

Natalie Hamilton is a singer/songwriter/producer praised as "Evocative" with a "Stunning Voice" by Ink 19 Magazine and “Marvelous, Feminine and Tough" by Rolling Stone and SPIN Magazine music journalist Thom Jurek.

Her compositions "meld the sophistication of jazz with the timeless intimacy of folk." (Ink 19 Magazine) 

Sandy Cooperman of The Daily Sun said "she is able to say more with humming than most singers can say with words... reminiscent of a young Barbra Streisand."  Derek Sivers, the founder of CD Baby, upon hearing Natalie's debut album, said: "I love Natalie's narrative, lyrical style, like Joni Mitchell's 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns." 

Lizzie Thomas

Born: April 17

Lizzie Thomas is a premier jazz vocalist in New York City, performing alongside some of the genre's most iconic names. Known for her storytelling, adventurous arrangements, and stunning vocal ability, Lizzie’s dedication to the Great American Songbook has solidified her place in the city's vibrant jazz scene.

Born in Pittsburgh, raised in the South, and educated at Belmont in Nashville, Lizzie burst onto the New York City jazz scene. Her critically acclaimed albums, New Sounds From The Jazz Age and Duo Encounters, established her as a leading voice in jazz. The NYC Jazz Record named her one of the best concerts you can attend in New York.

Jennifer Derrick Adams

Born: January 2

For the love of it is my first studio album. As a little girl I would tell anyone who would listen, ��when I grow up i��m going to be a singer��. Here I am grown up, having been for quite sometime now and this debut is the realization of this life-long dream. Over the years I would step into the Seattle Jazz scene, scratch the itch, then step back out to manage my day gig, be a mother and deal with the crushing self doubt that can accompany standing on a stage and singing in front of strangers. I exchanged my passion for pragmatism. Singing in private, showing up at open mic nights, attending workshops and it occurred to me that it was time to put it on record, for the love of the music; the love for my son, may everything he does, and you do, be for the love of it.

Jade Choi

Born: December 17, 1987

Jade Choi is a New York-based Jazz vocalist. She is originally from South Korea. Her influences from Christian gospel background have led her into the music field. She sings her belief about life, love, hope, and dreams. Jade believes Music is powerful enough to either save one person��s soul or destroy it. She wants to be herself as an instrument to bring the light into people��s hearts.