Jenni Alpert

Jenni Alpert has been a self sustaining independent artist booking her own tours to support her records for the last 6 years. You may of heard of her as she buzzed through your town gulping down large amounts of coffee while scatting haunting melodies with flawless delivery. this sensual-soul singer masterfully fuses influences of jazz, folk, soul, and rock with her songwriting style. Her newest recording 'Pieces' features one-take vocals while live in the the studio. Full band arrangements began to unfold in various living rooms and garages with the support of a very special cast of talented local musicians headed by drummer/producer Jimmy Paxson Jr. Pieces features Jimmy Paxson Jr, Zac Rae, Nick Sample, Mike Valerio, Jimmy Messer, Chris Golden, Joel Martin, and Stevie Blacke. After a long journey of completing this art piece, she began a three month tour hitting 5 countries, returning to over thirty cities she had played in before to bring her new record straight to hands of the many supportive fans that kept in touch over the years. Some of the other musicians she has opened for or worked with are Regina Spektor, Kaki King, Melissa Ferrick, Gary Jules, Marcia Ball, Mary Lou Lord, Theresa Andersson, Tony Furtado, Donna Hopkins, Left Over Salmon, John Popper, Col Bruce Hampton, Mike West, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Kenny Burrell and environmentalist speaker Julia Butterfly Hill. This fall, Jenni recorded for and toured with Tom Hamilton's American Babies. Her most recent experience in the studio was recording 4 songs with producer / engineer Nathaniel Kunkel at The Village in Los Angeles that features Russ Kunkel on drums, Viktor Krauss on bass, Matt Rollings on piano, and Dean Parks on guitar. She will be recording in the studio to finish her second full length record this winter. This road warrior is a passionate, powerful, sultry voice. She will capture you, real you in, and leave you wanting more. Catch her if you can……