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Jenna McSwain

About Me

Hello and welcome to my page! I’m an aspiring jazz musician, currently living in Columbia and studying with Bert Ligon at The U. of South Carolina. I grew up in Charleston with a musical family: my father is a professional drummer and band leader and my mother’s eclectic tastes in music gave me a well-rounded musical upbringing. Luckily for me I was able to study music throughout high school at the Charleston County School of the Arts, with a curriculum alternating daily between classical and jazz piano classes. I’ve been singing since I was teeny-tiny, but just recently began studying voice with Dr. Helen Tintes-Schuermann here in Columbia. I’m also studying Portuguese here at USC, and I have a great affinity for Brazilian music. I’m currently learning a lot of wonderful things and constantly improving my skills, so I hope to update frequently!

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Member Since: 3/12/2008
Band Website: coming soon
Band Members: Rarely a consistent group, however, regulars include:Dustin Retzlaff, Phil Jones, and Reggie Sullivan on bass Xavier Breaker, Mike McSwain, Ivan Edwards, and Tony Lee on drums Kevin Jones, Lauren Meccia, Walter Cole and David Carter on hornsThis site's current recordings feature Dustin Retzlaff(bass), Mike McSwain(drums), and Kevin Jones(tenor sax and trombone--yes both....). "Samba de Verao" features Bert Ligon(guitar), Pedro Ludwig(cello), Xavier Breaker(drums), and Dustin Retzlaff (bass).
Influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holliday, Karrin Allyson, Fiona Apple, Joni Mitchell, Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Joao Gilberto, Miles Davis, Wynton Kelly, Herbie Hancock, Eliane Elias, Stevie Wonder, Brad Meldhau, Duke Ellington, Chico Buarque, Joe Henderson, Oliver Nelson, and so many more!!!
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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

the great jammin jazz mix-up

    To anyone that was at Jammin Jazz Cafe last night, Friday Sept.12, 2008, I want to set the record straight:     My show had been cancelled the day of by the owner of ...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:07:00 GMT