Lucía Jackson -Artist

Singing Career

At age 27, daughter of jazz guitarist Ron Jackson, Lucia Jackson began her music training in Madrid, Spain. She started singing at age 10. At age 13 Lucia studied voice and piano at the prestigious Escuela de Musica Creativa on scholarship. After finishing high school, she moved to her birthplace NYC to pursue her dream as a professional dancer and jazz singer. Since coming to NYC Lucia has sung with the Bud Maltin Orchestra, Ron Jackson, Marty Schwartz, Art Lillard Big Band among many others all over New York City and the tri-state area, playing at venues such as Iridium, Zinc Bar, Hillstone, Flatiron Room, Showman’s Jazz Club, and ShapeShifter Lab amongst others. She has also performed at events for notable organizations and foundations such as the Clinton Foundation.
Lucia’s debut album “You And The Night And The Music” is out now on Roni Music record label and is available here https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/luciajackson and EVERYWHERE! She successfully raised $15,000 in production money from her large fan base to record her debut album last year with a crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo.com. Lucia is scheduled on an extensive album release tour throughout Russia produced by tenor saxophonist Yaacov Mayman in November 2018.


“(You And The Night And The Music) will be a big hit with jazz vocal fans ’round the globe!” – Dick Metcalf, Contemporary Fusion Reviews

“I give Lucia and her players a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, with an “EQ” (energy quotient) rating of a (perfect) 5.00 – meaning that she also gets my “PICK” for “best new jazz vocal debut” – Dick Metcalf, Contemporary Fusion Reviews

“Lucia Jackson has a nice, rather high voice, which she owns quite professionally, and in the final track When You're Smiling even showed a good technique of the scat” – Leoni Auskern, jazzquad

“A tasty, low key date that never fails to keep you engaged. Hot stuff powered by cool fire.” – Chris Spector, Midwest Record

Lucia has the “type of voice that makes you feel lucky to be in its presence” – Marc Phillips, The Vinyl Anachronist

“Deeply sensitive and emotional vocals, which somehow convey wisdom and innocence at the same time” – Jonathan Widran, The JW Vibe

“Lucia Jackson is on her way to bigger and better musical rainbows. She has the talent. The pot of gold patiently awaits.” – Dee Dee McNeil, musicalmemoirs

“Her voice is easy on the ears, she conveys the lyrics with understanding and emotional commitment, and her phrasing reflects a natural jazz feeling.” “For Lucia Jackson, this should be the first of many albums.”– Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz (Sept 2018 edition)

Radio Reviews!!!

"A great release with some strong tunes!" -Nick Davies Soul Legends Radio England
"This is really good...when we got the cd we instantly dug tracks like Toda Una Vida...just the range this is great!" -Nibu KPFT Houston

"Not often I can get a vocalist that can stay in tune!!" -Rick Petrone WPKN Bridgeport CT

"I like her, something appealing and original about that innocent wavering vocal pitch and despite predictable choice of standards nothing wrong with her taste in material, excellent backing musicians! "-Tom Coulson Radio Phoenix / Full Moon Hacksaw




Dancing Career

Lucia Jackson began her dance training in Madrid, Spain. She attended the Professional Dance Conservatory of Madrid, where she learned ballet and flamenco. At the age of 18 she returned to her birthplace New York, after being accepted into The Ailey School where she completed a Certificate in Dance and was also awarded a Scholarship Level 1 for one more year. Lucia has had the opportunity to perform Memoria at City
Center and Revelations Cast of 50 at Lincoln Center with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. In 2015 she danced with Dardo Galletto Dance at the prestigious Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, inside/out stage. In 2017, she was part of the production BLIND by Tango for All, performing at BAM Fisher.
Lucia is a currently a member of FJK Dance, a unique mix of ballet and ballroom, Middle Eastern and jazz company led by Fadi J. Khoury and his partner Sevin Ceviker. Recently she went on a two month tour in China with FJK Dance.

Dancing Career Press

“Opening this piece, wearing ballroom heels, was the alluring and sensual Lucia Jackson. Whenever she returned to the stage, there was a welcomed spark. ” — BroadwayWorld
“...in which Lucia Jackson, self-possessed and lovely, ...” — The New York Times