Jackie Gage

Sweet, calming, warm and soothing – all ways that listeners describe vocalist Jackie Gage.

There's an intimate and hushed feeling present in her live concerts. It's as if she's reading your heart, sharing personal memories of love and loss – at times vulnerable, and equally sweet and sincere. It's an uplifting experience that's not to miss.

Her debut album Siren Songs found praise from the likes of AFROPUNK, All About Jazz, and Singersroom alike, celebrating her youthful nod to the future of jazz.

Originally from San Jose, California, Jackie has relocated to New York and has enjoyed performing her original music in addition to concerts with East Coast band leaders Marc Cary, Winard Harper, Antoinette Montague, and Irwin Hall. She has opened for Darlene Love, El Debarge, Eric Benét, The Brand New Heavies, Digable Planets, and Tony Toni Toné, among others. Her music has also been heard internationally, from KCSM, KCRW and Hawaii's CUH, all the way to Jazz FM in England.

Recent opportunities led by Music Director Marc Cary have also immersed her in the music of Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter, playing with the likes of Terri Lyne Carrington, Marion Cowings, Reggie Workman, John Webber, Curtis Lundy, Kenyatta Beasley, JD Allen, and Clarence Penn, among others.

She has also been heard performing with LA's electronic disco producer Captain Supernova, Bay Area rapper Lyrics Born, Vermont pianist Joshua David Washington, and NY rapper Dane Lawrence. She can be seen visiting California regularly, touring the state from Harlow's in Sacramento, down to The Mint and Blue Whale in Los Angeles. Additional past performances include BB King's in New York, Minton's in Harlem, DC's Howard Theatre, Philadelphia's South Kitchen, Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles, the Pittsburg Cultural Trust, Fillmore Jazz Festival, and San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.

Jackie was a 2014 Jazz Search West finalist, and one of the recipients of the inaugural Leigh Weimers Emerging Artists Award. She is currently a resident artist at the cell in New York.