"Ryan is a versatile vocalist and works the material in that chic space where the frontiers of jazz, theater and cabaret converge."
-John McDonough, Downbeat
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Award-winning Jazz vocalist Monika Ryan to release a new album of entirely original jazz songs in Summer of 2023!
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A short introduction
Monika Ryan is an award-winning New York-based recording artist, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, and conceptual creative across multiple genres. Monika's heart and artistic voice are firmly rooted in the jazz idiom. She was a private student of the late great Jackie Paris and she took classes with Sheila Jordan while she was a student at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, graduating in 1997. She is also a Voting Member of The Recording Academy (GRAMMYs®).
As a songwriter, she is playful, philosophical, and clever. As a performer, Monika is engaging, delightful, buoyant, intelligent, and sophisticated.
"Monika's performance is adventurous, relevant, and fresh, every night. A fine live music experience."
- Benoit Glazer, McGill University, Cirque du Soleil, Founder, Artistic and Technical Director at Timucua Arts Foundation

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Check back in May 2023!