Monika Ryan is a New York–bred jazz vocalist, songwriter, and producer who has been writing, recording, and releasing original jazz on her own Resensitize Records imprint for over twenty-five years. A graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, she studied privately with vocalist Jackie Paris and took classes with Sheila Jordan, who called her “a wonderful singer whose music will help keep the flame of jazz alive.” Her work has been reviewed in DownBeat, the LA Times, Jazz Journal, JAZZIZ, and All About Jazz, and she has won multiple Global Music Awards. She has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series, 54 Below, and venues across Japan, Ireland, Germany, and Hong Kong. Her newest album, DelightFully — featuring all new original jazz — arrives summer 2026. She is a voting member of the Recording Academy.