A sterling example of how even “trad” jazz can sound both timeless and brilliantly new, never letting you forget that there is simply no expiration date on sophistication.
Honk Magazine
8,000+ monthly Spotify listeners | 25 years of original jazz
Resensitize Records
Monika in less than 150 words...
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.
Monika in less than 100 words...
Monika Ryan is a New York–bred jazz vocalist, songwriter, and producer who has been writing
and releasing original jazz on her own Resensitize Records imprint for over twenty-five years.
Reviewed in DownBeat, the LA Times, Jazz Journal, and JAZZIZ, she has performed at the
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series, and venues
across three continents. Sheila Jordan called her “a wonderful singer whose music will help keep
the flame of jazz alive.” Her newest album, DelightFully — all new original jazz — arrives
summer 2026. She is a voting member of the Recording Academy.
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original compositions reflecting her zest for life and creating a symphony of positivity that is impossible to resist.
With a signature style that seamlessly blends the elegance of the past with the pulse of the present, Monika's artistry is a testament to her exceptional ability to bridge musical eras.
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Matt Micucci
The JAZZIZ Podcast
Listening Samples
Everything Is Possible
Trio from Sweetness
Music and Lyrics by Monika Ryan
Could It Be
Medium Ensemble from Sweetness
Music and Lyrics by Monika Ryan
Dream Come True
Duo Piano and Voice from Sweetness
Music and Lyrics by Monika Ryan
Cinnamon and Clove
Larger Ensemble from Windmills
Music by Johnny Mandel, Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
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Both impressive and memorable. Her voice, with its slight buzz, has the unique sound one hopes for in a jazz singer.
Don Heckman
LA Times