Jazz Articles about Sweet Baby J'ai

Sweet Baby J'ai: The Art Of Blue

by Jim Santella
December 1, 1997

Introduced to jazz at an early age in Kansas City, where her uncle Vernon Gower played bass with Billie Holiday and Lionel Hampton, Sweet Baby J'ai has been impressing Los Angeles audiences for the past ten years with her eclectic approach that includes jazz, blues, and spoken word. Surrounded by several of L.A.'s finest musicians, J'ai's original storytelling approach is enhanced by trumpeter Oscar Brashear, pianist Nate Morgan, saxophonist Louis Taylor, Jr., bassists Nedra Wheeler & Trey Henry, and others. ...