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Susan Krebs
Jazz Gardener
About Me
Susan Krebs ~ JAZZ GARDENER
An avid gardener and bird lover, Krebs says her work is “about the art of
becoming” – whether working with plants or music or with oneself – to dig
down,
to cultivate, to encourage growth, to thrive and flourish, and eventually to let
go
and begin the cycle anew.”
A native of Baltimore, Susan grew up in a home filled with the sounds of
Bach,
Beethoven, Gilbert & Sullivan, Broadway, Billie, Ella and the Blues of Bessie.
She
studied acting in New York City with Uta Hagen, appearing in Off-Broadway
plays
and musicals and TV commercials, as well as performing with the
improvisational
theater company, War Babies.
Susan moved to Los Angeles in 1976, where she continued her acting career,
appearing in film (28 Days), theater (Mrs. California) and dozens of TV shows
(MASH, Mad Men, Shameless). She wrote and performed her solo musical
revue,
LUNAR I, and was a founding member of the all-women’s improvisational
company, The WIMS. She also appeared in the contemporary opera, A String
of
Pearls, both in L.A and at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Theater. Throughout Susan’s
career
as an actor and improviser, her real passion was always for the Music, studying
with the master jazz singers, Sue Raney and Sheila Jordan, and performing
regularly as a vocalist.
In late June and December, 2019, Susan’s continuing passion project, the
multimedia concert, JAZZ AVIARY, returned in its newest incarnation, after a
near
decade’s hiatus. Thrilling nights for all concerned; the concert is right on time
—
more relevant and resonant than ever in today’s world - and a balm! May it
take
flight again!
Krebs performs regularly throughout Southern California, including such
venues as:
L.A. County Museum of Art, Blue Whale, Jazz Bakery, Jazz Fresno, and The
Grape.
She also hosts and performs regularly with the Susan Krebs Chamber Band in
her
jazz salon, Salon on Buffalo.
Her most recent recording projects include:
DAYBREAK ~ Susan Krebs with Mixed Remotions (2021)
SPRING ~ Light Out of Darkness ~ Susan Krebs Chamber Band (2018)
Trio WoRK with ken Wild & tom Rizzo (2018)
SIMPLE GIFTS ~ Susan Krebs Chamber Band (2015)
Other Recordings:
EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE ~ The Susan Krebs Band (2012)
JAZZ AVIARY ~ Susan Krebs & The Soaring Sextet (2007)
WHAT AM I HERE FOR? ~ The Susan Krebs Group (2002)
JAZZ GARDENER ~ Susan Krebs (1999)
