Jazz Articles about Lin McPhillips

Lin McPhillips: My Shining Hour

by C. Michael Bailey
March 6, 2010

San Francisco jazz singer Lin McPhillips throws elbows and says, “I'm here now" on My Shining Hour, her self-produced recording debut. McPhillips returns to performing after a nearly 20-year hiatus, following in the creative footsteps of other notable West Coast jazz musicians (Art Pepper, Frank Morgan, Ed Reed, and Hadley Caliman), without the attendant harrowing reasons for the absence. No, McPhillips took time off to care for herself and family during which she taught jazz singing. With life issues winding ...