Gail Pettis
Gail was born in Henderson, Kentucky, on May 30, 1958 and grew up in Gary, Indiana. As a child, Gail sang classical music and hymns at a local Presbyterian church and continued to perform in other school and church ensembles in later years, including several years of playing the french horn. She was surrounded by healthcare professionals, yet there was also music in the family tree. Grandfather Arthur Pettis was a blues singer and guitarist who recorded for Victor Records in Memphis in 1928 and for Brunswick in Chicago in 1930. Her grandmother, Ninevah Pettis, played piano in the Chicago area. A latecomer to jazz, Gail began singing jazz in 2001 but quickly made up for lost time. Seattle’s Earshot Jazz magazine named her “2007 Northwest Vocalist of the Year,” and her debut CD, May I Come In?, issued that year by Origin/OA2 Records, received a warm reception by XM Satellite Radio and Music Choice Television, stations across the United States and also in Germany and Portugal. She has also performed at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival in Boise, Idaho, the Amersfoort Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, and in Kobe, Japan, as winner of the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association’s Female Jazz Vocal Audition in 2006.
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July 27, 2011
Jazz in the Valley - This Weekend
April 09, 2011
Gail Pettis at Jazz Alley, April 19-20
October 30, 2010
Weekend Extra: Gail Pettis on TV
March 03, 2010
Hadley Caliman and Gail Pettis Continue to Dominate Jazz Radio...
February 26, 2010
Hadley Caliman and Gail Pettis Tie for #7 on JazzWeek Airplay Chart
February 06, 2010
Gail Pettis CD Release Party - Wed, Feb 10
February 03, 2010
Gail Pettis and Hadley Caliman Racing up the Chart
November 11, 2009
"Here in the Moment": 2nd CD from Seattle Singer Gail Pettis Due Jan....
"...deliciously soulful..." Cadence Magazine
"...a great collection of songs with a range of emotions, good stories, honest delivery..." Jim Wilke, Public Radio International
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From: May I Come In?By Gail Pettis