Liz Cracchiolo

Orbit | Updated: October 21, 2026

Born: July 23

Liz Cracchiolo is a jazz vocalist and storyteller whose warm, luminous voice and magnetic stage presence have made her a standout in Southern Arizona’s music scene. Known as “the Bombshell Next Door,” she brings an intimate, emotionally direct style to her performances, blending vulnerability, wit, and sophistication while drawing audiences deeply into each lyric.

Originally trained in musical theatre at the University of Arizona, Cracchiolo built a foundation onstage with roles in productions including Les Misérables, The Producers, and Mamma Mia!. She later explored cabaret through a creative partnership with Broadway performer and vocal coach Ellyn Marsh, leading to New York performances at The Duplex and Laurie Beechman Theatre. Her theatrical background continues to shape her approach to jazz, pairing a storyteller’s sensitivity to lyrics with a love of improvisation and musical conversation.

Cracchiolo performs regularly at Tucson’s Century Room and has appeared at the Tucson Jazz Festival and with the Tucson Pops Orchestra. A four-time nominee for Best Jazz Artist in the Tucson Weekly Best of Tucson poll, she blends classic standards with reimagined pop and rock selections, delivered with her signature phrasing, tonal warmth, and playful sense of adventure.

Her debut jazz album, I’m a Woman, was released September 18, 2026. Recorded at Sear Sound in New York with Grammy-winning engineer Dave Darlington and produced by Jonathan Michel and Drew Wutke, it features an ensemble including Benny Benack III, Russell Hall, Erica von Kleist, Savannah Harris, Hajime Yoshida, and Edward W. Hardy. Highlights include a tango-inspired “Mr. Brightside,” a seductive, groove-driven “Tainted Love,” and an intimate interpretation of “Fever” built around the interplay between Cracchiolo’s voice and Hall’s bass.

Opening with “Just a Girl” and closing with “I’m a Woman,” the album captures an artist coming fully into her own. Across its varied repertoire, Cracchiolo brings a personal perspective to familiar songs, embracing the confidence, vulnerability, and humor that make her voice unmistakably hers.