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Career

NYC Vocalist Jumps Into Atlanta Scene; Looks For Ways To Serve

Source: Eileen Howard
October 16, 2016

Critically acclaimed jazz and blues singer/composer Eileen Howard has relocated to Atlanta and says she already loves it. She moved from the Upper West Side of Manhattan just a month ago and can be heard around town singing at jazz and blues jams. Howard is looking forward to getting more involved in the local Atlanta music scene, but she especially hopes for opportunities to do what she loves best: sing for homeless people. “I have been singing at food pantries ...

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Recording

Eileen Howard Releases "Big City Love"--Schedules Release Party at West End Lounge on April 10

Source: Eileen Howard
March 8, 2016

Critically acclaimed jazz and blues singer/composer Eileen Howard will release her fifth CD, Big City Love, an eclectic musical tribute to love in, and for, the city, on March 31, 2016. The CD Release party will be on Sunday, April 10, from 4:30- 6:30pm at The West End Lounge, 955 West End Avenue (West End & West 107th at Broadway). Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance or at the door. The album may be pre-ordered here and ...

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Performance / Tour

Bluesy Brunch Starring Eileen Howard: Date Change, New Dates

Source: Eileen Howard
April 28, 2014

Critically acclaimed blues and jazz singer Eileen Howard and The West End Lounge announce the addition of more performance dates and a change of date for their popular Bluesy Brunch. The previously announced Saturday, May 31 date has been replaced with Sunday June 1, 3:30-5:30. In addition, the success of the concerty has prompted additional bookings: All shows: 3:30 – 5:30 pm. At The West End Lounge, 955 West End Avenue (107th & Broadway). Saturday, July 19 Sunday, ...

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Event

New "Bluesy Brunch" At The West End Lounge Starring Eileen Howard

Source: Eileen Howard
March 9, 2014

The newly renamed and refurbished The West End will kick off a monthly ‘Bluesy Brunch’ series on Sunday, March 23rd from 3:30- 5:30 starring the critically acclaimed blues and jazz vocalist Eileen Howard and her rockin’ band. Located at 955 West End Avenue (107th & Broadway), The West End was formerly The Underground Lounge. For this kickoff event, and for the first four months of shows, there is no cover charge and just a $15 food and drink minimum. The ...

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Event

Jennifer Milligan and Eileen Howard Unite for Wild Women Swing The Blues

Source: Eileen Howard
January 16, 2014

Two veteran singers will unite in New York for a concert of classic and original blues on January 25th from 7-9 pm. The concert, called “Wild Women Swing the Blues” is billed as “a celebration of life, love and female mood swings”, and will be held at The Underground Theatre at 955 West End Avenue (107th & Broadway), 10025. Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door (2 drink minimum. Jennifer Milligan, once a professional actress based in ...

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Event

Jennifer Milligan And Eileen Howard Return To Columbus For Wild Women Swing The Blues

Source: Eileen Howard
December 22, 2013

Two veteran Columbus singers return to home base from France and New York for a concert at the historic Garden Theater located at 1187 North High St, Columbus, Ohio. The concert of sassy blues and torchy ballads is billed as “a celebration of life, love and female mood swings”, and will be in The Green Room venue at the theater on Friday, January 3, from 8-10 pm. This will be the debut of the concert which will then be repeated ...

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Performance / Tour

Award Winning Actress/Singer Eileen Howard Now Appearing In New York

Source: Eileen Howard
October 22, 2013

Jazz/blues singer and actor Eileen Howard will appear with The Daniel Bennett Group at Tomi Jazz, 39 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 on Saturday, October 26, from 8:00 – 10:30pm. Howard is a relative newcomer to New York, having relocated this year from Columbus Ohio. This will mark her third collaboration with the highly creative and talented Daniel Bennett, composer and woodwinds player. An established performer in Central Ohio, Howard relocated when her husband was unexpectedly offered a ...

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Event

New York Actress/Singer Eileen Howard Returns To Short North Stage For CD Release Party “Blues In The Green Room"

Source: Eileen Howard
January 20, 2013

Award winning professional actress/singer Eileen Howard will return from New York for a CD release party in the Green Room at the Garden Theater. The CD, entitled “Blues in the Green Room” is a live recording of her previously sold-out blues show this past April in the same venue. As part of Short North Stage’s Cabernet Cabaret Series, she will perform on February 1st and 2nd, with shows at 8:00 pm each evening, in two sets. In addition to her ...

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