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Jamille JAM Hunter

I AM JAM!

About Me

Fluidity and discipline are two of the defining elements of artistic craft. The ability to experiment and flow is born from understanding the rules and not only breaking them, but also expanding them. Vocalist Jamille “JAM” Hunter exudes this dexterity through her abilities as singer, composer, musician, and performer. Her stage presence along with her sultry, full-bodied vocals brings her classical and jazz training center stage. Her vocal range moves listeners through an array of moods from cheery and up-tempo to contemplative and sensual. A self-described “neo-jazz” singer, “JAM” is poised to emerge on the increasingly volcanic contemporary jazz scene and take her place among the likes of Robert Glasper, Dianne Reeves, Taylor McFerrin, Jason Moran, Bilal, and others.

The texture of her sound is reminiscent of a smoky jazz venue. She is an old soul with a bright spirit. Her vocals soar and explode thematically around love, whether it is romantic love, love for life, or love for creating. And while the pain of love seeps into her melodies, her compositions tend to swing towards resonant uplift, capturing her joy that arises from performing, writing, and arranging. Her sound is not contained or confined to a single genre making her potential as a contemporary vocalist elastic. With years of gigging in the R&B/Soul arena under her belt, and previous classical training “JAM” began to train intensively as a jazz vocalist in Los Angeles, CA at the World Stage of Leimert Park. Seeking an international experience she left Los Angeles and hit the stage in Nagoya, Japan where she honed her craft as the lead vocalist at the Stardust Jazz Club. Throughout her career “JAM” has performed the Star Spangled Banner at Dodger stadium, sang in the Bobby Jones Gospel Fest, The River Arts Fest, performed in Opera Memphis and the Memphis Star Challenge.

Most recently produced the Sarah Vaughan Tribute Concert that is set to become an annual performance spotlighting the brilliance of this quintessential vocalist. ”JAM” cites her influences as Earth Wind and Fire, Dinah Washington, Stevie Wonder, Sarah Vaughan, Dianne Reeves, Jill Scott, and Robert Glasper.

“JAM” will release her first CD/Single “In the Sun” in 2012.