Spider Saloff at Troggler Summer Vocal Institute Series at Ferguson Center for the Arts

Multi-award winner Spider Saloff’s depth of talent has led leading music writers to declare her “One of the finest jazz singers working.” She was recently featured with the prestigious Chicago Jazz Orchestra in a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, and also had the honor of performing the American premiere of a newly discovered song by the great Billy Strayhorn, “So This Is Love.” The concert she will perform, “Spider Saloff Sings Gershwin,” is one of the rare officially sanctioned acts of the Gershwin Centennial. Her CD release, “Like Glass,” not only received wide-spread praise, but Saloff’s original songs have charmed the critics...

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Multi-award winner Spider Saloff’s depth of talent has led leading music writers to declare her “One of the finest jazz singers working.” She was recently featured with the prestigious Chicago Jazz Orchestra in a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, and also had the honor of performing the American premiere of a newly discovered song by the great Billy Strayhorn, “So This Is Love.” The concert she will perform, “Spider Saloff Sings Gershwin,” is one of the rare officially sanctioned acts of the Gershwin Centennial. Her CD release, “Like Glass,” not only received wide-spread praise, but Saloff’s original songs have charmed the critics. Ms. Saloff has recorded and performed with such jazz luminaries as Les Paul, Tom Harrell, Nick Brignola and Ray Drummond.

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