Kerensa Gray Quintet at South Jazz Club

Decades of honing and refining a unique vocal style, multiple recordings and a plethora of stage performances have cemented Kerensa Gray’s reputation as not only a singer but also a storyteller, composer, and teacher. Often compared to jazz royalty the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James and songstresses of past generations, she interweaves elements of Jazz, folk, blues, R&B, and classical to create sound that is undeniably hers.

As one who believes in going “all in” she entered the Billy Holiday Vocal Competition in 2009 to “find out how much I had to learn” and to her surprise won the Baltimore, Maryland based contest....

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Decades of honing and refining a unique vocal style, multiple recordings and a plethora of stage performances have cemented Kerensa Gray’s reputation as not only a singer but also a storyteller, composer, and teacher. Often compared to jazz royalty the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James and songstresses of past generations, she interweaves elements of Jazz, folk, blues, R&B, and classical to create sound that is undeniably hers.

As one who believes in going “all in” she entered the Billy Holiday Vocal Competition in 2009 to “find out how much I had to learn” and to her surprise won the Baltimore, Maryland based contest.

“She puts a lot into it, her hands turning and clenching in the air, as though to squeeze every ounce of emotion out of each song. She doesn’t just sing; she wrenches each song out of the ether.” T.W. Burger, Gettysburg Times

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