Tiffany Austin at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

Vocalist, composer, educator and Juris Doctorate Tiffany Austin combines classic jazz tradition with a deep love for blues, spirituals and contemporary soul and a storyteller's knack for narrative. Nothing But Soul, Austin's debut album from 2015, earned raves for its bold recasting of Hoagy Carmichael standards including sterling reviews in Downbeat and on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Her sophomore album, Unbroken (2018), was hailed by All About Jazz as a "fully formed masterpiece." More recently Austin was named a Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Seeds Commissions Artist and became Director of the Healdsburg Freedom Jazz Choir. A graduate of UC Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law, Austin decided to forgo a career as a lawyer to focus on music, her true passion, and she’s been raising the bar ever since....

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Vocalist, composer, educator and Juris Doctorate Tiffany Austin combines classic jazz tradition with a deep love for blues, spirituals and contemporary soul and a storyteller's knack for narrative. Nothing But Soul, Austin's debut album from 2015, earned raves for its bold recasting of Hoagy Carmichael standards including sterling reviews in Downbeat and on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Her sophomore album, Unbroken (2018), was hailed by All About Jazz as a "fully formed masterpiece." More recently Austin was named a Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Seeds Commissions Artist and became Director of the Healdsburg Freedom Jazz Choir. A graduate of UC Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law, Austin decided to forgo a career as a lawyer to focus on music, her true passion, and she’s been raising the bar ever since.

Tiffany Austin – Vocals; James Mahone – Sax; Tammy Hall – Piano; Marcus Shelby – Bass; Leon Joyce – Drums

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