janette west group
"West is a first-rate swinger, comparable in style and gusto to Ernestine Anderson, though the warmth of her ballads is more reminiscent of Natalie Cole."
"West is a first-rate swinger, comparable in style and gusto to Ernestine Anderson, though the warmth of her ballads is more reminiscent of Natalie Cole."
Janette West is a jazz vocalist who has been working up and down the West Coast for over 5 decades variously fronting R&B, jazz, and big band outfits. Never though, has West been better served than with the dynamic quartet she and husband drummer/percussionist Marty Tuttle have developed. Marty has also enjoyed a lengthy musical career with impressive credentials of his own. The quartet performs throughout the NW region in restaurants, jazz clubs, concert venues, jazz walks and private engagements.
Janette was nurtured in the fabric of Northwest music history. Her voice and style are a rich composite of dynamic jazz improvisation with the plush warmth of soulful R&B influences. She was a student of renowned voice coach, George Peckham who taught an array of national artists including Diane Schuur and Ernestine Anderson. Early career highlights include opening for Jimi Hendrix and Tina Turner, writing and performing radio jingles, and performing in numerous venues as an R&B and Jazz performer.
She earned a choice write up in “Jazztimes” magazine by national music critic Christopher Loudon who wrote, "West is a first-rate swinger, comparable in style and gusto to Ernestine Anderson, though the warmth of her ballads is more reminiscent of Natalie Cole." Carol Banks Weber of AXS writes; “All audiences notice is West’s easy way with the lyrics, the music and with them, the rich, lustrous undertones of an alto that can wrap around any song -Jazz standard, R&B, Latin- and make it swing.”
An audience can always expect an engaging and energized world class performance.
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