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Jenny Maybee
Recording Artist/Composer/Producer
Jenny Maybee is “equally talented as a vocalist and pianist.” Her “piano playing and vocals…are altogether eloquent and heart-stopping…her voicing is expertly balanced…and her phrasing sings wonderfully throughout the repertoire.” Her vocals have been described as “exquisite,” “hauntingly beautiful,” and “in the same league” with Billie Holiday — music that “you could close your eyes to and nod out blissfully in a deep groove…” Her piano style has been compared to Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and Cecil Taylor. Jenny “make(s) beautiful music expressing the sheer joy of being alive. You sense it in the augmented chords that Maybee plays on her piano, then leaping like a mad gazelle to catch its essence with her voice.” As a classically trained jazz pianist and vocalist, Jenny’s “unique style seems fairly sedate on the surface, but is capable of sudden intensity whenever the music demands.”

This mixture of sensitivity and boldness weaves through her original compositions and interpretations of jazz standards. Drawing inspiration from her studies of the martial and healing arts and her experiences as a sailor and outdoor adventurer as well as the vast sonic landscape of jazz and world music, her music reflects her range of exploration, dancing from stunning open space and intricate use of silence to powerful rhythmic intensity.

Since 2016, Jenny’s multiple releases as a producer have featured her stunning compositions and arrangements. In 2016, Jenny co-produced HAIKU with veteran GRAMMY®️-recognized jazz producer and trumpet player Nick Phillips (Karrin Allyson, Nnenna Freelon). HAIKU ranked on the national jazz charts and was lauded in the press as "a thrilling, intimate, very delicate dialogue...close to perfection.” Jenny’s composition “Winter Butterflies” was selected as one of the Top 10 New Songs of 2016. As of 2024, a new album “Only Love” is in the works, featuring Jenny’s lush and powerful vocals and a fusion of styles, with all original compositions ranging from intimate jazz quartets to full orchestral arrangements and sound design. For the upcoming album, Jenny teamed up with GRAMMY®️-winning, Multi-Platinum Producer & Engineer Isha The Mad Scientist.
Videos
Interview with Jenny Maybee & Nick Phillips about the concepts behind the album HAIKU.
CDs on which Jenny Maybee appears:
ArtistTitleLabelNumber
Jenny Maybee Synthesis No. 2
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: Synthesis No. 2
Label: Monju Music MM-004
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-004
Jenny Maybee Wanderings
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: Wanderings
Label: Monju Music MM-003
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-003
Jenny Maybee Synthesis No. 1
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: Synthesis No. 1
Label: Monju Music MM-002
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-002
Jenny Maybee The Wind Will Make It So
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: The Wind Will Make It So
Label: Monju Music MM-S005
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-S005
Jenny Maybee The Devil That You've Been Running From
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: The Devil That You've Been Running From
Label: Monju Music MM-S003
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-S003
Jenny Maybee No Regrets
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: No Regrets
Label: Monju Music MM-S004
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-S004
Jenny Maybee Catch Up With You
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: Catch Up With You
Label: Monju Music MM-S002
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-S002
Jenny Maybee Bow Down (Voodoo Queen)
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: Bow Down (Voodoo Queen)
Label: Monju Music MM-S001
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-S001
Jenny Maybee Love Letters from the Garden
Artist: Jenny Maybee
Title: Love Letters from the Garden
Label: Monju Music MM-001
Label page on this site: Monju Music
Monju Music MM-001
Noertker's Moxie & The Melanchoholics Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Noertker's Moxie & The Melanchoholics
Title: Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: Edgetone Records EDT4167
Label page on this site: Edgetone Records
Edgetone Records EDT4167
Jenny Maybee & Nick Phillips HAIKU
Artist: Jenny Maybee & Nick Phillips
Title: HAIKU
Label: Nick Phillips Music NPM-142102
Label page on this site: Nick Phillips Music
Nick Phillips Music NPM-142102
Noertker's Moxie Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, vol. 2)
Artist: Noertker's Moxie
Title: Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, vol. 2)
Label: Edgetone Records EDT4130
Label page on this site: Edgetone Records
Edgetone Records EDT4130
Noertker's Moxie Some Circles (Blue Rider Suite, vol. 1)
Artist: Noertker's Moxie
Title: Some Circles (Blue Rider Suite, vol. 1)
Label: Edgetone Records EDT4101
Label page on this site: Edgetone Records
Edgetone Records EDT4101
Noertker's Moxie druidh lacunae
Artist: Noertker's Moxie
Title: druidh lacunae
Label: Edgetone Records EDT4095
Label page on this site: Edgetone Records
Edgetone Records EDT4095
Noertker's Moxie Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 3: Suite for Gaudí
Artist: Noertker's Moxie
Title: Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 3: Suite for Gaudí
Label: Edgetone Records EDT4087
Label page on this site: Edgetone Records
Edgetone Records EDT4087
Noertker's Moxie Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 2: Suite for Miró
Artist: Noertker's Moxie
Title: Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 2: Suite for Miró
Label: Edgetone Records EDT4051
Label page on this site: Edgetone Records
Edgetone Records EDT4051
Noertker's Moxie Haiku Songs
Artist: Noertker's Moxie
Title: Haiku Songs
Label: AEWC Records AE050204
Label page on this site: AEWC Records
AEWC Records AE050204
Noertker's Moxie 7 Days in February
Artist: Noertker's Moxie
Title: 7 Days in February
Label: AEWC Records AE040404
Label page on this site: AEWC Records
AEWC Records AE040404