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A talented songwriter, combined with her gifted voice and wonderful guitar work, will prompt you to chase your dreams and offer a tale or two about ordinary people who, like her, excel and inspire. With the release of her 4th full length album, a gospel album, Crossing Jordan, Joanne seeks to offer a bit of comfort & healing through song. This album is like coming full circle as Joanne tells of her very early singing days back in the 1970’s leading the folk mass at her local church now coming back around with the honor of serving as cantor for funerals & memorial services, bringing comfort through song.

Born in The Bronx and raised on Long Island NY, Joanne Phillips grew up in a family of professional drummers and band leaders. Having natural rhythm since childhood, Joanne's father taught her to play with brushes on drums when she was seven, with her first song being "Come Fly with Me" by Frank Sinatra. She grew up listening to Swing, Motown, Bossa Nova and Rock 'n' Roll, and honed her drum skills on a full orange sparkle drum kit that her family bought for her. At age sixteen, Joanne was asked to join a local garage band of teenage boys who needed someone to play their cover of "Wipeout" by The Surfaris correctly. She stepped in and nailed it.

After an acclaimed career as a collaborative artist with landmark EDM innovators Balligomingo, Sleepthief, and Ryan Farish, Jody stepped back into her own music in 2013. Her 2013 release, Seven, was noted as a "breathtaking collection of soulful folktronic." Jody is also an actress. She startes out in improv comedy, learning under Keith Johnstone and Dennis Cahill at Loose Moose Theatre Company. She went on to do a show at Second City in Toronto. An Alumni of Vancouver Film School and now training with the incomparable Andrew McIllroy In Vancouver Canada, Jody is a true Renaissance Woman, blending acting, comedy and music with her singular, passionate voice.

Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin”. He has worked with Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, Everclear, Ritchie Blackmore, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Trans Siberian Orchestra, The Who, 50 Cent, Peter Criss, Kurt Elling, soloist with the NY City Ballet & Jazz at Lincoln Center. Joe is the lead singer/electric violinist for the prog rock band, Stratospheerius, and member of the Latin Jazz string quartet, Sweet Plantain. He is also active as a composer.

Joe Kidd is an Award winning songwriter, published poet, and a member of Michigan Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He's an international touring and recording artist and an activist recognized by the US House of Representatives and the Michigan Governor's Office. He's half of the famed Americana/Folk Duo, Joe Kidd & Sheila Burke.