Her career has been diverse, ranging from touring with the Princeton Ballet Company to performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Jenny has performed classical, contemporary jazz and popular compositions across venues in the UK, as well as regularly being billed on the United States East Coast circuit. Jenny's Credits include being a featured artist on Philadelphia National Public Radio, as well
as performing at the Geraldine R. Jenny's music and live performances are often surrounded by a plethora of the UK's leading musicians, including saxophonist Rod Mason, bassist Richard Hammond, Matt Kohut, Paul Baxter, guitarists Jezz Platt, Scott Metzger, Chris Harford and percussionist Dave Walsh and J.P Wasiko. She's also worked closely with Grammy nominee Olive Joseph, an 'explosive' vocalist and original members of the Jenny Bray Band.
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Director and tutor of the jazz workshop, alongside of an array of talented musicians. I have been directing the course in the United Kingdom and the United States. Students from these Jazz Workshops have performed at the Burton Agnes jazz festival, Hull jazz club and Scarborough jazz club. In the USA performances were in New Hope Pennsylvania, Lambertville and Princeton NJ, providing them with rare and valuable experience, as well as the opportunity to travel abroad to widen their knowledge of the music they love. You can find my music on Spotify here; https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jJyy25nq53awcOUekEv8N?si=8oPF0MWGSlCKQlNSTkuUdw
And my socials here: https://linktr.ee/jennybray01
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"Sultry, clever, sweet and smart, Jenny Bray sings it all" - Marty Ross-Coane Radio Times, WHYY/NPR Philadelphia
"Singer-Songwriter Jenny Bray performs her original masterpieces flawlessly. Laced with witt, beautifuls harmonies and exquisite musical knowledge, they never amount to any less than a show stopping, room silencing spectacle. Don't ever miss Jenny Bray." - Alex Verda, Metalines Studios
"Bluesey, sharp, mellow and Jazzy, Jenny Bray is all of these things. Because I have been listening quite by chance to Jenny’s latest CD, `Me`, with a view to creating a broadcast around Jenny`s music. Jenny`s music contains real songs based on her own experiences." - "If you've had the pleasure of seeing Jenny play live over the last couple of months, you know this CD won't be one to miss. For those who have not heard Jenny before, Me is certainly one to give air space to in your living room. You will not be disappointed." - Steve Bewick, Freelance jazz broadcaster. "Another delightful piece by song-writer Jenny Bray. As usual, she has created something that sounds simple and comfortable, but uses unexpected harmony. It sooths you and then makes you sit up and make pictures in your mind: you are sorry when it ends, and want more. Alan Edgar, musician, conductor, composer about Angels On The Shore. "Jenny Bray is exciting and innovative"
Paul Lecitra. Executive Director, New Hope Pennsylvania Performing Arts Festival. "Bray's music startles the listener: the lyrics, complex meditations, embrace through imagery and the small gestures of daily living, loss, love, joy and the desire for personal freedom; the music, a provocative style with roots in rock, jazz, blues and classical, is uncompromising, in its insistence on surprise and beauty - luminous, astonishing." Cheryl Baldi
Board Of Directors For Friends Of Writers Inc. New York City. Bucks County Poet Laureate. MSA Warren Wilson Program for Writers, USA
I love that Jenny Bray track "Drive The Bass", I could listen to that track all day long!"
Phil White, BBC Radio Humberside Producer
Drive The Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9thSqucyrhQ&t=5s&ab_channel=JennyBray
“Keep up the great work, Jenny. I was seeking a new challenge when I attended your course many years ago, never having played jazz before, and boy did I find one lol! Made me realise how little I actually knew but also helped me to grow. I learned SO much from it and gained many opportunities to play with and learn from some great musicians - opportunities that I would never have experienced otherwise. So many inspiring tutors also. Huge thanks to all of you.” - Dave Allot
“I attended a series of Jenny’s Jazz Workshops between 2014 and 2016, and would highly recommend to anyone looking to expand their music knowledge. Not only did these workshops improve my confidence as a performer, but my skills in composition and communication were improved too. I got to work and perform a long side musicians who had years more experience than I did, and it was so helpful to engage with them and improve as a result. The workshops allowed me to perform a various locations that I wouldn’t have had access to otherwise, and gave me memories that I have cherished for almost a decade!” - Meg Howe
“These jazz courses were what inspired me to start playing music again. I did a few of the 10 week courses ending with concerts at Burton Agnes. Jenny and Ray and the other tutors were so encouraging and it gave me confidence to try new things like playing jazz on harmonica which I'd never done before. Great to have the opportunity to play alongside brilliant experienced musicians in stately homes and small jazz clubs. I went on to play in a band for a brief but exciting time. I loved it and would highly recommend the course.” - Pete Woods
