Judi Jackson
Award-winning U.S. recording artist
Judi Jackson is a name to remember. After being voted Singer of the Year at the 2020 Jazz FM Awards, Judi Jackson has remained in the spotlight thanks to her world-class talent.
She fell in love with jazz as a teenager. At 14, she was lucky enough to get to know American trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. He sent her a parcel containing sheet music at Christmas. This laid the foundation for her development as a jazz singer. She began listening to and studying the sounds of Blossom Dearie, Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and Mahalia Jackson. In the following years, she gained more and more experience as an artist. She covered Rag ‘n’ Bone Man’s songs at Art on Ice in 2023.