Primary Instrument: Vocal
Originally from the small, upstate New York town of Ghent, where values are a way of life, Jennifer Zarine grew up grounded with a passion for hard work and dedication.
Following her passion for music, she performed her way through most of the Capital Region, achieving a BM in vocal performance from Eastman School of Music along the way.
Her journey took her to New York City, where she focused her energies in musical theater and graduated from the famed Circle in the Square Theater School. Always playful and quirky, Jennifer's voice expressed her depth, her openness and her warmth. This talent and drive was harnessed by her vocal teacher at Circle, who inspired her to pursue jazz.
The combination of her formal vocal and theater training is why Jennifer’s live and recorded performances are exciting and entertaining. Her ability to deliver each song with vivid interpretation and conviction is due to all the training in the multi-disciplined performance backgrounds. A true entertainer is more than just a vocalist and Jennifer offers a vintage authenticity to each selection.
“Jennifer Zarines vocals are playful, sexy and funny but always sincere.” -William Sostre, JazzTimes
“So many sound so alike in this genre ” that’s not the case here. A saucy romp through standards both old and new, Jennifer Zarine displays not only her theatre background, but the rare ability to dial it back for the recording studio without losing the emotion.” -Girlsingers.org
“With the bravadao of the past masters, Zarine weaves through Elton John, Charlie Chaplin and many others on the way to creating a work of art both timeless in it's delivery and stellar in it's appreciation of music at it's finest.” -Christopher Llewellyn Adams, Cashbox Magazine
“Zarine has a playful voice that knows how to make the most of it. A trained performer, Zarine knows how to give a classic song a super supper club reading that just makes everything feel rosy.” -Midwest Record Recap
“Jennifer Zarine is an exciting and vibrant jazz vocalist... she is a bubbly singer that does not do things by the book... She could pull off the blues as much as she could do country...” -John Book, This Is Book’s Music
