Juliet Green

Swinging standards, sparkling vocalese, sumptuous ballads and smart lyrics are the signature of this Bay Area vocalist. Performing solo or with a vocal ensemble, Juliet Green is a storyteller and songwriter with roots in the jazz tradition and branches reaching into modern popular music. Originally from Maui, Hawaii, Juliet Green has been a singer, songwriter and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1991. As a finalist in the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Vocal Competition, Juliet sang with the Chris Grasso trio on the Ronnie Wells Main Stage in February 2014. Her latest record, "Think About That", features her original songs as well as her original lyrics on songs by Anton Schwartz, Wycliffe Gordon, Greg Murai, and Isaac Raz. Featuring many of the Bay Area's best players, she is joined by musicians such as Natalie Cressman, Murray Low, Phil Hawkins, Marc van Wageningen, John Shifflett, Quartet San Francisco, and many more. Over the past two decades, Juliet has performed in various vocal jazz ensembles, winning the SF Regional Harmony Sweepstakes competition in 1998 and 2000 (+4db), 2005 (Moodswing) and 2012 (Sing Theory). Another ensemble, Clockwork, was selected to perform at the 2011 JEN Conference in New Orleans after the released of their acclaimed album "Every Voice Counts". Juliet's other passion is working as an educator, clinician, and director. She has taught at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, at Jazz Camp West, and directs the six-time Downbeat award-winning Panache vocal jazz ensembles at Corte Madera School in Portola Valley, and was named Downbeat Outstanding Jazz Educator in 2019.

Awards

Mid-Atlantic Vocal Competition Finalist - 2014

Downbeat Outstanding Educator - 2019

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