Jackie Ryan - Jazz Singer - OpenArt Records' Official Web Site

with Clark Terry

"...a true jazz singer - and a damn good one, too! I've had the pleasure of concertizing with her so I know. Be sure to give a good listen to this CD, and when you have a chance to catch her in person - do it!"

Clark Terry
Renowned trumpet master
Count Basie and Duke Ellington Orchestras

"I had the pleasure of working with Jackie Ryan and she really knocked me out every time she sang. If you want to hear somebody with good pipes, good time, good feeling, good sound, good intonation and can swing - listen to Jackie Ryan."

Terry Gibbs

"One of the best singers to sing at Ronnie's since Shirley Horn."

John Massarik
(Review of performance at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club)
The Evening Standard
London, May 2001

with Jon Hendricks

"'It's Jackie!'. . . which means: it's sparklin' and swingin' - like good Jazz singin."

Jon Hendricks
Legendary vocalese master

"One loves to hear a great singer - especially one with style, control, pitch and a wonderful sense of rhythm. Jackie Ryan is one of those rare talents - she has it all, plus beauty. I love her sound. She is destined to become a major star."

Teo Macero
Producer of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" and Dave Brubeck's "Time Out" (Columbia Records)

"A real discovery of a singer - a theatrical, spontaneous and technically immaculate American with a Betty Carter flavour called Jackie Ryan... We'll be hearing from her."

John Fordham
Jazz critic, The London Guardian
Review of week-long appearance at Ronnie Scott's Club
Author of "Jazz","The Story of Ronnie Scott's" and "Shooting From The Hip"

"Volition and Vocalese
Jackie Ryan has a wonderful voice. But on her Passion Flower, she also has a wonderful way with her pen. This is evident because she decided to take a song by the great tenor saxophonist, Joe Henderson, called "The Kicker" and write lyrics to it, and did she ever! Ms. Ryan is one of the new emerging singers in the jazz idiom that deserves wider recognition. Besides her unbelievable take on "The Kicker" you can hear Ms. Ryan deliver her stylistic stamp on such classics as "Lullaby of The Leaves", "Some Other Spring" and "Serenade in Blue". Keep an eye on Jackie Ryan because she will continue to emerge and surprise!"

by Nathan Holloway, AllAboutJazz.com 2005