ABOUT JEN:
Jen Zito is a deeply heart felt and soulful singer and composer living in the Bay Area of California. Her debut solo album is being released this fall. Produced by Jeffrey Wood of Fantasy Studios, her compositions are rich and cinematic. Most recently seen as a gospel soloist for the Glide Ensemble of San Francisco, her roots are deeply influenced by the community of songwriters and folk musicians that surrounded her as well as the jazz music of her father who played stand up bass, jazz guitar, and many records on the turn table.
Jen got her Bachelors Degree in Music in 2012 from Cornish College of the Arts in composition and vocal performance. In addition to her studies in composition steeped in jazz and songwriting, she spent many years studying vocal stylings and techniques from various folkloric traditions, singing in languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Yoruban, Italian and Bulgarian before coming back to her own roots in English.
Jen Zito is the daughter of folk singer and activist, Linda Allen. She and her sister, (songwriter and performer Kristin Allen-Zito), grew up performing and touring with Linda around the Northwest. Jen and her sister learned the art of arranging, performing, and recording their own vocal parts as well as the power of singing for truth and justice at a very young age. They performed with their mom throughout their entire childhood and beyond. Jen and her sister also spent time performing their original material as a sibling duo.
Jen Zito is a deeply heart felt and soulful singer and composer living in the Bay Area of California. Her debut solo album is being released this fall. Produced by Jeffrey Wood of Fantasy Studios, her compositions are rich and cinematic. Most recently seen as a gospel soloist for the Glide Ensemble of San Francisco, her roots are deeply influenced by the community of songwriters and folk musicians that surrounded her as well as the jazz music of her father who played stand up bass, jazz guitar, and many records on the turn table.
Jen got her Bachelors Degree in Music in 2012 from Cornish College of the Arts in composition and vocal performance. In addition to her studies in composition steeped in jazz and songwriting, she spent many years studying vocal stylings and techniques from various folkloric traditions, singing in languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Yoruban, Italian and Bulgarian before coming back to her own roots in English.
Jen Zito is the daughter of folk singer and activist, Linda Allen. She and her sister, (songwriter and performer Kristin Allen-Zito), grew up performing and touring with Linda around the Northwest. Jen and her sister learned the art of arranging, performing, and recording their own vocal parts as well as the power of singing for truth and justice at a very young age. They performed with their mom throughout their entire childhood and beyond. Jen and her sister also spent time performing their original material as a sibling duo.