Singer, songwriter, producer Eugenie Jones will be presented the 2023 Jazz Journalists Association's Jazz

Hero award followed with a performance by Eugenie and her quartet.

Eugenie Jones is an award-winning American singer/songwriter, producer, and legacy activist. Her

2022 release Players ranked #30 on Jazz Week's Top 100 Albums for 2022. She was also a

first-round Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy® contender and ranked #7 on Jazz Week's Top 50

charts.

On her independent label, Open Mic Records, Jones has successfully produced three projects

and has earned recognition as an Earshot Jazz Vocalist of the Year Award recipient while also

being the first-ever vocal recording artist to receive the Earshot Jazz Recording of the

Year Golden Ear Award.

As a warm, engaging singer with an electric stage presence, 2022 found Jones praised by jazz

legends and favorably reviewed in every major jazz publication, including

DownBeat, JazzTimes, JazzIz, and many others.