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Gail Pettis
Jazz Vocalist

Four-time nominee and Earshot Golden Ear Awards "2007 Northwest Vocalist of the Year," Gail is a welcome addition to the Pacific Northwest jazz scene. Gail's rich, warm vocals and understated phrasing inspire comparisons to Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn and Carmen McRae and have been described as "deliciously soulful" by Cadence Magazine.

Grandaughter of Delta Blues guitarist and vocalist Arthur Pettis, Gail grew up in Gary, Indiana and now resides in Seattle, WA.  She switched to music from a career as an orthodontist in 2002.  Performance highlights include a residency at the 2006 Amersfoort Jazz Festival as featured artist with the New Manhattan Big Band and smaller combos on the mainstage, a performance at KAVC Hall in Kobe Japan, and mainstage performance at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival in Boise, Idaho.

Gail’s debut CD, May I Come In? received international airplay and was nominated for Earshot’s Golden Ear award “2007 Northwest Recording of the Year”. Her sophmore recording, Here in the Moment, was released in January 2010 debuted at #9 on the JazzWeek national airplay chart  and is currently #5 as reported by JazzWeek the week of March 1, 2010.

Gail has also contributed vocals to Grammy-nominated CD "Colabs", has several song credits in major motion pictures and her voiceover and jingle work has been heard on radio and television.