{"id":4765,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/jenna-mammina-under-the-influence\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"jenna-mammina-under-the-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=4765","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Mammina &#8211; Under the Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/shootinggallery\/pix\/0201\/jenna_mammina_and_s_watkins_at_iaje.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"140\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" align=\"Left\"\/><font color=\"blue\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-face:verdana; font-size:10pt\">Under the Influence of<\/font><br \/><font color=\"blue\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica\" size=\"4\">Jenna Mammina<\/font><br \/><font face=\"Verdana, Helvetica\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\">   by S. H. Watkins, Sr.<\/font><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">  <font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">We had been at IAJE for a couple of days now.  It was evening and I was deciding what to do with the rest of the day. Mark said he had an invitation to meet with someone named <b>Jenna Mammina<\/b> at the other hotel, in a suite. I tagged along and got a pleasant surprise. When we got to the suite, a nice lady greeted us, took our coats and served us drinks. There were 8-9 people in the room, one of whom I recognized as guitarist Andre Bush.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Jenna Mammina - Under the Influence\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/storypix\/undertheinfluence.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\"\/>The others were introduced as Jenna, her sister, mother and brother, along with three or four other journalists and visitors like ourselves. After 10-15 minutes of small talk snacks, Bush took up a guitar, Jenna sat down picked up a mike and began to sing in one of the loveliest new voices I&#8217;ve heard in a long time.  She sang three songs and I was absolutely bowled over! Influenced by Abbey Lincoln, Jenna&#8217;s singing is always in control,  ranging from the innocent-little-girl to the sultry-seductress, and she manages to pull it off with a touch of personality to boot!<\/p>\n<p>  Based out of the San Francisco area, Mama Grace records is named for Jenna&#8217;s mother, Grace. Her brother and sister handle the business end and Jenna carries the voice. A real family affair. Last year, Jenna was one of the acts at the prestigious <i>\tMt. Hood Jazz festival<\/i> in my own Portland, Oregon, and is scheduled to appear again this year (If I had not been in Chicago that weekend, I would have HEARD her sooner). <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"Left\" alt=\"Jenna Mammina - Just a Little Bit\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/storypix\/justalittlebit.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\"\/>While we were there, Jenna gave us a copy of the as-yet-unreleased <b>Just a Little Bit<\/b>.  Like the first CD (<i>Under the Influence<\/i>), it is very mellow. The music is well played and compliments Jenna&#8217;s powerful, yet cute, vocals very well.  The interplay between Jenna&#8217;s vocals and Andre Bush&#8217;s guitar stylings is elegant; it is apparent that they enjoy playing together. Her songs are well chosen to show off her strengths, and it is a joy to watch her perform. Don&#8217;t you miss the opportunity to hear her sing, clips from her album <b>Under the Influence<\/b> are available at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennamammina.com\">Jenna Mammina&#8217;s web site<\/a>.   <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><cfinclude template=\"adbanner.asp\"\/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>    <?php require($DOCUMENT_ROOT . \"_footer.htm\");   ??><\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Influence ofJenna Mammina by S. H. 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