Jill performs solo or with her band. The band consists of Rob Strom on fretless bass and Greg Astle on Drums and Justin Brewer ..s
Jill also performs with "TaB" a 70's funk and soul cover band with Dawn Richardson on drums, Julie Wolf ..board and vocals, Pam Delgado on percussion and vocals, Jeri Jones on lead guitar and vocals and Paul Olguin on bass. Available for private and corporate functions.
Influences
Jackson Browne, Marvin Gaye, Ricki Lee Jones, Townes Van Zandt, Jimmy Webb, Gram Parsons...and of course southern rock!
Knights soulful sound is unmistakable. India Arie once quoted, "I love great voices and when I heard Jill sing it stopped me in my tracks, and I had to listen." She later asked Knight to be her opening act.
A finalist at the Telluride Troubadour competition, a finalist at the National Academy of Songwriters "songwriter of the year" competition, a finalist in Billboard magazines, "best unsigned band" contest, a regional best seller in Album Network magazine for her album Future Perfect, and voted as one of the best DIY albums in Performing Songwriter Magazine, Honorable mention NSAI songwriting competition, Finalist in the Acoustic Live songwriter competition.
Jill has toured and shared stages with... India Arie, Shawn Colvin, David Wilcox, Michael Hedges, Phoebe Snow, Richard Thompson, Richard Thompson, Little Feat, and many others.
"Its hard to say which is better-the song or the way Jill Knight sings it." Performing Songwriter vol. 6 ..35
"Few songwriters seem to have the self-assurance that this singer possesses...Knight approaches her music with an unadorned intensity, her songs pack an emotional punch rich in the details of everyday experiences... this is first rate, high quality music" Dirty Linen ..80
"With a voice that crests and tumbles like a waterfall, Knight is as elemental as the wind." Sacramento News and Reviews
Your music stopped me in my tracks in San Fran! I have since told everyone about you!!!!! Love your music and can't wait to hear more! You are a beautiful soul and appreciate you making my drive to work in the morning less stressfull with your music!!!!!
Hello and thanks for the add. We hope you enjoy our tunes. We just posted our Christmas song take a listen let us know what you think. Have a great weekend.
I just bought 2 copies of your live CD. One was a Christmas present... and one was for me. I just wanted to say "Rare October" was well worth the wait! Hopefully you'll come out to LA sometime soon.
Hey girl how is it going? So you coming to utah anytime soon? I will be in San Diego for 2 weeks in april for my daughters 18th Birthday Maybe if your in the area we can hook up. Anyway just dropping a line
"Do everything with a mind that lets go. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end."
