jill knight

Bio:

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 ..

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Member Since:

October 20, 2005

Members:

Jill performs solo or with her band.

Influences:

Jackson Browne, Marvin Gaye, Ricki Lee Jones, Townes Van Zandt, Jimmy Webb, Gram Parsons...and of course southern rock!

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