Jackie Venson
Powerful woman singing and shredding the blues
R&B, Soul
Solo, Trio
“Austin’s got no shortage of indie blues musicians whose music sounds great from a coffeehouse stage, but it only has a few who can put together the total package of eclectic, soulful jams and a stridently powerful voice the way that Jackie Venson can.” — Texas Monthly
BIOGRAPHY
It’s been a busy few years for blues musician Jackie Venson, the youngest of nine children, who studied classical piano at the Berklee College of Music and switched to guitar-shredding reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix. In 2014, she won the Belk Modern Southern Music competition, which led to other exciting opportunities, like being invited to sit in with Jon Batiste on a taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and then opening 10 shows for Gary Clark Jr.
Powerful woman singing and shredding the blues
R&B, Soul
Solo, Trio
“Austin’s got no shortage of indie blues musicians whose music sounds great from a coffeehouse stage, but it only has a few who can put together the total package of eclectic, soulful jams and a stridently powerful voice the way that Jackie Venson can.” — Texas Monthly
BIOGRAPHY
It’s been a busy few years for blues musician Jackie Venson, the youngest of nine children, who studied classical piano at the Berklee College of Music and switched to guitar-shredding reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix. In 2014, she won the Belk Modern Southern Music competition, which led to other exciting opportunities, like being invited to sit in with Jon Batiste on a taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and then opening 10 shows for Gary Clark Jr.
Powerful woman singing and shredding the blues
R&B, Soul
Solo, Trio
“Austin’s got no shortage of indie blues musicians whose music sounds great from a coffeehouse stage, but it only has a few who can put together the total package of eclectic, soulful jams and a stridently powerful voice the way that Jackie Venson can.” — Texas Monthly
BIOGRAPHY
It’s been a busy few years for blues musician Jackie Venson, the youngest of nine children, who studied classical piano at the Berklee College of Music and switched to guitar-shredding reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix. In 2014, she won the Belk Modern Southern Music competition, which led to other exciting opportunities, like being invited to sit in with Jon Batiste on a taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and then opening 10 shows for Gary Clark Jr.