TANIA GRUBBS

Vocalist TANIA GRUBBS doesn't just sing nice songs. She crafts stories out of well-chosen songs with love and care - and lets the listener feel the spirit behind each note. She doesn't stand in front of a stellar band of sidemen. Her voice is an integral instrument in a quintet of equals, a guiding thread that weaves everyone together whether singing a warm, engaging note, a challenging phrase, an especially stirring arrangement, a soulful turn, or hopeful sentiment. When world-renowned trumpeter Sean Jones described Tania Grubbs, he said knowing her has been a joy, “not only because of her skill as an artist but because of her connection to humanity.”  There probably couldn’t be two more perfect words to describe not only Tania but her fascinating, beautiful music: joy and humanity. Reviews of her latest album, “Live at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar” by the Tania Grubbs Quintet (released May 2020), have read more...