Celebrating her 28th year in the music industry this year, Barbara Morrison has performed with a virtual "who's who" of the Jazz and the Blues worlds including legends, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Ron Carter, Etta James, Esther Phillips, David T. Walker, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Otis, Dr. John, Kenny Burrell, Terence Blanchard, Joe Sample, Cedar Walton, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, and Keb' Mo (Kevin Moore).

She has been featured on over 20 recordings in almost every genre from traditional Jazz and Blues to Gospel and Pop. Her melodic voice, with its two-and-a-half-octave range, are known worldwide, as are her rich, unique, soulful and highly spirited interpretations of both, familiar Jazz and Blues classics, and original contemporary tunes. Most striking is Ms. Morrison's ability to belt out down-home, soul-stirring Blues. Breathtaking are her impassioned renditions of old and favorite torch songs.

Morrison possesses a voice that recalls the best of such legends as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, combining the delicate virtuosity of those two with gutbucket grit. Whatever the genre, whether jazz, blues or soul, her music is emotional, exuberant and more than a little bit sassy. Dancers would most likely be familiar with her ever-popular swinging version of "Stormy Monday"; that DJs are playing all over.

Barbara is about to release her latest CD, "Live at the 9:20 Special" recorded live at the infamous San Francisco dance venue 9:20 Special.

Critical Acclaim

"Barbara Morrison is one of the most versatile and beautiful singers on the Jazz and blues scene today. I've seen her live several times, with several completely different bands, and every time she shines."
- Paul Overton

"Barbara is the bomb! She blew everyone away in Sacramento last year, and it was two of the best nights of dancing to live music ever!"
- Steven Mitchell

"She is mesmerizing on stage, and her music inspires me to no end. Barbara Morrison is the real swinging deal."
- Jesse Miner

"She is very in tune with dancing...a cross between Ruth Brown and Ella, she has presence and she has power...a true Diva. NOT TO MISS!!!!!!!!"
- Peter Loggins

"Barbara Morrison is an inspiration. She pours her heart into every song she sings, making you pour your heart into every dance you dance."
- Jenn Salvadori & Justin Zillman

"Years ago they used to call jazz singer Dinah Washington "The Queen of the Blues." Well, these days that title could very easily go to the dynamic, persuasive Barbara Morrison… If you've heard any of Morrison's albums, … you know that she can deliver that rhythmically charged genre with consummate flair."
-L.A. Times / Zan Stewart

"It is possible to delight a crowd without sacrificing one's creative integrity. Which is exactly what Morrison did for a full-house audience - one that cheered her peaks of high exuberance as well as her moments of intimate musical thoughtfulness. She was masterful with blue, moving easily from the urban style of Percy Mayfield to down-home Texas blues to the hard swinging drive of Mercer Ellington…It was, in short, a superlative display of eclectic music-making, engaging as entertainment, compelling as jazz…"
-L.A. Times / Don Heckman

"A joy! At Carnegie Hall, Barbara Morrison delivered one song a la Esther Phillips and another with Ella Fitzgerald's blithe scat singing."
-New York Times

"One of the finest singers to hit this county in years. A red-hot vocalist."
-The Orange County Register

"Morrison's work breathes the spirit of jazz improvisation. She can swing a tune with the best of them, and the pointed quality of her vocals allows her to penetrate even the most formidable instrumental accompaniment. To hear her ride the great, roaring orchestral sound is to behold one of the more accomplished jazz-blues singers in the business."
-The Sydney Morning Herald

"Sauntering boldly along the trail blazed by such celebrated Jazz/Blues singers as Bessie Smith, Billy Holiday, Sarah Ellis and Dinah, Barbara Morrison proves with every note that she does indeed know how to do it… One of Morrison's cardinal strengths is that she sounds like no one else but Barbara Morrison... Whatever the milieu, Morrison's interpretations are uniquely her own."
-The Jazz World Magazine

"This is traditional Jazz and Blues at its finest… Morrison's vocals color the Blues with a frisky, devilish twist, making every one of the standards very much her own."
-The Music Connection / Jonathan Widran