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Jill Jack

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Jill Jack
OriginBerkley, Michigan
GenresPop/rock, country, Folk/rock, American Standards
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Voice, guitar
Years active1997–present
LabelsUphill Productions
Websitewww.jilljack.com

Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter based in Ferndale, Michigan. As of December 2016, she has released 11 albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name, as well as a jazz ensemble dedicated to standards, "Jill Jack and the American Songbook Band."

Three of her CDs – Live and Unplugged in 2005, Moon and the Morning After in 2006, Songwriter Sessions in 2010 – won Detroit Music Awards for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording. Writing for Allmusic, Thom Jurek called Moon and the Morning After, "an exceptionally honest rock & roll record, ... one that delivers musically as well as lyrically in spades and diamonds."[1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Title Label
1997 Watch Over Me Drum Dancer[2][3]
1998 Too Close to the Sun Drum Dancer[2]
2001 The Love Hotel Drum Dancer
2006 Moon and the Morning After Uphill Productions
2012 Sunflower Girl Uphill Productions[4]
2015 Moon Be Thine Uphill Productions
2016 Pure Imagination
(as Jill Jack and the American Songbook Band)
Uphill Productions[5]
2018 These Days [6]

Live albums

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Year Title Label
1999 Live From Billy's Basement Drum Dancer
2004 Live and Unplugged Uphill Productions
2009 Songwriter Sessions Uphill Productions
2013 Celebrates the Holidays Uphill Productions

Singles

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Year Title
2008 Live Like There's No Tomorrow
2014 Look Beyond Your Horizons (Single from The Embrace of Aging) (feat. The Detroit Women's Project)
2017 Be the Light (A Song for Leonard)

Awards

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Detroit Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1997 Jill Jack Outstanding Vocalist (Pop/Rock) Won
1997 Jill Jack New Group/Performer Deserving Wider Recognition Won
1998 Jill Jack Outstanding Artist/Group (Acoustic/Folk) Won
1998 Jill Jack Outstanding Local Artist/Group (Rock/Pop) Won
1998 Jill Jack Outstanding New Group (Acoustic/Folk) Won
1998 Watch Over Me Outstanding Recording (Acoustic/Folk) Won
1998 Jill Jack Outstanding Vocalist (Acoustic/Folk) Won
1998 Jill Jack Outstanding Vocalist (Rock/Pop) Won
1999 Jill Jack Outstanding Vocalist (Rock/Pop) Won
1999 Jill Jack Outstanding Artist/Group (Pop/Rock) Won
2000 Jill Jack Outstanding Vocalist (Pop/Rock) Won
2005 Jill Jack Live And Unplugged Outstanding Recording (Acoustic/Folk) Won
2005 Jill Jack Outstanding Artist/Group (Pop/Rock) Won
2006 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group Won
2006 Moon and the Morning After Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording Won
2006 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter Won
2006 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist Won
2006 Jill Jack Outstanding Pop Artist/Group Won
2007 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group Won
2007 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist Won
2008 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group Won
2008 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist Won
2010 Songwriter Sessions Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording Won
2010 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist Won
2011 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter Won
2011 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group Won
2012 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter Won
2012 Jill Jack Outstanding Folk Artist/Group Won
2013 Sunflower Girl Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording Won
2013 Jill Jack Outstanding Folk Artist/Group Won
2014 Jill Jack Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter Won
2014 Jill Jack Outstanding Folk Artist/Group Won
2015 Jill Jack Outstanding Americana Songwriter Won

Other

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2011 International Songwriting Competition Americana Fallen (A Love Song) Semi-finalist
Susanne Millsap's Performing Songwriter Showcase Jill Jack Finalist[4]

References

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  1. ^ Thom Jurek, Review: Moon and Morning After, Allmusic.com
  2. ^ a b Talbert, Bob (November 10, 1998). "Jill Jack is a talent to be reckoned with". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 6F. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jill Jack Albums and Discography". AllMusic.
  4. ^ a b Graff, Gary (May 10, 2012). "Sound Check: Things keep opening up for 'Sunflower Girl' Jill Jack". New Haven Register. New Haven, Connecticut. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jill Jack and the American Songbook Band – Pure Imagination (2016, CD)". Discogs.
  6. ^ Gallo, Mark. "Album Review of These Days, Jill Jack". Roots Music Report. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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