A Little History:

Jennifer moved to Arizona in the record heat of summer 1994 as a new songwriter with just 3 tunes to her name. She began writing like mad and after performing for about a year at open mics and on friend's breaks, she landed her first night all her own at the Historic Willow House in downtown Phoenix April of 1995. The spring of 1996 she recorded her first cassette at Fiddler's Dream Folk Club "Jennifer Spector Live" (now out of print) She took these with her on the streets of 13 European Countries that summer and busked her way solo across the contiment ---Dublin to Warsaw, Athens to Seville. She sold all that she could hold stuffed in with her clothes in her backback and found her voice and her true calling.

1997-2001 She formed and fronted two bands that hit the local Phoenix scene with an eclectic fresh mix of Rock, Jazz, and Folk. The Bloomsbury Group (1997-1999) and Treehouse (1999-2001). This is where she met her partner David Tieman. After the bands desolved, Jennifer gave full attention back to her acoustic routes and her original love ---contemporary folk music.

After playing every venue in the Phoenix Valley and other out-of-town Arizona venues, 2002 saw the release of Jennifer's first full-length recording Ahead of the Game. She produced it herself with David's help, who also played bass and lead guitar on the CD.

Making a Splash

Summer of 2003, Jennifer embarked on her first big tour to Chicago and back as well as a Texas tour earlier that spring. She continued to play regional venues after returning but stayed relatively close to home until she was honored with her first major accolade as TELLURIDE TROUBADOUR NATIONAL FINALIST in June of 2004 at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. It was just the month before where she earned another National Finalist title at the Tucson Folk Festival there in her home state of Arizona.

Jennifer recently has had the honor of being asked to share the stage with respected national artists David Wilcox and Loudon Wainwright III (Acoustic Music Arizona, 2004-2005 season). She recently performed with folk great Christine Lavin in Las Vegas (Sept 25th, '04 Acoustic Routes Series) Jennifer now is in the process of recording her second CD, tentatively titled Greasy Spoon. She will embark on a national radio and print publicity campaign this time around and is currently seeking a professional booking agent to help her manage her future heavy touring schedule.

Reviews:

"I thanked her for making my radio station sound so good. It is rare that I see someone new come through on tour with a spakling talent for songwriting and a truly great voice to compliment it! I hope she digs in deep and keeps her career moving forward. Jennifer definitely has the skills it takes to be a heavyweight."
Brad Hockmeyer
Owner/Program Manager
KTAO AAA Radio, Taos, NM

With her beautiful voice, singer/ songwriter Jennifer Spector is a pleasure to listen to. That her songs are also first-rate makes "Ahead of the Game" appropriately titled. The songs here are mellow, and Spector's acoustic guitar playing is augmented by diverse instrumentation including flute, oboe, banjo, trumpet and a terrific xylophone on "Humor." Lyrically, she turns nice philosophical phrases such as "A grain of salt goes a very long way in life's smorgasbord." This album is one "game" worth playing over and over again. Rating: A Thomas Bond, Music Editor
Get Out, The Tribune (Phoenix)3/03

Her songs come with a degree of honesty that comes with life experience and the humanity of relationships.
Ryan Heinsius, Flagstaff Live 4/03

With her passionate voice, Jennifer Spector will prove that she is diverse. This performing songwriter will definitely move you either in person or listening to her new album Ahead of the Game."
Lavender Magazine, San Diego CA 6/03

"With her great voice, get ready for a true slam session. Her diverse spectrum of musical offerings entwine together to create her own original sound."
Buzz Magazine, 2003

"Social commentary, philosophical insight and quality music! The result is the refreshingly original sounds of singer/songwriter Jennifer Spector."
Vince Darcangelo
Boulder Colorado Weekly 2003

"I love the CD! Great singing, playing and songwriting!"
Kenny Scaggs
(of the Glen Campbell Band)