Jazzmeia Horn wears a bright orange top with a flower crown on her head

Family Series

Jazzmeia Horn Family Matinee

Jazzmeia Horn

Performances

Feb 3

Jazzmeia Horn is a vocalist and composer, author, activist, educator, multi-GRAMMY Award nominee, and winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition. Praised by The New York Times as “among the most exciting young vocalists in jazz, with a proud traditionalism that keeps her tightly linked to the sound of classic figures like Nancy Wilson and Betty Carter, but a vivacity of spirit and conviction that places her firmly in the present,” Horn makes her Harris Theater debut with performances on the Mix at Six and Family Series in 2024.

Horn, who will publish her first children’s book — based on her forthcoming album Messages — in 2024, is creating a special storyteller-style program for the Family Series that will premiere on the Harris Theater stage. Blending works from her GRAMMY-nominated albums and stories from her life and career, the program will engage audiences of all ages in Horn’s unique sound and musical influences.

“Her tunes are so good, others are sure to try them on, but then they’ll have to sing them as well as Jazzmeia Horn does. Her interpretations set a standard of their own.” — NPR

Jazzmeia Horn
Jazzmeia Horn is a vocalist, composer, author, activist, educator, and multi-GRAMMY Award nominee. She is the winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition and the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Dear Love, Horn’s most recent album, is a recording that brims with the combination of her assured delivery and spoken word segments, deft arrangements, and fiery musical ideas. Her first big-band album functions as a platform for her to showcase both her perception of the world and her endlessly unfolding talents. Horn adeptly interprets classics such as “He’s My Guy” and “Lover Come Back to Me,” in addition to highlighting her original work on songs including the slinky “Let Us (Take Our Time),” the subtle and intriguing “NIA,” and the appealing “Where Is Freedom!?” The album was nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category.

Horn’s first two albums, A Social Call and Love and Liberation, each garnered GRAMMY nominations in the Best Jazz Vocal Album Category. In his review of Love and Liberation, NPR jazz critic Kevin Whitehead said, “Her tunes are so good, others are sure to try them on, but then they’ll have to sing them as well as Jazzmeia Horn does. Her interpretations set a standard of their own.”