Few people realize that before I was a jazz singer I was a pop & rock singer & studio vocalist. This month I'm featuring 3 songs from my career in the late 80's early 90's, as lead vocalist for The Editors. The 3 songs which I wrote and produced are: Now There's You, Just A Little Ways Down the Road, and Now There's You
Check 'em out!! I also moonlight as a blues singer; I'm in the middle of a southern blues recording project.... Check out "The Way You Deliver" and "Basic Black".
Hodge's latest jazz CD, "INDIGO" (March, '09 release) includes Juno winning trumpet/flugel player Brad Turner, and sax great Tom Colclough. The songs Indigo, Far and Guide to Recovery are good examples of the NEW Hodge sound. Her original grooves are infectious; but this newest sound dwarfs the others!
Hodge has co-written & performed alongside: John Stowell (whom she recently co-wrote an album of originals with), Hugh Fraser; and performed with Dee Daniels, & countless others.
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Cheryl Hodge has received the GRINDIE Award (2009) from RadioIndy.com !!
"Hodge has a striking voice. Her range is impressive...."
- Kyle O'Brien, Jazz Society of Oregon
"Anybody with ears would cite Cheryl Hodge as the Real Thing." - Bob Protzman, writer for Downbeat; host, Everything Jazz
"Her 8ve leaps and pitch-perfect landings evoke Portland great Nancy King..." - The Oregonian, Lynn Darroch
Cheryl Hodge
CHERYL HODGE, "Smooth; yet, Edgy..."
2009 is turning out to be a big year for Cheryl Hodge. Having just completed her high energy fusion album, "INDIGO" (2009) with Juno winning trumpet player, Brad Turner, Saxophonist Tom Colclough, and guitar greats John Stowell & Cliff Maddix; and her smoking hot rhythm section; with bassist Dave Captein and drummer Charlie Doggett; Hodge is raring to go (bring on the tours!) She's celebrating her newly found dual citizenship (US/CANADIAN); making touring all that much less of a hassle!
With over 20 years of playing & touring with some of the finest jazz musicians in the U.S. & Canada, Hodge is a gifted pianist and isn't afraid to visit the outer stretches of "scatting" territory. Her first love, however remains (and most likely forever will be...) composing.
Hodge has performed alongside: John Stowell, Mike Stern, Dan Balmer, Hugh Fraser, Dee Daniels, & countless others. Here are links to some of her accomplices. There are annual tours which include jazz festivals, clinics and club performances. Hodge has also been know to diverge into film scores, and musical direction. Recent projects include the job of musical director (with acting director Frederick Edell), in a theatrical production of Cole Porter's "You Never Know", and vocal direction in Little Shoppe of Horrors.