Jazz Tuesdays w/ Tiffany Gridiron, Aya Sekine, Sam Corey, Jeff Shoup (5/6/25)

Our musical guest this week is vocalist Tiffany Gridiron!

Tiffany Gridiron learned to sing in the black gospel traditions of her family church. Since that time, her sultry vocals and playful approach have excited audiences in the United States, Japan, Finland and South Korea. Her foundational jazz influences are three of the greatest jazz singers of all time: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and her contemporary influences are Diane Reeves and Jill Scott.

Tiffany has recorded 5 CDs released by SONY RECORDS in Japan that have featured such greats as pianist Hank Jones, drummer Omar Hakim, and many others. In September of 2023 she released "From My Heart to Yours," featuring the talents of Michigan musicians Kris Johnson (trumpet, arranger), Brendon Davis (piano), Jonathan Muir-Cotton (bass), Nate Winn (drums), and Vivienne Smith (background vocals).

Tiffany's abilities as a jazz singer were developed under the tutelage of famed jazz vocal performer and educator Sunny Wilkinson and she has performed with artists such as Rodney Whitaker, Lawrence Leathers, Tadataka Unno, Terumasa Hino and others.

Joining Tiffany for this performance we have Aya Sekine, piano, Sam Corey, bass, and host Jeff Shoup, drums.

Jazz Tuesdays is sponsored by Gregg Hill and Cold Plunge Records, and Law Office of Trent Harris. Our house piano is graciously provided by Casio Music USA. Thank you also to Moriarty's Pub for making a home for jazz in Michigan's capital city since 2014.