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“Lonesome Sunbeam,” Jen’s first full-length cd, is set for a release date of January 1, 2009. Produced by Oy Mendelsson, the record contains 10 tracks and features Jen on vocals and acoustic guitar, alongside several other musicians: Dan Fisherman (Mommyheads) on drums and keyboards; Sara Milonovich (Cathie Ryan, Richard Shindell) on violin; Jason Crigler (Linda Thompson, Marshall Crenshaw), Adam Elk (Mommyheads) & Mark Dziuba share guitar credits; Simon Walsh & Jason Sarubbi (The Trapps) share bass credits. The songs on the cd range from alt-country (Might Have Moved On, Believe In Me) to pop rock (Lonesome Sunbeam, On Seven Stones, Voodoo Baby) and other interesting places in between. Of the record, Jen notes:

“I wanted to hear these songs with full arrangements and instrumentation, which is why I chose to record with a full band. But I also wanted the songs to keep the warm intimacy that a voice and guitar can convey. This record is, to me, a beautiful expression of both intentions.”

“Lonesome Sunbeam” will be available for pre-release purchase, starting November 2nd, on this website and on Jen’s myspace page. It will also be available at Jen’s CD Release Celebration on November 2 at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY. See Performances for details.

Jen and Dar Williams
In other news, Jen recently joined Dar Williams for a concert benefiting The Randolph School. The money raised went toward assisting the school with Green building projects. She was supported by her band, featuring Dan Fisherman on drums, Simon Walsh on bass and Sara Milonovich on violin.
photo: Owen Tomlins

Jen on myspace
Here you will find photos, a blog, a couple of songs from the new cd including the title track, Lonesome Sunbeam, as well as a live recording of a song Jen co-wrote with Damien Bracken in Italy last year. It’s a lovely song about love after death…

Jen featured on Adam Levy CD And last but not least, Jen had the great pleasure last year of writing and recording a song with Adam Levy. Adam is well-known as the guitarist in Norah Jones’ band, but he is also a wonderful singer and songwriter in his own right. His record, Washing Day, was released in August 2007. Their song, “Longest Day of the Year” is on the record, with Jen singing harmony vocals.

Banjo Jim's, NYC 10/06