Patty Peterson Presents: Jazz Women All Stars with Charmin Michelle

Female-Driven Jazz

The Jazz Women All Stars were created by Minnesota Music Hall of Fame vocalist and jazz radio personality Patty Peterson. The Jazz Women All Stars feature Peterson along with special guest vocalistCharmin Michelle, pianist Mary Louise Knutson, bassist Joan Griffith, drummer Sheila Earley, and saxophonist Sue Orfield—gifted musicians who fill the stage with their talent and who have performed and recorded with Doc Severinsen, Oleta Adams, Bobby Lyle, Mulgrew Miller and many more.

Patty Peterson vocals

Charmin Michelle vocals

Mary Louise Knutson piano

Sue Orfield sax

Joan Griffith bass/guitar

Sheila Earley drums

Vocalist Patty Peterson is a member of Minnesota’s First Family of Music. She has won eight coveted Minnesota Music Awards—seven for best vocalist and one for best jazz recording—and was named Minnesota’s Jazz Hero of 2020 by the Jazz Journalists Association. Peterson’s five solo records feature luminaries such as Sheila E., David Hazeltine, Stokley Williams, and Ira Sullivan, and she has performed sold-out concerts all over the country.

“A musical chameleon, can cover anything from Chaka Khan to Cole Porter with equal authority, exhibiting star quality and drive. –Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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