About the Artist

Alyssa Allgood has been described as an “impressive bop-oriented singer” by DownBeat Magazine and “one of the finest jazz vocalists today” by All About Jazz. She was named Best Jazz Entertainer in the 2019 Chicago Music Awards, first place winner of the Inaugural Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, and a Semifinalist in the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition, where she competed live in Switzerland for a jury presided by jazz legend Al Jarreau. Allgood’s performance accolades include a residency at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Club in Shanghai, appearances at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City, and the Chicago Jazz Festival, Green Mill, Jazz Showcase and Winter’s Jazz Club in Chicago. She has released three CDs that garnered critical acclaim from jazz publications such as DownBeat Magazine, All About Jazz and The Huffington Post.