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Originally from Mequon, Wisconsin, Myles Hayes studied vocal performance at Texas Christian University. Beginning his career performing in venues throughout the Midwest, Myles focused on such influences as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darren, Tony Bennett, and Nat King Cole. He recorded his first album entitled “Empty Tables” in 2005 and his second album entitled “Night & Day” in 2007, both produced by Grammy Award Winner Jordan Richardson at Fort Worth Sound. His latest album, “You Were Mine” debuted in 2014 and is available on iTunes. Myles' voice has been heard on National & International Television in commercial advertisements for companies such as Mitsubishi & BNI Bank. Now based in Chicago, he has performed professionally in hundreds of venues throughout the city and across the country. He can be found singing regularly at many iconic locales such as The Ritz Carlton Chicago, The Chicago Firehouse on Michigan Avenue, London House Chicago and The Drake Hotel. He is regularly featured as the pre-game entertainment or performing the National Anthem for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Bulls, White Sox and Cubs.

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Possessing a versatile, captivating tone and an extensive vocal range, Angel is recognized for adding her own color and style to each song she takes on. That, along with her natural approach to phrasing and time, is truly what invites her audience in at every performance. Having studied and been surrounded by music most of her life within the Chicagoland area, Angel was exposed to various professional live performance opportunities and studio work consisting of commercial advertisement jingles and voiceovers at a very young age. After graduating from Millikin University with degrees in Commercial Music and Music Business, Angel spent a year studying and singing throughout Italy, where she built an international network of jazz musicians and fans that she continues to return to nearly every year for various private events and festival dates.Angel has been spotlighted on numerous morning shows, such as ABC 7's Windy City Live and FOX 32's Good Day Chicago, and competed in the top 5 standing in several televised vocal competitions. Recently she was featured on WGN-TV performing "God Bless America" and the National Anthem for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Angel currently holds a steady schedule performing in various Chicagoland venues, as well as headlining Chicago's finest jazz establishments such as The Green Mill, Andy's Jazz Club, Winter's Jazz Club, Room 43, and The Jazz Showcase. Her experience and love for big band music have also provided her the opportunity as the featured vocalist for the Pete Ellman Big Band, The Mulligan Mosaics, British Buddy Alumni Big Band, and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra.

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Keri Johnsrud is a fresh and appealing jazz singer with a quietly expressive voice and a deep understanding of lyric interpretation. She is an important member of the jazz community with over 15 years of headlining appearances at some of the nation’s top venues, including Chicago’s historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, Jazz Showcase, and a monthly residency at Andy’s Jazz Club. Keri has also performed at The Kitano and Cornelia Street Cafe in New York City and Churchill Grounds and Velvet Note in Atlanta. Johnsrud regularly tours the US with her own group and also lends her voice to several Chicago ensembles, including the critically acclaimed Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance. Johnsrud is not only a skilled interpreter of the American Songbook, she is also a talented lyricist and composer. Her highly regarded 2015 recording, “This Side of Morning,” consists entirely of her original tunes and was featured in the independent film “Thank You a Lot.”Keri is an experienced music educator in both vocal and piano private instruction, and a former faculty member at the Shell Lake Arts Center in Shell Lake, WI.

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