This band is so good, it’s ridiculous!

Dallas Jazz Singer Judy Chamberlain

Judy Chamberlain with
President Reagan

“Name a song, and she’ll sing it. A huge repertoire testifies to singer Judy Chamberlain’s first love: jazz.” The Dallas Morning News

Dallas-based jazz singer Judy Chamberlain has the storyteller’s gift of phrasing.

She should. An engaging vocalist and bandleader, Chamberlain has also had a 30-year career as a journalist and broadcaster.

Her extensive repertoire is a beautifully curated, eclectic collection of swing, vintage pop, classic country Broadway, Old Hollywood and Sinatra saloon classics. The songs she sings evoke the glamour, romance, carefree ease and sophisticated elegance of other places, other times.

Judy’s wedding and corporate event bands feature the finest musicians in the world, first call studio players who have performed and recorded with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Beck, Sir Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Michael Buble, The Tonight Show Band and Harry Connick, Jr.

“Jazz singer/bandleader Judy Chamberlain has mastered the art of mesmerizing both the audience and her own band.” All-Music Guide

“A fascinating journey through a century of song.” Don Heckman, International Review of Music

“Jazz singer Judy Chamberlain solidly affirms the music’s far-reaching, continuing vitality.” Don Heckman, L.A. Times

Over the years, Judy has performed for some of the iconic composers who wrote the songs she sings.

In 1999, Paul Anka presented her with her own lyrics to his Sinatra hit, “My Way,” calling it “My Way, Her Way.”

But Judy has been doing things her way since she was a teenager fronting a big band, already a seasoned veteran of nights at The Stork Club and being awed by Cole Porter dropping in to hear Mabel Mercer sing at Tony’s or the Byline Room.

She adores recreating and sharing that world with her audiences.

Kodak Theater Marquee
A Jazz Salute to Frank Sinatra

“I LOVE YOU JUDY CHAMBERLAIN!” Jonne-Marie Switzler, Manager/Playboy Jazz Festivals

“Judy Chamberlain is a walking encyclopedia of The Great American Songbook.” Chuck Niles, Pacific Public Radio, Los Angeles

Timeless standards written by George & Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Duke Ellington, Harry Warren, Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein are among Judy’s favorites when “orchestrating” music for special events.

She loves working with brides and their families, and has been known to draw inspiration for wedding ceremony and reception music from Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies.

“You’re just like ‘the Old Man,’ cookie,” Al Viola, longtime guitarist for Frank Sinatra

Chamberlain performed for many years in Los Angeles with guitarist Al Viola, a longtime mainstay of Frank Sinatra’s band and recordings; that’s his mandolin you hear while watching the Godfather movies.

Viola often compared Chamberlain to Sinatra, whom he affectionately called “the old man.”

“Judy takes care of business and sings the hell out of a tune the way Sinatra did,” said Viola. “She can come out of nowhere and take the pickup on the song and the band is instantly with her because she gives great signals. Like Sinatra, she’s always in the moment and never does anything the same way twice. Her timing and phrasing are impeccable. I love working with her, because I’m never bored.”

“Look at all these people, having the time of their lives,” Viola said to Judy one night from their perch on the bandstand.

“And you were here, cookie.”

Booking and Pricing Information:
judychamberlainmusic@gmail.com
972 261-8025