Featuring the vibrant, sultry jazz of Karen Johns & Company...

"...The lady has authoritative range with her vocals... Ms. Johns' execution of arrangements can be compared to notes vying for her affection, with the result actually being, the affection becoming ours... One thing I can assure you of, the star for any season is present on every spin!"
    Karl Stober
    Jazzreview

"...as the Duke used to say, 'It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing.' Ms. Johns and her band have that... in spades!... But Ms. Johns blows me away. Not just with her range and styling, both of which are enough to make her stand out in a crowd. But the music itself is the very best of stuff..."
    Doug Boynton
    GirlSingers (UK)

"Star And Season by Karen Johns & Company is full of respect, class, and dignity... Karen Johns is someone fans of vocal jazz should keep an eye and ear on."
    John Book
    The Run-Off Groove #209

"...This is way more than just high talent, this kind of vocalist only comes along once in a blue moon..."
    Rotcod Zzaj
    Improvijazzation Nation

"Karen Johns & Company have created music that has staying power. The entire work has purpose and meaning, and it invites us on a journey that's worth taking at any season."
    Butler Cain, Ph.D., News Director,
    Alabama Public Radio (NPR), Tuscaloosa

"...Flying over precise arrangements and intricately crafted musical compositions, Star and Season may be the formation of a new jazz standard."
    J. Edward Sumerau
    The Metro Spirit

"...Johns knows her way around a song and delivers the goods hot."
    Chris Spector, Editor and Publisher,
    MIDWEST RECORD

"...this is one of the most radio-friendly albums I have heard for some time..."
    John M. Peters
    Music Watch, UK

"I really love the CD from Karen, that is why she is on the top of the playlist and will be heard regularly on my program."
    Joost van Steen, Host/Producer,
    ASFM Radio 105.4, The Netherlands, Europe

"What really attracts me to this CD is the original music. You'll want to listen to Angels in the Snow and China Town for examples of good contemporary Jazz singing and writing. I really enjoyed Carry Me Away. If these songs aren't covered by lesser jazz-erinas over the years, there ain't no justice."
    Jeremiah Sutherland
    Bull Frog Music

"Karen Johns' voice has a wonderfully rich, timeless quality that transcends the clutter of modern day noise and harkens 1940's Decca greats."
    Will Jordan, Publisher/Editor - Rib Magazine;
    Head Staff Writer - Southern Exposure Magazine

"... Nashville's smoothest vocals..."
    The Nashville City Paper

"The songs Karen Johns writes are so poetic and narrative... it appears that she has added a few more pages to the book of jazz standards..."
    Live in-studio with Ginny Kennedy interview
    on WLRH National Public Radio, Huntsville

"Jazz may have been the 'poor man's' music, but when it comes to the music of Karen Johns, the jazz is rich and all woman."
    Williamson Herald

"Johns writes songs that mirror original jazz legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong."
    The Tennessean, Williamson A.M.

"Johns' flair with lyrics and timing is evident... Johns confidently delivers the melody and soars through elegant and energetic exchanges..."
    Interview with Ron Wynn, The City Paper

"I was impressed by her soulfulness on the album."
    Jake Obstfeld, WMHB-FM 90.5, Waterville, Maine

"When I first listened to Karen Johns' CD, I was blown away! ...Now hearing this jazz recording artist perform live in our studio, I realize her album, 'Lucky Day', is just scratching the surface..."
    Live, in-studio interview & performance
    with Joe Cook, WJAB 90.9 FM
    Huntsville, Alabama

"Karen Johns' smooth jazz sounds are in the tradition of giants like Ella and Louie, but with her own fresh twist."
    Williamson Herald

"Karen Johns & Company performs a smooth and sophisticated blend of jazz standards with a handful of standard style originals... they express that the jazz scene is alive and well."
    Williamson County Fair

"...With vocals from Karen that remind me of a young Ella Fitzgerald... fine horn arrangements... and one tight rhythm section, then you have one of the best and rare jazz recordings to come out of Nashville".
    Ernie Durawa, Texas Tornados, Austin, Texas



Welcome to the Jazz of Karen Johns & Company featuring their latest jazz CD album release, Star and Season [PtarmiganMusic/Jazz; Vital Force Publishing, (ASCAP)]; and their former jazz CD album, LUCKY DAY (PtarmiganMusic/Jazz; Vital Force Publishing, ASCAP). Both albums are filled with the exhilarating sound of big band horn sections and the sonorous sound of the club quartet as Karen Johns & Company swing, croon, bossa and bop!

"Listeners are taking two distinct but intertwined journeys in Star and Season. Karen Johns & Company moves us fluidly through both the seasons of the year and the seasons of love. It is a deliberate effort that pays off richly... Karen Johns and her fine company of talented musicians who contributed to Star and Season have created music that has staying power. It's not merely a collection of songs. The entire work has purpose and meaning, and it invites us on a journey that's worth taking at any season."
- Butler Cain, Ph. D., News Director- Alabama Public Radio (NPR), Tuscaloosa.

"In this album Lucky Day, singer/songwriter Karen Johns, her producer, and team of musicians have created a beautiful, mellow jazz recording with vocals from Karen that remind me of a young Ella Fitzgerald.. add to that the fine horn arrangements and horn performances of Jim Hoke (not to mention a harmonica performance that if I hadn't known, I would have thought was Toots Thielemans), and one tight rhythm section... then you have one of the best and rare jazz recordings to come out of Nashville. With that said, I am now getting a glass of wine to kick back and enjoy this CD."
- Ernie Durawa, Texas Tornados, Austin.

Woman from the Northwest, and a member of the Tennessee Valley Jazz Society, Karen Johns is based out of Nashville, and though Nashville is internationally acclaimed the legendary Capital of country music, the jazz scene is alive and well in that city. The Nashville Jazz Workshop, a community of life enriching resource, education and support, hosts a staff of professional, outstanding jazz artists and instructors with whom Karen and members of her jazz band have had the privilege to work.

Karen Johns embodies a sophisticated and sultry style. A classically trained artist, Karen hits the mark with any vocal style or genre she approaches; she has an unusual talent and a remarkably diverse ability. While the music resonates rhythm and syncopation, with precision and grace, singer/songwriter Karen Johns weaves a rich tapestry of vocal performance, both live and recorded.