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LINDA JACKSON, Soprano
Linda Jackson is a diva whose vocal abilities span opera, classical, and commercial music.
She can belt out a sassy soul tune, bounce through some jazzy scat, then ease into an
aria, wrapping the listener in the warm folds of her voluptuous soprano voice.
Linda Jackson, award-winning vocalist, composer and arranger, has recorded numerous
vocals for television, film and radio. She began her industry career as a singing waitress
at the world-famous Great American Food & Beverage Company in Santa Monica,
California. Her contemporaries included Rickie Lee Jones, Mark Tanner of the Mark
Tanner Group, Jamie Sherriff, Katie Sagal, Danny Kallis, David Chomsky and Matthew
Wilder. As a session singer, Linda recorded and performed lead and background vocals
for David Foster, Rod Stewart, Lamont Dozier, Dr. John, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell,
Shadoe Stevens, Tierra, Nel Carter, the Grassroots, as well as composers John Williams,
Charles Bernstein, Lennie Niehaus and Carter Burwell.
Ms Jackson's television credits include Loni Anderson's Easy Street, Time Cops and
Disney's PB & J Otter among numerous others. Film credits include Play It to the Bone,
Rosewood and Fatal Attraction. You have heard her vocals on radio promotions for
Wrigley's chewing gum products and various advertising campaigns in the United
States, Europe and Asia including California Egg Council (Clio Award), Pabst Blue
Ribbon Beer and Vero Moda Designs. Currently, Ms. Jackson composes music cues for
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "Tyra" and "Extra Extra." Ms Jackson also arranges
vocals for Diavolo Dance Troupe and received the award for "Best Musical Direction"
from Dramalog (now Back Stage West) for Odyssey Theater's Avenue X.
Most recently, she has performed leading roles Fiordiligi in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte,
Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme with the award-winning
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera which she co-founded with renowned Soprano Ella
Lee. Linda’s other roles include Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni with the
Palisades Symphony, Elisabetta in Verdi's Don Carlo with the Verdi Opera Company
and Frau Fluth in Nicolai's Merry Wives of Windsor for California State University,
Northridge. She was featured in performances with the Emmy Award-winning Santa
Monica College Opera Theatre in the principal roles of Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), the
Countess (Le Nozzi di Figaro), and the title role in Carmen. Ms. Jackson performed the
First Lady (The Magic Flute) and Giselda (I Lombardi) with Golden West Opera, Mama
Lucia (Cavalleria Rusticana) with The Intimate Opera Company and Florence Pike in
UCLA's production of Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring. She was featured as guest
soloist for the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra, San Fernando Valley Symphony, St.
Gregory Chamber Orchestra, Southeast Symphony and the City of Bellflower
Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Jackson began her vocal studies with Dennis Parnell at Santa Monica College and
coached with William Vendice of Los Angeles Opera, Valery Ryvkin of Santa Barbara
Grand Opera, Frank Fetta of Los Angeles Opera and Sue Ann Pinner of Santa Monica
College. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance from UCLA and
her Master of Music degree at California State University, Northridge where she studied
with the esteemed Dr. David Scott.
Currently Ms Jackson is on the faculty at Santa Monica College / Emeritus College
where she teaches Music Appreciation and Opera Appreciation.
www.lindajacksonmusic.com
She can belt out a sassy soul tune, bounce through some jazzy scat, then ease into an
aria, wrapping the listener in the warm folds of her voluptuous soprano voice.
Linda Jackson, award-winning vocalist, composer and arranger, has recorded numerous
vocals for television, film and radio. She began her industry career as a singing waitress
at the world-famous Great American Food & Beverage Company in Santa Monica,
California. Her contemporaries included Rickie Lee Jones, Mark Tanner of the Mark
Tanner Group, Jamie Sherriff, Katie Sagal, Danny Kallis, David Chomsky and Matthew
Wilder. As a session singer, Linda recorded and performed lead and background vocals
for David Foster, Rod Stewart, Lamont Dozier, Dr. John, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell,
Shadoe Stevens, Tierra, Nel Carter, the Grassroots, as well as composers John Williams,
Charles Bernstein, Lennie Niehaus and Carter Burwell.
Ms Jackson's television credits include Loni Anderson's Easy Street, Time Cops and
Disney's PB & J Otter among numerous others. Film credits include Play It to the Bone,
Rosewood and Fatal Attraction. You have heard her vocals on radio promotions for
Wrigley's chewing gum products and various advertising campaigns in the United
States, Europe and Asia including California Egg Council (Clio Award), Pabst Blue
Ribbon Beer and Vero Moda Designs. Currently, Ms. Jackson composes music cues for
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "Tyra" and "Extra Extra." Ms Jackson also arranges
vocals for Diavolo Dance Troupe and received the award for "Best Musical Direction"
from Dramalog (now Back Stage West) for Odyssey Theater's Avenue X.
Most recently, she has performed leading roles Fiordiligi in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte,
Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme with the award-winning
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera which she co-founded with renowned Soprano Ella
Lee. Linda’s other roles include Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni with the
Palisades Symphony, Elisabetta in Verdi's Don Carlo with the Verdi Opera Company
and Frau Fluth in Nicolai's Merry Wives of Windsor for California State University,
Northridge. She was featured in performances with the Emmy Award-winning Santa
Monica College Opera Theatre in the principal roles of Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), the
Countess (Le Nozzi di Figaro), and the title role in Carmen. Ms. Jackson performed the
First Lady (The Magic Flute) and Giselda (I Lombardi) with Golden West Opera, Mama
Lucia (Cavalleria Rusticana) with The Intimate Opera Company and Florence Pike in
UCLA's production of Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring. She was featured as guest
soloist for the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra, San Fernando Valley Symphony, St.
Gregory Chamber Orchestra, Southeast Symphony and the City of Bellflower
Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Jackson began her vocal studies with Dennis Parnell at Santa Monica College and
coached with William Vendice of Los Angeles Opera, Valery Ryvkin of Santa Barbara
Grand Opera, Frank Fetta of Los Angeles Opera and Sue Ann Pinner of Santa Monica
College. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance from UCLA and
her Master of Music degree at California State University, Northridge where she studied
with the esteemed Dr. David Scott.
Currently Ms Jackson is on the faculty at Santa Monica College / Emeritus College
where she teaches Music Appreciation and Opera Appreciation.
www.lindajacksonmusic.com
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