Performing at Singer Spotlight North Shore on Thursday, November 29 at Pop's Highwood

Sandy Andina
Singer-songwriter-guitarist-dulcimerist Sandy Andina is a veteran of the Chicago folk music scene for over 20 years and has recently begun to test other musical waters as well. She's studied songwriting with Ralph Covert, Michael Smith, and Steve Earle; and belongs to the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago Songwriters' Collective, C.H.a.T., TAXI, and Just Plain Folks (for which she's the Chicago chapter coordinator). Her highly eclectic and well-received debut CD, Ghosts and Angels, was produced by Ralph Covert and released this past year on Essay Records. It's available on www.cdbaby.com, www.waterdogmusic.com, and various retail outlets: check her website for the latest stores. Sandy was just named a semi-finalist in the national Chick Singer Night Songwriting Contest. Catch her at clubs, folk festivals, and coffeehouses in and around Chicago and Madison. Check out her website, www.sandyandina.com, for her latest tour dates, reviews, photos, and even op-ed pieces.

Cammi
Cammi has been performing in the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin region for nearly 10 years. Originally from the Rockford area and a graduate of the Creative and Performing Arts High School in Rockford, she appeared in over 15 Starlight Theater productions at Rock Valley College including West Side Story, Anything Goes, A Chorus Line, and 42nd Street. More recently, she has performed our National Anthem for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. Formerly the lead singer of a Rockford based band, she now has her own band called "Cammi's N.R.G." and is currently in production to release her first ever original music CD, due out in February 2002. She is vice-president and co-founder of Star On The Eye Productions, Inc. which promotes her band as well as other bands in the area. For more information on upcoming appearances and news on the upcoming CD, visit her website at www.geocities.com/divacammi. Cammi would like to dedicate this performance to her niece Alexis.

Jenifer French
In 1999, Jenifer embarked on a jazz singing career and ever since has been gigging steadily on the local Chicago jazz circuit, as well as appearing in New York. In the summer of 2000, she made her first recording of jazz standards with the Jo Ann Daugherty Trio. And later that year, she made her New York debut at famed Manhattan's Don't Tell Mama's, performing a variety of jazz standards by Gershwin, Porter and Mercer. In April of 2001, Jenifer co-headlined a show entitled "Bosom Buddies" with vocalist Keith Henderson, again at NY's Don't Tell Mama, in which they sang duets from the great American Musical Theatre songbook. In July 2001, she had the pleasure to meet and perform with the following jazz masters at the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshop: pianist Phil DeGreg, bassist John Goldsby, and saxophonist Paul DeMarinis. And in August of 2001, Jenifer debuted a show at Davenports in Chicago entitled "Outrageous Broads: The Lives and Music of Ethel Merman, Bea Lillie and Marlene Dietrich." This year she also formed her own jazz combo, The Jenifer French Quartet, comprised of Jenifer on vocals; Mike Frisch on piano; Mike Marotta on drums; and Matt Fisher on bass. She is also gathering material right now for an upcoming full-length jazz CD to start recording by the end of this year. She has also been invited to perform and sing by several overseas festivals and venues in locations such as London, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. In addition to her own Quartet, Jenifer has had the pleasure of working with many wonderful and talented jazz musicians, including the Steve Million Trio, the Ryan Cohan Trio, the Jo Ann Daugherty Trio, New York-based pianist Joe Cross, pianist Phil DeGreg, bassist John Goldsby, drummer Steve Barnes, saxophonist Paul DeMarinis, The Sound and the Fury Swing Band, the OTS Electric Blues Band, saxophonist Rich Faludi, bassist Mike Maretia, and pianist Dan Merrigan. And some of the venues she has performed at include: Andy's Jazz Club, Buddy Guy's Legends, Lush Life, Rumors Jazz, Bluepoint Oyster Bar, House of Blues (in Chicago), the Pump Room (of the Ambassador East Hotel), Gentry's, Palettes, Don't Tell Mama, Davenports, Pheasant Run Resort, and the Chicago Folks and Roots Festival. For more details and to view upcoming performances, please visit Jenifer French's website, www.jennylovesjazz.com

Nancy Davis Shaffer
Singer/songwriter, Nancy Shaffer fronted several rock and roll bands including the all female band Bitch. As a songwriter, Nancy signed a contract with Warner/Chappell Music. During the past 12 years, Nancy has recorded numerous radio and television commercial jingles including national spots for Sears, Sprite, McDonalds, Hawaiian Punch, Glade, Mr. Clean and at least 100 other commercials. Nancy has been the lead singer with the widely known Jack Kramer Orchestra for almost 12 years. Nancy graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in music education and has been a music enrichment specialist to preschoolers for the past four years. Her most enjoyable and challenging career is raising her two daughters, ages five and nine!