Jen Sygit
Jen Sygit quit her day job eleven years ago. Last year she put out her first solo album in nine years. That gap is not a failure, but a testament to how hard she works to bring her music to you, traditional but not hidebound, mature but never ever boring. Raw honesty oozes from these songs, whether strummed acoustically or roaring at you from a full band. Since its release in Oct. 2018, her latest album, “It’s About Time,” has been nominated for two Jammie awards for Best Americana/Roots Album and for Album of the Year (WYCE Grand Rapids, MI), was ranked #2 on John Bommarito’s annual top 100 albums of the year list (107.1 FM, Ann Arbor, MI) and is also in the running for 3 Independent Music Awards for Best Album, Best Music Video for “Love is Wild” and best song for the tune “Hurricane Rider”. Jen’s previous record “So Long Pollyanna” was named as album of the year by both John Bommarito (107.1 FM, Ann Arbor, MI) and The Progressive Torch & Twang (88.9 FM, East Lansing, MI). “So Long Pollyanna” was also nominated for two Jammie Awards (WYCE Grand Rapids, MI) for Best Album and a nomination for Best Song for the tune “Sugar High” which later won Best Country Song at the Garden State Film Festival in New Jersey (2014) for its use in the independent film “Buffalo.” Sygit’s sophomore release, “Leaving Marshall St.,” received a Detroit Music Award nomination for BEST ACOUSTIC/FOLK ALBUM in 2007 and made it to number 9 that year on the Roots Music Report independent roots music chart. Also available: "Here To There" (2003). In addition to her solo career, Jen is also a member of the all-female string band Stella! and roots rock band Lincoln County Process, and is a veteran back up singer/session vocalist who has appeared on over 50 albums. Now, besides regionally touring and playing shows, Jen also hosts the weekly radio show “Eclecticana” (WLNZ 89.7 FM, Lansing, MI) and has been commanding the airwaves for 7 years.
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