If you were not aware, through inspiration and​ an inexhaustible work ethic Eugenie Jones has transformed herself into a jazz vocalist of impeccable quality, with a respect for the jazz tradition and the courage to try something she had never imagined - a singing career​​​​​​​​​​​​.

Eugenie Jones was not supposed to be a jazz singer. She graduated with an MBA in marketing, and her post-graduate career took her deep within the nonprofit sector as a marketing communications executive. Her mother, a soprano gospel singer, was the singer of the family, and when cancer claimed her life, Jones managed her grief by setting out to see if she could carry forward that part of her Mom’s life.

And now the acclaimed jazz vocalist and songwriter with a heartwarming backstory brings us her brand new 13 track album, the elegant Eugenie, released on her own music label, Open Mic Records, January 20th, 2025.

1. Why I Sing
2. Starlight Starbright
3. It Don’t Mean A Thing
4. Hold Back The Night
5. Sinnerman
6. It’s Okay
7. I Love Being Here with You
8. Natural Woman
9. Work Song
10. Nothing Better
11. Say What You Will
12. Trouble Man
13. Harlem Nocturne

Born and raised in Fairmont, West Virginia, Eugenie opens here new recording on the dutiful swing that drives Why I Sing (arguably her most autobiographical song) and the elegance of Starlight Starbright, and they are backed by the flavorful It Don’t Mean A Thing, a rather delightful Hold Back The Night (an original based on Philippians 4:8), the low slung finger-snapping Nina Simone track Sinnerman, and then we get another original, flirtatious Latin tune It’s Okay brought forth.

Along next on her singer, songwriter’s sixth release, is the luxuriant Peggy Lee staple I Love Being Here with You and an absolutely knockout version of Aretha Franklin’s Natural Woman, and they are seamlessly followed by the robust Nat Adderley/Oscar Brown classic Work Song, the pure gossamer of Nothing Better, another original in the form of the bluesy swagger that drives Say What You Will, the album rounding out on an all-embracing, soulful rendition of Marvin Gaye’s hit Trouble Man, closing on the smokey jazz club appeal of Earle Hagen’s Harlem Nocturne.

With this and her previous releases, she has consistently showcased her unique blend of original vocal jazz and creative interpretations of beloved standards and jazzed-soul classics. Her music has the power to move the soul, entertain, and attract new audiences, all while staying true to the genre.

Listeners are in for a truly unforgettable jazz experience as Jones invites them into her Eugenie-ized world of music with her standing mantra— “Welcome to jazz, you can feel.”

Reflecting on her career, Jones shared, “Pursuing a music career is a Sisyphean act unlike any other I’ve taken on, but it brings an unmatched joy and purpose to my life, so with this release here I stand rolling that boulder up the hill again.”