Awards:
Nominee, Intermountain Acoustic Music Association Member's Choice Awards, Favorite Female Singer/Songwriter, 2011
Winner, Children's Category, Walnut Valley Festival NewSongs, 2011
Midnight Special, was listed as one of "Rich's Picks" July 9, 2011
Finalist, Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase, 2011
Finalist, Tucson Folk Festival Songwriter Competition, 2011
Folk Alliance 2011, Fist Timer's Scholarship
International Singer Songwriters Association Songwriters Contest 2009, Session 1, Folk Category, Honorable Mention
Notable Performances:
Torrey Music Festival, 2010
Acoustic All-Stars, 2010
Private Showcases at Folk Alliance 2011, 2012
Phoenix Pride Festival, 2011
Tucson Folk Festival Songwriter Competition, 2011
Utah Arts Festival, 2011
Torrey Apple Days Festival 2011
Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase, 2011
IAMA Folk and Bluegrass Festival, 2011
Randall Williams' Einstein's Dreams SLC performance, backing vocals & keys, 2012
Jen Hajj has a voice you will not forget.
Jen spent her childhood in Tempe, Arizona, taking piano lessons, chasing lizards, and singing in church and school choirs. She moved to Utah in the mid-1980's where her musical career began to take shape, singing with various choirs (school, professional and semi-professional groups) and moving her way into the church music scene. She studied vocal performance and composition at the University of Utah, but dropped out after two years, realizing that she didn't want to sing opera and didn't want to write 12 tone music. She wanted to connect with real people.
She knew she needed a portable instrument (the pipe organ is not a folk instrument!) so she picked up the guitar. She honed her skill in bluegrass jams, and later took lessons to fill in the gaps and learn the styles that she found most interesting. Through her learning curve, she caught the attention of folks who wanted to help her along, most notably, Tony Polychronis, a local music producer and radio DJ. He took her under his wing, teaching her to do radio, introducing her to the business end of the music industry. It was at his Folk and Bluegrass Festival that she first met people who travel the world, making their living doing house concerts and festivals. These people became her models for success.
For Jen, being a part of the folk music scene is like coming home. She hopes that when you hear her sing, you feel it, too.
Nominee, Intermountain Acoustic Music Association Member's Choice Awards, Favorite Female Singer/Songwriter, 2011
Winner, Children's Category, Walnut Valley Festival NewSongs, 2011
Midnight Special, was listed as one of "Rich's Picks" July 9, 2011
Finalist, Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase, 2011
Finalist, Tucson Folk Festival Songwriter Competition, 2011
Folk Alliance 2011, Fist Timer's Scholarship
International Singer Songwriters Association Songwriters Contest 2009, Session 1, Folk Category, Honorable Mention
Notable Performances:
Torrey Music Festival, 2010
Acoustic All-Stars, 2010
Private Showcases at Folk Alliance 2011, 2012
Phoenix Pride Festival, 2011
Tucson Folk Festival Songwriter Competition, 2011
Utah Arts Festival, 2011
Torrey Apple Days Festival 2011
Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase, 2011
IAMA Folk and Bluegrass Festival, 2011
Randall Williams' Einstein's Dreams SLC performance, backing vocals & keys, 2012
Jen Hajj has a voice you will not forget.
Jen spent her childhood in Tempe, Arizona, taking piano lessons, chasing lizards, and singing in church and school choirs. She moved to Utah in the mid-1980's where her musical career began to take shape, singing with various choirs (school, professional and semi-professional groups) and moving her way into the church music scene. She studied vocal performance and composition at the University of Utah, but dropped out after two years, realizing that she didn't want to sing opera and didn't want to write 12 tone music. She wanted to connect with real people.
She knew she needed a portable instrument (the pipe organ is not a folk instrument!) so she picked up the guitar. She honed her skill in bluegrass jams, and later took lessons to fill in the gaps and learn the styles that she found most interesting. Through her learning curve, she caught the attention of folks who wanted to help her along, most notably, Tony Polychronis, a local music producer and radio DJ. He took her under his wing, teaching her to do radio, introducing her to the business end of the music industry. It was at his Folk and Bluegrass Festival that she first met people who travel the world, making their living doing house concerts and festivals. These people became her models for success.
For Jen, being a part of the folk music scene is like coming home. She hopes that when you hear her sing, you feel it, too.
