Jenny Bruce

Few independent artists have managed to attain the level of exposure Jenny Bruce has achieved since the release of her first album in 1997. A 1999 Lilith Fair Talent Search finalist, she garnered attention from major music industry publications for her work, including Billboard Magazine. “Home” from her 2001 release, Soul On Fire was included as the only track from an “unsigned” artist on a popular Martha Stewart compilation CD, featuring Alison Krauss, Barenaked Ladies, Lucinda Williams and other well-known artists. Her work has been recognized with numerous songwriting awards, including first place in the coveted Billboard Song Contest Great American Songwriting Contest as well as the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, the Just Plain Folks Song Contest, the Unisong Songwriting Contest, the USA Songwriting Contest and the Windrift Songwriting Contest. Bruce’s recordings can be heard in multiple network TV shows, including: (BRAVO) Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, (ABC) All My Children, (CBS) Ghost Whisperer, (NBC) The Today Show, (WB) Dawson’s Creek, (WB) Glory Days, (NBC) Meet My Folks, (UPN) Jake 2.0, (FOX) King Of The Hill, (ABC) Six Degrees and (COMEDY CENTRAL) Children’s Hospital. Bruce’s songs can also be heard in the soundtracks for the independent films, Sex & The Other Man, starring Stanley Tucci & Ron Eldard, and 30 Days, directed by Aaron Harnick, star of Judy Berlin. In addition, Bruce has shared the stage with Sophie B. Hawkins, The Nields, Toby Lightman, Avril Lavigne, Richard Julian, Vanessa Carlton, Gavin DeGraw, Livingston Taylor, Lucy Woodward and Joe Jackson. Bruce also has had the privilege of recording and performing with Emmy Award winning producer Kevin Bents (Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Jewel, John Fogerty), producer and drummer, Ethan Eubanks (David Mead, Juliana Hatfield, Crash Test Dummies), Bassist, Whynot Jansveld (Sara Bareilles, Gavin DeGraw, The Weepies), and guitarist, Ben Butler (Sting, Rod Stewart, Suzanne Vega, Sheryl Crow) among others. Of her many musical accomplishments, Bruce is most proud of co-founding an independent artist collective, “Urbanmuse” in 2000 with fellow singer/songwriter, Jo Davidson. The collective is comprised of Rachael Sage, Amy Fairchild, Amy Speace, Jennifer Marks, Sarah Lentz and Karen Jacobsen. As peers, these artists have developed a strong support network, meeting several times a month at Bruce or Davidson’s apartment to talk about everything from the joys and perils of the music industry to bonding over personal struggles. “I learned more from those women than from all the industry pros I’ve met over the years,” Bruce recollects. “I really missed having those women around me during this process!” The EP, Firefly in a Jar, elicits that very sense of opening a jar and watching fireflies emerge and flicker in the twilight. Each firefly has its path and Bruce has released her songs into the proverbial twilight to discover their own glowing destiny. Jenny Bruce’s latest EP, Firefly in a Jar, was released in October 2016 and is available on iTunes.