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Artist
Jennifer Friedman
4+ albums
about
Jennifer is no stranger to the spotlight or big audiences, having developed in the rich artistic culture just outside of Chicago. As a teenager, she relished performances in front of thousands singing the American & Canadian National Anthems for the Peoria Chiefs baseball team and Peoria Rivermen hockey team. She starred in musical theatre productions with many noteworthy artists including Andrew Driscoll who went on to play the leading role in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon, contemporary ballet composer, Derek Childs, and Chad Luberger who played a supporting role in the TV series “Jag.” After taking a hiatus from the musical theatre community, Jennifer began experimenting with new musical sounds. She joined a rock and roll band her first year in college and was then hooked on "popular" music. After singing backup vocals for a Grateful Dead cover band for a year, Jen picked up the guitar and began composing music to go with all of those songs and poems that had been left to gather dust in the boxes under her bed. Jen moved to Colorado in 1998 and began a life of dedicated community service while serving with AmeriCorps in Fort Collins. While working in the backcountry of the Rocky Mountains, Jen's muse became the natural world and she began practicing patience and discipline while living in unfamiliar surroundings. The clarity provided by nature allowed for much needed self-reflection and inspiration, not to mention alot of writing. Back in town, Jen joined a b
