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CLUB 1881
feat. Mitchel Forman, Blake White & Kendall Kay
Pasadena, CA

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Cascade Lounge, Aqua Caliente Casino
Palm Springs, CA

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LACMA Friday Night Jazz Series
Los Angeles, CA

New CD

Release Date: January 24, 2025
Jewel City Jazz / A-Train Entertainment

Judy Wexler is a Billboard and JazzWeek charting jazz vocalist who, over the course of her 20-year career, has headlined at jazz festivals, performing arts centers and leading jazz clubs both nationally and internationally. JazzTimes Magazine called her “one of the most compelling jazz vocalists on the West Coast.”

On NO WONDER, her 7th and newest recording, she lends her sumptuous voice and highly personal interpretations to some of hippest standards from the Great American Songbook

NO WONDER spent 11 weeks on the JazzWeek chart, hitting #19 in jazz radio airplay across the USA

A portrait in vocal jazz artistry.
– All About Jazz

Wexler reminds us what makes her special—phrasing, dynamics, and subtle melodic shifts are her tools, and she wields them effortlessly… she shapes the dynamics like the artist she is. No Wonder is both sophisticated and approachable, where every note, phrase, and pause serves the story. Judy Wexler continues to be a storyteller above all else—and on No Wonder, she tells some of her best stories yet.
~ Tim Larsen, Jazz Views UK

No Wonder presents the divinely talented vocalist, Judy Wexler, and a cadre of L.A. A-listers in an overall bravura performance… an expansive musical buffet, superbly performed and produced. It is intelligent, honest, and artistically fulfilling. Given the artist and musicians involved, it lives up to its moniker.
~ Nick Mondello, Bebop Spoken Here

“A feast of vocal music delight… for those who prize excellent vocals, executed by a seasoned singer who knows her way around a standard, No Wonder offers listening that can be enjoyed over and over.” — Marilyn Lester, NYC Jazz Record

L.A. jazz treasure and vocal interpreter extraordinaire weaves her way through a collection that’s all at once joyous, slyly soulful and utterly infectious and charming.
~ Jonathan Widran, JW Vibe

Judy Wexler imbues every song she touches with a sense of realism, wonder and depth that’s ever so rare. An inimitable artist, this celebrated singer adds volumes to each story she encounters.
~Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz

“Wexler is a confident vocalist who lets her jazz passion shine through, especially in her distinct phrasing. After listening to No Wonder, there is no wondering why Wexler has been garnering fine reviews over the years.” — Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz

“IT’S JAZZ. IT’S JOY. IT’S JUDY… This lady can swing, put across a yearning ballad, get into a groove, and have fun with a tongue-in-cheek attitude.” –Rob Lester, Stage & Cinema

“Judy Wexler has never sung in the UK, despite appearances all over the States and in various exotic overseas locations. Well, on the strength of her excellent new album, No Wonder, her absence has been our loss. Perhaps the key to her appeal lies in her ability to phrase a lyric expertly, with perfect control of lyrics and rhythmic complexities.” –Ron Simpson, The Jazz Rag (UK)

“With No Wonder, jazz singer Judy Wexler impresses and enthralls. Her nuanced performances create an immediate and profound emotional resonance. An extraordinary vocalist, Wexler approaches each song with both intelligence and a sense of adventure. She finds colors and shadings the songwriters may not even have imagined. She is indeed a wonderment.” — Paul Freeman, Pop Culture Classics

Judy Wexler exudes a happy exuberance when she sings: the easy confidence of someone who knows well what she is doing and is having fun doing it. Have I mentioned her agile, unaffected voice? Whatever risks she has in mind, her supple vocal instrument follows or leads, as the context requires.
~ Michael Steinman, Jazz Lives

Judy Wexler adds her own great touches on the material. Sometimes it is just the way a key line or phrase is delivered that makes the song feel new. She is adept at choosing those moments, of picking just the right phrases to highlight to make the songs hers, and giving us the opportunity to hear them with fresh ears.
~ Michael Doherty’s Music Log

“Wexler is a storyteller and a song interpreter with an especially warm voice and phrasing that gets to the heart of the song. She’s a nuanced singer, navigating melodic variations and rhythmic shifts effortlessly with an inherent swinging quality.” — Jim Hynes, Making a Scene

“On “No Wonder,” Judy unveils a range of emotions and combines her astute blend of storytelling with subtle melodic variations and rhythmic shifts… pure jazz magic.” –Robert Nicosia, Music Man

“All the interpretations are quite personal, as Wexler, with her powerful and soaring voice, puts her own spin on classics in a heartfelt and timeless way.” — Tom Haugen, Take Effect

“Classic songs come to life with Judy’s beautiful phrasing, subtle use of dynamics, and creative melodic variations. The elegant ease with which Judy interprets the songs is captivating.” — Zsuzsanna Hegedüs, JazzMa, Hungary

Downbeat

Featured in The Absolute Sound’s “13 Female Jazz Vocalists You Need to Hear” (March 2022)

Past Performances

Montreal Jazz Festival  •  Dubai Jazz Festival  •  Tel Aviv Jazz Festival  •  San Jose Jazz Festival  •  Temecula Valley Int’l Jazz Festival (opened for Mose Allison)  •  The Blue Note, NYC  •  Birdland, NYC  •  54 Below, NYC  •  Jazz at Kitano, NYC  •  Pangea, NYC  •  Scullers, Boston  •  Jazz Alley, Seattle  •  Tula’s, Seattle  •  Bake’s Place, Issaquah, WA  •  Blues Alley, Washington, DC  •  Chris’ Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA  •  The Side Door, Old Lyme, CT  •  Los Angeles County Museum of Art Friday Night Jazz Series (broadcast on KJAZZ-FM)  •  Catalina Bar & Grill, Los Angeles  •  Yoshi’s, SF  •  Bach Dynamite & Dancing, Half Moon Bay  •  Zoellner Performing Arts Center, Bethlehem, PA  •  Nardis Jazz Club, Istanbul  •  Upstairs Jazz Club, Montreal  •  The Cellar, Vancouver  •  Largo, Quebec  •  Anthology, San Diego  •  Dizzy’s, San Diego  •  Jazz Live at the Saville Theater, San Diego (broadcast live on KSDS)  •  Virginia Arts Festival  •  North Coast Brewing Co., Ft. Bragg  •  Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, Nyack  • The Firefly, Ann Arbor  •  The Sound Room, Oakland  •  SOhO, Santa Barbara  •  The Baked Potato, Studio City  •  Jazzville, Palm Springs  •  Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Club, Bel Air  •  The Grape, Ventura  •  Libretto, Paso Robles  •  Campus Jax, Newport Beach  •  Tio Leo’s, San Diego