Jill Knight

Genre: Acoustic
Secondary Genre: Folk cambria, California USA Contact

With a voice that crests and tumbles like a waterfall, and a fearless honesty burning to the core of her songs, Knight is as elemental as the wind. One of Performing Songwriters best DIY picks and a top regional seller in The Album Network Magazine.

Artist Information

Biography

Soulful rootsy folk rock. Knight’s sound is unmistakable. India Arie quoted, “I love good voices and when I heard Jill sing, it stopped me in my tracks.” She later asked Knight to be her opening act.
A finalist at the Telluride Troubadour competition, a finalist at the National Academy of Songwriters “songwriter of the year” competition, a finalist in Billboard magazines, “best unsigned band” contest, a finalist in the Acoustic live song competiton, a regional best seller in Album Network magazine for her album Future Perfect, and voted as one of the best DIY albums in Performing Songwriter Magazine.
Jill has toured and shared stages with India Arie, Shawn Colvin, David Wilcox, Michael Hedges, Phoebe Snow, Richard Thompson, Little Feat, The Doobie Brothers, David Lindley, Chris Isaac, Laura Nero, John Prine, Los Lobos, Delbert Mclinton, The Tubes, Bare Naked Ladies...
check out jillknight.com for more information and music.

Instrumentation

Brynn Albanese - Voilin
Eric Williams - "Bass"

Discography

1995-Rough Cuts
1998-Future Perfect
2001-Imaginary Line
2005-Laughing in the Painted Sky (live)
2008- Rare October

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Audio

Lyrics

Video

live at the Freight and Salvage, Berkeley CA 9/22/2011

JK3.mov

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Press

  • Performing Songwriter Magazine [+ Show ]

    For a lesson in soul skip over to "Don't Make Me Cry" and listen as the song does a slow build from ...

  • Dirty Linen Magazine [+ Show ]

    Few songwriters seem to have the self-assurance that this California, singer-songwriter possesses. ...

Setlist

mainly original with maybe a few incredible covers.

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