Straight Ahead Jazz & Swing featuring Tina Stefanos

Tina Stefanos has sung in a number of jazz groups, is a songwriter as well, and is a founding member of Straight Ahead. According to the Jazz Society of Central Florida, she is a "voice to be heard". Her personal influences are Eva Cassidy, and all the standard jazz divas. Tina was just named 1st place entertainer of the year 2011 in The Lake County Magazine's "Best of the Best" contest.

Collectively members of Straight Ahead have performed with Al Hirt, Arturo Sandoval, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Michael Andrews & Swingerhead, Bob Hope, The Blues Brothers, Aaron Neville, Patti LaBelle, Kirk Franklin, Tito Puente, and Alan Toussaint, to name just a few. The arrangements are fresh, unexpected yet recognizable thanks to Taz Bartlett, who also writes several of the instrumentals.