The May 26th Sunday Pro-Showcase features the amazing, soulful vocalist Jill Dineen backed by Mark Levine on bass, Joe Lococo on guitar and Robi Bean on drums.
MUSICIAN BIO
“Jill Dineen commands attention — through her stage presence, but mostly via her powerful vocals. The singer brings the blues and brings them full force. Playing an array of covers — obscure and familiar — mixed in with originals, she conjures up an old-school style that’s not as prevalent as it once was.” Jeff Hahne, Creative Loafing
Jill Dineen spent most of her childhood in her bedroom absorbing her DJ-dad’s vast record collection: big bands, soul, 60’s/70’s rock, Motown, R&B, and the blues. Inspired by the greats-Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Nina Simone, Bessie Smith and Janis Joplin-she learned that she possessed a rare talent. After fronting the Chicago blues rock band Nora Blue and touring to promote the album Wish You Were Mine, Jill landed in Charlotte, NC. Her emotive, edgy vocals ignited audiences throughout the Southeast as she formed and fronted the highly acclaimed Jill Dineen Band. There, Jill was honored by the Charlotte Music Awards Blues Showcase and in the Charlotte Blues Society’s Blues Contest, and produced two albums.
Her distinctively powerful, soulful, and passionately raw vocals and authentic original music have moved audiences across the country, and now she has returned to her homeland of San Francisco, CA to re-emerge by the Bay.
Jill has studied vocal performance with The San Francisco Girls Chorus and the California Jazz Conservatory, with gospel great Laura Davis, jazz greats Laurie Antonioli and Theo Bleckmann and with opera great Mary Beth Puton in Paris. Jill has shared the stage with: Robin Rogers, Bob Margolin, Marcus King, Mookie Brill, Bob Corritore, Matt Hill, Mac Arnold, Amy Hart and many other blues artists. Regionally, Jill has performed at the Club Fox, Little Lou’s, Woodham’s, The Impulse Room, The Pioneer, Longboard Margarita Bar, Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, The Poor House Bistro, The Great American Music Hall, The Saloon, The Warehouse Cafe, and multiple festivals and private events.
ABOUT SUNDAY PRO SHOWCASE EVENTS
Throckmorton Theatre’s Sunday Pro Showcase series is spearheaded by the talented and beloved Kimrea, a prolifically active songwriter and performing musician. Kimrea and her band play regularly around the Bay Area, including every Monday at the historic No Name Bar in Sausalito, CA. Our Pro Showcase series invites some of the Bay Area’s unsung working musicians to showcase their talent. These musicians form the backbone of the local music scene. Performers are established Bay Area session players, sidemen and undiscovered talent.
Sunday Pro Showcase are free to the public. These complimentary events are made possible by the generous donations of our patrons.
