Erin Bode
The Erin Bode Group creates music forged from the Americana of its members’ Midwestern roots, infused with jazz grooves and made magic by Bode’s bell-like voice. Sophisticated arrangements and attention to phrasing, both vocal and instrumental, further distinguish the band’s fresh sound. In the decade-plus since Erin Bode began her professional recording career, she has garnered much critical praise for her pure voice and impressive phrasing and style. It is this talent, coupled with her reluctance to accept classification as a purely jazz vocalist that has led to reviews hailing her as “someone you won’t forget”.
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From the album, Here and Now
Featuring: Erin Bode - Vocals
Todd Lombardo - Guitar
Viktor Krauss - Bass/Producer
Suzanne Cox - Harmonies
Sydney Rodway - Arranger
Video and Editing - Mary Kate Walton and Sydney Rodway
Erin Bode on the CBS Saturday Early Show with Russ Mitchell on June 24th, 2006
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These Days
Skating
In My Life
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Not Searching Anymore


In the nearly two decades since Erin Bode began her professional recording career, she has garnered much critical praise for her pure voice and impressive phrasing and style. It is this talent, coupled with her reluctance to accept classification as a purely jazz vocalist that has led to reviews hailing her as “someone you won’t forget” and comparing her sound to the likes of Eva Cassidy and Norah Jones. A Minnesota native, Bode was first introduced to music by her father, a Lutheran minister, who emphasized music in daily life and encouraged her to join the church choir. She studied music as well as foreign languages at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities and graduated from Webster University in St. Louis. It is at Webster where Erin studied vocal jazz with Christine Hitt who helped to launch her career as a vocalist. Shortly after graduating college, Bode produced her first record, Requests. The album was successful in gaining Bode attention and secured her a recording contract with jazz label, Maxjazz. Bode gained exposure through appearances on various national broadcasts including CBS’s Second Cup Café and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. To date, Bode and her band have released nine albums and have toured the United States, as well as Italy, Asia, and Africa. The Erin Bode Group creates music forged from the Americana of its members’ Midwestern roots, infused with jazz grooves and made magic by Bode’s bell-like voice. Sophisticated arrangements and attention to phrasing, both vocal and instrumental, further distinguish the band’s fresh sound. Bode’s recorded works run the gamut between standard jazz and decidedly more pop-based pieces. 2008’s Little Garden and 2010’s Photograph feature all original material by Bode, and showcase her love of poetry with songs that are rich in harmonic and timbral texture. Erin’s latest project, YourSong is a collaboration between her listeners and herself in which she curates personalized compositions for any occasion or inspiration. These songs are given as gifts, kept as keepsakes and have become some of the most rewarding experiences of Erin’s life and career. A collection of some of these first projects and the stories behind them can be heard on Erin’s new album, YourSong, Volume 1.
Notable Venues and Appearances
The Jazz Standard, NYC
The Bluebird, Nashville
The World Cafe, Philadelphia
Blues Alley, Washington D. C.
Mable Tainter Theatre, Menomonee, WI
Jazz St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
The Kennedy Center, NYC
Regatta Bar, Boston
Birdland, NYC
Keystone Corner, Baltimore
Cotton Club, Tokyo
Il Torrione, Ferrara, Italy
Tatum Art, Palermo
Erin has appeared on several national television and radio broadcasts including the CBS Saturday Early Show with Russ Mitchell and on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. She has received significant airplay on radio stations throughout the US and the UK, notably on the BBC London by host, Danny Baker.


Press
It is in this tradition, (Ella Fitzgerald and Blossom Dearie) that Bode can proudly claim to be a part of.
John Belau, The Wall Street Journal
Erin Bode has an attractive voice, perfect enunciation and expressiveness.
Pittsburg Post Gazette
Bode is a welcome addition to the annals of contemporary jazz songbirds.