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Jenny
Wrenn was born in England and
came to Australia at the age of 11. A highly versatile
singer she enjoys great demand as a studio session
singer.
She is heavily influenced by blues and gospel and her repertoire consists of bop tunes and rearranged standards as well as group harmonies in the vocal group "Birdland".
She was the feature vocalist with Mike Nelson's "Four On The Floor" and has performed and recorded with the Mike Nelson Quartet for national broadcast on Jim McLeod's "Jazz Track".
She has performed as a soloist with the W.A. Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions.
She sang in the Playhouse production of Sondheim's "Company".
As a vocalist with the group "Manteca", she was recorded by the ABC in a 10 part TV series.
She returned to England in 1974 and enjoyed several years working as a floorshow artist and studio session singer based in London.
She is currently performing as a member of the vocal trio Birdland and as a featured artist with the One For All jazz big band.
She has
taught vocal technique privately for several years. In 1999
she taught at Mater Dei private secondary college. In 2000
she moved to Canberra where she performed regularly at the
National Press Club.
In
February, 2001 the Jenny Wrenn Quintet, consisting of
faculty from the Canberra School of Music (Gary France
drums, Eric
C. Ajaye bass, John Mackey tenor
sax and Mike Nelson piano) performed at the Australian Jazz
Festival.
In
April, 2002 she was the featured artist in a national
broadcast from Llewellyn Hall, School of Music, ANU by the
ABC for "Sunday Live". Also featured in a live broadcast
from Artsound FM, Canberra
In June
2003 she returned to Perth to perform with Birdland in
concert for the Perth Jazz Society at the Hyde Park Hotel
accompanied by the Mike Nelson Trio (Eric Ajaye, bass and
Ric Eastman, drums). In October 2003 she left Canberra and
now resides with her family in Perth WA.