Jan Findlay with the John Zweig Quartet with Tomoko Ono on piano and Rick Crane on bass.

 

Jazz singer, Jan Findlay was the original vocalist with the Howard Williams Jazz Orchestra. She performed with them for 8 years, the last 6 holding a residency at The Garage in Greenwich Village. After singing nearly exclusively in Manhattan for almost 2 decades averaging 2 performances a week, her musical life became centered in New Jersey. 

Now her band of choice is comprised of acclaimed pianist Tomoko Ohno, guitarist John Zweig and bassist Rick Crane. All are New Jerseyans who are well established and highly regarded musicians in the New York-New Jersey jazz community and beyond. Together they find their joy in performing “The Great American Songbook” and a variety of jazz and blues selections. It’s all about sharing music with each other and the audience. 

 

Pianist Tomoko Ohno has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, Birdland, in addition to appearing on live radio broadcasts by WBGO and WNYC, and ABC TV’s Good Morning America. She has performed with The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band, Sherry Maricle and the Diva Jazz Orchestra. She has released 3 CD’s on the Japan-based Tokuma Label.