Tess Guerzon

Hailing from Seattle (born and raised) Tess Guerzon blends classic jazz with a modern soulful and latin twist, creating unforgettable perfomances that captivate every audience. Her warm and passionate style has been compared to Karen Carpenter.  Her influences are Sade, Ella Fitzgerald, Dione Warwick, Barbara Strisand, Brasil 66, Diana Ross and pop/jazz group Swing out Sister.  (and most recently Laufey)
She has performed and partnered at many local festivals that embrace her Filipino/Spanish culture and organizes a Jazz Festival every August since 2009, to promote awareness and to showcase other jazz artists at the Dr Jose Rizal Park,on North Beacon Hill,  a park her mother helped name in the 1970's and 80's. www.rizalparkjazzfest.com. She has performed at Jazz Alley, the Royal Room, Tula's, Triple Door, Cypress Lounge, and has been a regular performer at 13 Coins Seatac and Bellevue, just to name a few. Her pop/jazz band is TNT band/Tessarosa and her jazz combo is Tess and friends.