Jenifer Freebairn (-Smith)

I am a performing singer/songwriter in Sonoma County. I've been making music in one form or other for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a musical family in Los Angeles, listening to jazz, folk, the blues, classical and orchestral music, rock, funk, punk, honky tonk, bossa nova... Music is my refuge and my ride. 

I studied classical flute as a kid but became a songwriter at the piano playing by ear. Today I feel the same sense of wonder in letting my hands wander freely over the keys and choosing patterns that move me, before deciphering them. I was influenced early by giants - Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, John Prine, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Joan Armatrading, Earth Wind and Fire, and too many jazz artists to name. I write with great joy and humility, hoping to add a drop of worthy music to the vast, breathtaking pool of genius that inspires me.

My songs and voice have appeared on numerous albums and soundtracks, including my own album, Ten Lives.