With her blues-influenced folk rock, Jodie Manross has become one of East
Tennessee’s top singer-songwriters. A touring musician, Jodie has opened
for artists such as BB King, John Mayer, Blind Boys of Alabama, Keb’ Mo’,
Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles, Rusted Root, Mindy Smith and Leon Russell.
Jodie was also a 2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival artist and has three
independent albums. Her music was recently featured on the hit Fox TV
show's "So You Think You Can Dance" and on a Peter Case tribute album.
Find out more at www.jodiemanross.com or www.myspace.com/jodiemanross. Jodie recently moved to New
York City to record her next album with Sammy Meredino (Cyndi Lauper).

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Jodie Manross Bio

“Her crisp voice and illuminative songcraft belie her diminutive stature…equal parts wistful and urgent, it’s atmospheric music that will touch your heart and mind.”
-Los Angeles' Entertainment Weekly
“It’s no wonder why people rave about her power to breathe life into a song.”
- Boone, NC’s The Mountain Times

With her acoustic-based, Americana and blues-influenced folk rock, Jodie Manross has become one of East Tennessee’s top singer-songwriters. Known as “the little woman with the big voice,” Jodie possesses a powerful voice much larger than her size and surprises audiences with her soulful delivery of songs. Knoxville, TN’s Metropulse, who voted her Knoxville’s 2000 Best Female Vocalist, comments, “…her vocals are the center of the music. Her singing and intimate songwriting shows varying shades of emotion – mournfulness and desperation to jubilance.” Jodie has opened for many talented, diverse musicians such as BB King, John Mayer, Scott Miller, Keb’ Mo’, Rusted Root, Jonatha Brooke, Jump (Little Children), Mindy Smith, Me’shell Ndegeocello, Blind Boys of Alabama and Leon Russell. Jodie also had the honor of being a 2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival artist.
While Jodie plays her left-handed acoustic guitar, she also often performs with a talented guitarist Laith Keilany. Many have recognized the strengths of their dynamic live show: “With Manross’ booming voice and the group’s energetic playing…they quickly have made a name for themselves (Metropulse).” Laith Keilany composes on acoustic guitar and oud, an 11-stringed Middle Eastern instrument, bringing a unique element to their performances. Laith brings his strengths of alternative tunings, unusual chord progressions, and stinging slide guitar abilities to the stage. “Together they create a combination of soul with modern folk and rock.” Knoxville’s Daily Beacon calls them: “a terrific musical outfit that has earned its fans with a wonderful live reputation…talented instrumentalists all of whom display the capability to rock out with the best regional world-beat musicians.”
Recently, Jodie and Laith’s song “Still” was heard on season 2 of Fox TV’s So You Think You Can Dance, seen by over 9 million people (was in Top 10 television shows of the week) in June 2006.
This up and coming roots singer-songwriter breaks the traditional singer-songwriter mold and is refreshingly impossible to categorize. Los Angeles’ Entertainment Weekly exclaimed, “Soon you’ll be calling her ‘the’ Jodie Manross.” With original music that embodies both grace and power, Jodie Manross is not to be missed.