Big Blend Radio: Jennifer Saran - Smoky Nights

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine, for Big Blend Radio! This episode features acclaimed singer-songwriter Jennifer Saran, who discusses her brand new jazz EP “Smoky Nights.” Produced by multiple Grammy and Emmy-winning record maker Narada Michael Walden, and released on his own Tarpan Records, this 5-song collections sees her fully embracing the moody and melancholy genre she’s loved her entire life.

In just four years, Jennifer has gone from best-kept-secret status to being hailed as one of the freshest new voices in alt-pop/adult contemporary music. She wowed critics with 2015’s “Merry Christmas, You Are Loved,” her debut holiday album produced by Narada Michael Walden. She then followed it up with “Walk With Me,” a captivating mix of luscious soul and R&B, co-written and produced by Walden, and next came “Wake Up,” an album brimming with consciousness-raising gems, including the globally recognized title cut that featured the talents of South African Grammy-winning male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the distinctive playing of guitar legend Carlos Santana. Continuing her collaboration with Walden, Jennifer released her second holiday album in 2017, “Soulful Christmas,” a delightful assortment of seasonal treasures that saw the singer joined by The Temptations on the single “Christmas Lover.”