Monika Ryan

Jazz Vocalist

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Monika Ryan is a New York–bred jazz vocalist, songwriter, and producer who has been writing, recording, and releasing original jazz on her own Resensitize Records imprint for over twenty-five years.

A graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, she studied privately with vocalist Jackie Paris and took classes with Sheila Jordan, who called her “a wonderful singer whose music will help keep the flame of jazz alive.”

Her work has been reviewed in DownBeat, the LA Times, Jazz Journal, JAZZIZ, and All About Jazz, and she has won multiple Global Music Awards.

She has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series, 54 Below, and venues across Japan, Ireland, Germany, and Hong Kong. Her newest album, DelightFully — featuring all new original jazz — arrives summer 2026. She is a voting member of the Recording Academy.

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“Both impressive and memorable. Her voice, with its slight buzz, has the unique sound one hopes for in a jazz singer...the entire project radiates with the presence of a talent with a major future.”

Don Heckman

LA Times

“Ryan caresses the lyrics of each song with a measure of emotion and taste making for a vocal jazz album that's a pleasure to hear...Though there are moments of swing on this session, make no doubt about the texture of the music, this is a genuine album of light jazz that appeals to the lighter side of one's musical DNA. ...Classical love songs voiced by a superior singer and backed by a top-notch cast of players, makes this vocal jazz album, a must for those who appreciate the genre.”

Edward Blanco

All About Jazz

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