ANNA WILSON BIOGRAPHY

Anna Wilson is a critically acclaimed jazz artist and songwriter whose recent album, Yule Swing!, reached #12 on the Billboard jazz chart. Her decadent and powerful voice, which "Jazz Times" likens to "crème de cocoa," has earned her shared billings with Josh Grobin, Al Jarreau, and countless others.

Wilson's forthcoming album project, Countrypolitan Duets, showcases a time in Nashville's musical history when country and jazz were not so far apart, particularly in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It presents country standards like "You're the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me" and "Night Life" to contemporary jazz listeners as duets with legendary and current performers who work across genres. Countrypolitan Duets guest artists range from Country Music Hall of Fame Member, Ray Price to Grammy-winning guitar icon, Larry Carlton.

The first Countrypolitan Duets single, "You Don't Know Me," features "American Idol" Matt Giraud. This digital release reached #1 on the iTunes jazz chart January 28, 2010. The Countrypolitan Duets album is slated for launch later this year.

In addition to Wilson's jazz artistry, she is a successful songwriter with lots to be jazzed about. Reflective of the two musical genres that define her career – jazz and country, she co-wrote one of the hottest country singles of 2009, Chuck Wick's "All I Ever Wanted" (RCA) that reached #12 on the Billboard country chart. She followed in 2010 with "If I Knew Then" appearing on Lady Antebellum's mega-hit release, Need You Now (Capitol). These recent accomplishments nicely complement Wilson's remarkable catalogue that include album cuts with Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Chris Cagle, among others.

With Wilson's highly anticipated Countrypolitan Duets on the horizon, fans and critics alike will experience how Wilson uniquely blends jazz and country music. Listeners will hear top stars croon, and jazz instrumentalists will strut their improvisational chops peppered with a little Texas swing and twang.

Wilson says, "There have been moments in Nashville's musical history when country and jazz were not so far apart. In my life, they are always combined, and through this project, jazz and country will once again get to shake hands. I couldn't be more thrilled about that."