HOUSTON,
TX. (Platinum Plus Universal Records) "Platinum Plus Universal
recording artist Jen Rathbun lives in the heart of Houston,
Texas where
country music is King. The
Houston market is the #1 market in the
United States for country music acts. However, in the history of Texas
music greats, you'll find one jazz star in that
State with a breakout
record and a nomination as "Texas Female Vocalist Of The Year." Jen
Rathbun is as hot as a West
Texas highway in the middle of an August
afternoon.
www.jenrathbun.com 
This
week, the largest daily paper in the
State of
Texas honored Rathbun
with their own version of notoriety, an article in the Houston
Chronicle. Joey Guerra of the
Houston Chronicle calls Rathbun
"transported from another decade�one filled with smoky cabarets,
dancing woman and all that jazz." It takes a lot to impress
Houstonians. With towering office buildings, billions in oil revenue,
and the
Houston Livestock Show, it's not easy for a jazz artist to get
their attention. Rathbun has got a hit record in Houston. It's called,
"Coffee, Chocolate & Men." The song is a smash, along with "Doctor
Of Love, The Yard Man, and Cereal Rag. That song is a bonus track after
the 11th song plays on the compact disc."
www.platinumplusuniversal.com Smooth
jazz radio stations have latched on to Jen Rathbun like a lifesaver in
the middle of a stormy sea. People flood radio stations and television
stations alike after hearing Rathbun perform in person or on her latest
CD with 12 of the best songs you'll find at your local Borders
bookstore, Amazon.com or any other retail music outlet. Rathbun won the
National Singer/Songwriter contest and was invited to come to Nashville
and perform at the Bluebird Caf�. While there,
Legends Hall Of Fame
member, Robert Metzgar offered Rathbun a record deal. Rathbun is an El
Paso,
Texas native and she grew up with her grandparents and earned a
degree in classical vocal performance from the University of Denver.
Her completion of a second degree in music brought her to
Houston in
1996 for an internship. That was the first step to stardom.
www.robertmetzgar.com www.americanmusicauditions.com Houston,
Texas has finally taken notice of the jazz singer with many of the same
features as Marilyn Monroe. You would swear looking at her "live"
pictures in the
Houston Chronicle that you were transported in time and
were listening to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, or one of the great
torch singers of the past. No one in the music business today, writes
jazz like Rathbun. She is one of the best composers of music in that
genre ever. She takes you back to the greatest days of jazz, big bands,
and the speak easy way of living during the 1920's. What a rush being
at one of her concerts. Fan of
Bette Midler or Rosemary Clooney? You'll
absolutely love Jen Rathbun. If you are voting for the
Texas Music
Awards, you can vote for Houston's jazz star as Female Vocalist of the
Year by going to
www.mytexasmusic.com Jen
Rathbun has been recently written up in "All About Jazz" which is a
significant online jazz site. Jen Rathbun is featured on Amazon.com as
a 5 star rated act by Go.com music editors at Disney and her album is
currently posted in the Top-40 Jazz charts at
https://top40-charts.com
This week she makes a "live" appearance on one of Houston's television
stations, KHOU on the morning show. She is involved in charitable work
for the troops in Iraq and also a local benefit in
Houston this week.
It's great to see a top jazz composer and artist come out of Houston,
Texas. They make 'em big down there in
Texas and it seems like a
portent of things to come for Jen Rathbun. She's getting the royal
treatment by her home town of Houston. Congratulations on an honor well
deserved by one of the best jazz musicians in Texas.
