Inga Swearingen

Inga Swearingen is a masterful jazz vocalist and song writer. She has one of the most clear, smooth voices I've heard. She has performed mulitple times, including the 30 year anniversary, on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor; studied with Susanne Abbuehl in Switzerland; won the distinguished Shure Jazz Voice Competition at the World -Renowned Montreux Jazz Festival receiving both the votes from the judges and audience; and she holds a master's degree in choral conducting from Florida State University.

Inga has an amazing new website with videos of her music and performances; up to date list of happenings; her personal blog; a photo gallery; a press and bio kit; and contact information. Check out www.ingaswearingen.com; it's wonderful!

You can find both of her CDs, Learning How to Fly and Reverie, on CD Baby. Now on Amazon and iTunes, too!

Upcoming Events for Inga Swearingen

Impulse - Experimental Sound, Movement and Visual Art Performances by Diana Stanton and Inga Swearingen

Diana Stanton and Inga Swearingen will create a series of spontaneous art performances involving paint, sound and dance at ARTS Space Obispo in the SLO Creamery.

Stanton, a contemporary dancer, will create a “danced painting” by using her body as the painting tool. Her movements will be influenced by Swearingen’s vocals and audience participation in choosing paint colors.

ARTS Space Obispo SLO Creamery, 570 Higuera St., #165 San Luis Obispo, CA

Friday, April 6, 6:30 & 8 PM showings – Art After Dark

Sunday, April 15, Tax Day Matinee, 2 PM

Friday, May 4, 6:30 & 8 PM showings – Art After Dark

Tickets: $20 in advance at ARTS Obispo

Contact Info: Marta Peluso, Executive Director, ARTS Obispo (805) 544-9251 or director@sloartscouncil.org

Diana Stanton, Dancer, (805) 471-5078

Guitarist Jeff Miley will perform with Stanton and Swearingen during the Tax Day Matinee, and painter Michelle Stevens will join the duo for the May 4th performances. In the spirit of the 1950s and 60s, this event will follow the structure of art “happenings,” spontaneous art performances involving sound, movement, and visual arts. These events were often multi-disciplinary, lacked narrative and involved audience participation.

Inga Swearingen and Ken Hustad

A very special benefit house concert. Saturday, April 21st, 3:00pm, Varian Ranch. Come hear an intimate duo performance featuring vocalist Inga Swearingen and bassist Ken Hustad. They will play original compositions as well as perform arrangements of well known jazz standards. Perhaps even a bit of Bach!

All proceeds benefit the Youth Symphony Endowment.

Admission is a tax-deductible donation of $50 or more For reservations and more information, please call 927-2311

Mother's Day at the Ranch

Santa Margarita Ranch, Sunday May 13, 2007

3:30 pm to 7 pm

Inga Swearingen performs with trio Jeff Miley, Ken Hustad and Darrell Voss

Gourmet dinner - Italian cuisine by Mama's Meatball

Moms, Daughters, Sisters and Grandmothers are treated to a relaxing 30 minute massage, while enjoying the music of guitarist Tim Pacheco, plus wine and champagne and chocolates.

Take the family on a train ride through the ranch on the old original Disney train.

Beer and wine for sale.

For more Information, contact event coordinator

Shevon Sullivan: 805-896-6197

Buy tickets at these Locations:

Boo Boo Records -1800 West Grand Grover Beach 481-1888

Boo Boo Records - 978 Monterey SLO 541-0657

Anam-Cre Studio - 570 Higuera, Suite 140 SLO in the Creamery 544-1850

Divine Appointment Guitars - 617 12th Street Paso Robles 237-0054

Cuesta Faculty Concert

February 9th, Cuesta College, Student Conference Center, 8pm $15 gen. admission, $8 seniors, $5 students

Second Annual Music Faculty Recital Cuesta's fine music faculty come together to showcase their talents. Join us for an evening of classical and jazz. Inga will perform with the jazz faculty at Cuesta College.

With Moira Smiley + VOCO, and other vocal artists.

THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER at 8 p.m- $15

Church in Ocean Park in Santa Monica

235 Hill Street (corner of 2nd & Hill)

This gathering of singers will only happen this once!! A very special evening.

moira smiley & VOCO: Songs & Improvisations with very special guest vocalists...

Eva Salina Primack - Ecstatic singer of Gypsy, Bulgarian and beyond

Inga Swearingen - Exquisite vocal improvisor who frequently sings on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion

Aurelia Shrenker - Other-wordly siren of the Caucuses and Appalachian Mountains

More about Moira Smiley, VOCO, and this show...

Limited free parking in church lot or on 4th street.

10 hour metered parking available behind the stores on Main Street (Ocean side).

VOCO's glorious sound with its lush and layered vocals draws from Appalachian, African, Balkan and other "roots" music traditions from around the globe.

Their music is direct, deep and utterly inspiring. These five singers will transport you to far-away places and bring you back with 6-voice improvisations created in the moment before you! Drink in their music and then dance your heart out!

"This is a truly phenomenal act, combining the energy of urban street singing with first-rate musicianship, folk roots and traditions from throughout the world. Their body percussion sets are a sight to behold."

- Folkworks Magazine

Loft Concert with Anton Schwartz

Dec 1st, 8pm Antons Loft, SF

Loft Concert

Anton and Inga met at JazzCamp West, where Anton was teaching last summer, and they realized how much fun it would be to perform duo together as unaccompanied voice and saxophone.

Prairie Home Companion Link

FSU Article on Inga 

Inga's Home Page