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J.Zuzanna J. Zuzanna (Born 12/17/1993) Polish jazz vocalist, pianist, composer and arranger currently living and recording in Los Angeles. J. Zuzanna was discovered performing in major Polish piano competitions and festivals as a child piano and vocal prodigy when she was just 8 years old. By the age of 10 she was performing with nationally recognized children television band ’Tecza’. It was also at this age, when she met her mentor and friend Christopher Sadowski (President of Polish Jazz Society), who took a close interest in her talent and introduced her to the jazz scene in Warsaw, Poland where J. Zuzanna began to receive recognition as an emerging and talented local artist. By the age of 16 she was a winner of one of Polish TV shows called ‘TWOJA DROGA DO GWIAZD’- ‘YOUR WAY TO THE STARS’ and by the same time she was discovered and employed by Janusz Jozefowicz – owner and musical director of one of the biggest Broadway theaters in Warsaw. J. Zuzzana rapidly progressing jazz career took her from her native country of Poland to the United States where has made numerous guest appearances with artists such as: India Arie, Richard Smallwood, Stevie Wonder, Jack DeJohnette, Kuba Stankiewicz, Zbigniew Wegehaupt and Christopher Sadowski. J. Zuzanna appeared at Chicago’s Midwest Clinic with the Jazz Singers Group which led her to the East Coast where she performed at prestigious Harlem jazz clubs in New York City. She released and promoted her first album – The Meeting – in Trenton, NJ. Shortly thereafter, she was offered and accepted a scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA where she studied Jazz Composition. While at Berklee She composed and arranged for such artists as Rod Steward, Count Basie Orchestra, Arturo Sandoval Big Band, Grateful Dead, Patty Austin, Babyface, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.