Photo Credit: Erin of Lucky Lilac Photography 2024

Background and Education

Jennie Colabatistto is a professional vocalist and voice teacher based out of Westchester, NY.

Jennie’s primary focus as an artist is in Jazz and Soul music. However, her vocal abilities and experience span multiple genres including blues, pop, RnB, and rock. Jennie has made a life long commitment to her craft, spending her youth training and performing in musicals, vocal competitions, and tours. Jennie studied at the Hartt School of Music in their BFA musical theatre program for a year before continuing her collegiate studies at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania.

After spending her formative years in Musical Theatre, Jennie began to develop her sound as a Jazz vocalist in college after joining June Thomas’ Jazz vocal studio at Muhlenberg College. Having limited exposure to Jazz growing up, she was immediately drawn to the music and felt it was where her voice belonged. She joined the Jazz Improv ensemble and became the lead singer for the Muhlenberg College Jazz Big Band. While studying, she began performing in bars and jazz competitions, as well as seeing as much live music as she could. In 2017, she won the Vocal Soloist Award in the PA Jazz Idol Competition, hosted by the PA Jazz Collective.

HIRE JENNIE
 

Professional Career

Beginning her professional career in 2017, Jennie moved back to NY and formed the Jennie Colabatistto Quartet, originally known as “Jennie’s Jazz Quartet.” The band also performs as a duo, trio, and quintet.

The band has been performing throughout the Hudson Valley, NY area in restaurants/bars, wineries, music venues, private events, and weddings. The group had a monthly residency at Palaia Winery in Highland Mills, NY from 2019 to the winery’s closing in 2022. Jennie was adored there by fans, as one of the only Jazz bands at the venue. Jennie was featured in the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival in 2019 and 2020 at Palaia, as well as the Shawangunk Wine Trail Event.

In 2022, Jennie’s band performed a listening room show in the East Village at Pangea as a part of their weekly Jazz series hosted by Ben Cassara. From 2022 through 2025, Jennie has brought her group to many local jazz clubs including Jazz on Main (Mount Kisco, NY), the Beanrunner (Peekskill, NY), and the Jazz at the Lodge Series at the Elks Lodge in Ossining, NY. In 2025, Jennie began a regular engagement at Eight X Sand, a cocktail bar in the heart of Warwick, NY with the vibe of a NY jazz club. You can find her there on most Fridays!

 

Jennie started the band, performing classic Jazz standards. Since it’s origin, Jennie has expanded her sound into soul, blues, and pop, while keeping a jazz sensibility. She has also begun creating her own unique arrangements of covers and writing originals.

Fans have enjoyed Jennie for her captivating soulful voice, passion, and genuine energy on stage.

Notable venues:

  • PNC Bank Center Holmdel, NJ (Chiclettes)

  • Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT (Chiclettes)

  • Catholic Health Amphitheater Farmingville, NY (Chiclettes)

  • Coney Island Amphitheater Brooklyn, NY (Chiclettes)

  • St. George Theatre Staten Island, NY (Chiclettes)

  • The Strand Theatre Lakewood, NJ (Chiclettes)

  • Proctors Theatre Schenectady, NY (Chiclettes)

  • Pangea Wednesday Night Jazz series in the East Village NYC

  • Jazz on Main Mount Kisco, NY

  • BeanRunner Cafe Peekskill, NY

  • “Jazz at the lodge”- Elks Lodge in Ossining, NY

  • Uncle Cheef’s Brewster, NY (guest vocalist)

  • Palaia Winery Highland Mills, NY (monthly residency 2019-until venue closure in 2022)

Notable credits, performances, and series:

  • Backup vocalist for Little Anthony Little Anthony and the Imperials (Chiclettes)

  • Backup vocalist for Bobby Wilson, Jackie Wilson’s son (Chiclettes)

  • Backup vocalist for Dennis Tufano original lead singer of the Buckinghams (Chiclettes)

  • Malt Shop Memories Cruise 2024 & 2025 - guest performer for a week stops in St. Maarten, BVI, Costa Maya, and Cozumel- Holland America line (Chiclettes)

  • Opener for KC and the sunshine band 2025 (Chiclettes)

  • Opener for Allan Harris PJ’s Jazz Society Concert (2022)

  • First Name Basis Jazz series Divino Cucina Hastings on Hudson, NY (2021-2022)

  • Great American Weekend Festival in Goshen, NY (2022)

  • The Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (2019 & 2020)

  • Shawangunk Wine Trail Event (2019)

  • Pleasant Valley Weekend Music Festival (2019)