Debbie Briggs • live music
Elevate your events. Enjoy the timeless vocals of Twin Cities based singer, Debbie Briggs.
Debbie Briggs is known for her rich tone, warmth, and versatility. She has been noted as "a rising talent" proudly collaborating with a select community of top-rated local musicians. Debbie offers customizable band combos, in a range of styles, suitable for a variety of events, budgets, and venues.
ABOUT
DEBBIE BRIGGS
Debbie Briggs is a highly versatile vocalist & band leader. Best known for her warmth, wit, and soul-stirring interpretations of timeless classics from the Jazz and Americana genres. A native of St.Paul, MN – she founded her first band in 2019 and co-founded and co-wrote the debut album of originals for "The Good Time Gals" titled Whiskey Kisses in 2022. Her singing career, performance background, and professional vocal training started at an early age. Humble beginnings in live theater turned to opportunities with an elite BFA program, world-class stages, multiple National Tours, and substantial voice over work. As a result, Debbie has lived on both coasts and been seen on stages both big and small all across America!
Debbie has appeared as a featured vocalist at Twin Cities Jazz Fest, The MN State Fair, The Fine Line, multiple local and regional tours and festivals, as well as countless stages and venues across Minnesota, including multiple sold-out runs of her Holiday show “A Very Vintage Christmas”. Debbie is accompanied by a rich rotation of talented musicians, transporting fans of all ages with her gift of song. Debbie has been credited as a rising talent in the Twin Cities music scene, and surely one to keep an eye on for years to come!
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DEBBIE BRIGGS VINTAGE JAZZ
Genre: Vintage Jazz
Debbie Briggs Vintage Jazz brings new life to Jazz Age classics of the 1920s & ‘30s along with timeless hit songs from the '40s, ‘50s, & ‘60s.
Whether she's crooning a smoky jazz standard, bringin’ down the house with a bluesy showstopper, or charming audiences with a toe-tappin’ swing number, Twin Cities vocalist, Debbie Briggs is known widely for her versatile vocal chops, warm honeyed tone and soul-stirring interpretations of timeless jazz inspired songs.
DEBBIE BRIGGS AMERICANA CLASSIC
Genre: Americana with strong influences of Classic Country, Western Swing, Blues, Folk, Singer-Songwriter, & Jazz.
Debbie Briggs is known widely for her versatile vocal chops, warm honeyed tone and soul-stirring interpretations of timeless inspired songs. Pulling influences from a range of singers including Patsy Cline, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, Rachael Price, & Dolly Parton, amongst others she seamlessly knits together a patchwork of tunes that built to soothe, inspire, or get you on the dance floor.
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ABOUT THE BAND
Debbie Briggs works with a talented rotation of some of the best jazz musicians in the Twin Cities. Due to high volume schedule demands and varied venue needs, we offer customizable combos and a broad range of instrumentation that can be tailored to most any setting or event. We offer live music in a duo format up to an 7 piece band with competitive industry standard rates. Instrumentation includes Debbie Briggs on vocals and may include any of the following: piano, guitar, upright bass, drums, clarinet/sax, trumpet/trombone, violin, cello, tuba, accordion, pedal steel (Americana shows only). Our shows are one-of-a-kind and we do our very best to capture the vibe you need and want. We can provide full interactive stage shows, request based shows, as well as elegant relaxing musical ambiance. In addition to offering Vintage Jazz material, we offer Holiday Music (Nov-Jan) and Americana (with sounds inspired by Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, and more!)
Sample of recently featured instrumentalists (partial list):
Robert Bell - Guitar
Tim Kirchhof - Guitar, Piano
Rick Carlson - Piano
Ted Godbout - Piano
Ken Takata - Piano
Matt Blake - Upright Bass
Steve Pikal - Upright Bass
Matt Peterson - Upright Bass
Matt McIntyre - Upright Bass
Sean Roderick - Upright Bass
Tim Zhorne - Drums
Nathan Norman - Drums
Greg Schutte - Drums
Pete Hennig - Drums
Sam Skavnak - Clarinet/Sax - Pedal Steel (Americana shows only)
Shane Cox - Trumpet/Trombone
Nathan Berry - Trumpet/Trombone
We are here to meet your live music needs: Wedding Music, Holiday Celebrations, Social Hour Band, Breweries, Wineries, Restaurants, Bars, Music Clubs, Listening Rooms, Full-Stage shows, Grand Openings, Swing Dances, Private Events, Garden Concerts, Fundraisers, Theme Parties (Gatsby, Roaring 20s, Sock Hops, Americana, Barn Dances, Masquerade Balls, Valentine's Day Music, Galas, Oldies, Vintage Prom, Speakeasy, Jazz Nights)
