Charmin Michelle

“Taste and understatement. Swing and savoir-faire. Grace and grooves. Intimacy and panache. Singer Charmin Michelle delivers all of the above and more. This is what the Minneapolis Star/Tribune had to say about this charismatic chanteuse whose conversational style recalls the late Billie Holiday and other legendary ladies of jazz. And, yet, her music is free of tiresome camp and easy nostalgia. She’s a savvy songstress and, while putting her own imprint on a melody, is always respectful of those who first inhabited it. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Charmin moved to Minnesota while still a child and has called it home ever since. Though based in Minneapolis, she is no stranger to life on the road and began touring internationally in 1986.

Charmin will be playing with “The Jim McGuire Jazz Trio. Jim McGuire is a renowned Mankato-based guitarist and composer inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm in 2017. Known for his work in jazz and classical, particularly on nylon-string guitar, he has over 40 years of teaching experience at Minnesota colleges and frequently performed with the Jim McGuire Jazz Trio.”