| Jill Jack | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Origin: | Berkley, Michigan |
| Genre: | Pop/rock, country, Folk/rock, American Standards |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument: | Voice, guitar |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Label: | Uphill Productions |
| Associated Acts: | Jill Jack and the American Songbook Band |
Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter based in Ferndale, Michigan. As of December 2016, she has released 11 albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name, as well as a jazz ensemble dedicated to standards, "Jill Jack and the American Songbook Band."
Three of her CDs – Live and Unplugged in 2005, Moon and the Morning After in 2006, Songwriter Sessions in 2010 – won Detroit Music Awards for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording. Writing for Allmusic, Thom Jurek called Moon and the Morning After, "an exceptionally honest rock & roll record, ... one that delivers musically as well as lyrically in spades and diamonds."[1]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Watch Over Me | Drum Dancer[2] |
| 1998 | Too Close to the Sun | Drum Dancer[3] |
| 2001 | The Love Hotel | Drum Dancer |
| 2006 | Moon and the Morning After | Uphill Productions |
| 2012 | Sunflower Girl | Uphill Productions[4] |
| 2015 | Moon Be Thine | Uphill Productions |
| 2016 | Pure Imagination (as Jill Jack and the American Songbook Band) | Uphill Productions[5] |
| 2018 | These Days | [6] |
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Live From Billy's Basement | Drum Dancer |
| 2004 | Live and Unplugged | Uphill Productions |
| 2009 | Songwriter Sessions | Uphill Productions |
| 2013 | Celebrates the Holidays | Uphill Productions |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Live Like There's No Tomorrow |
| 2014 | Look Beyond Your Horizons (Single from The Embrace of Aging) (feat. The Detroit Women's Project) |
| 2017 | Be the Light (A Song for Leonard) |
|-! scope="row" | 1997| Jill Jack| Outstanding Vocalist (Pop/Rock)| |-! scope="row" | 1997| Jill Jack| New Group/Performer Deserving Wider Recognition| |-! scope="row" | 1998| Jill Jack| Outstanding Artist/Group (Acoustic/Folk)| |-! scope="row" | 1998| Jill Jack| Outstanding Local Artist/Group (Rock/Pop)| |-! scope="row" | 1998| Jill Jack| Outstanding New Group (Acoustic/Folk)| |-! scope="row" | 1998| Watch Over Me| Outstanding Recording (Acoustic/Folk)| |-! scope="row" | 1998| Jill Jack| Outstanding Vocalist (Acoustic/Folk)| |-! scope="row" | 1998| Jill Jack| Outstanding Vocalist (Rock/Pop)| |-! scope="row" | 1999| Jill Jack| Outstanding Vocalist (Rock/Pop)| |-! scope="row" | 1999| Jill Jack| Outstanding Artist/Group (Pop/Rock)| |-! scope="row" | 2000| Jill Jack| Outstanding Vocalist (Pop/Rock)| |-! scope="row" | 2005| Jill Jack Live And Unplugged| Outstanding Recording (Acoustic/Folk)| |-! scope="row" | 2005| Jill Jack| Outstanding Artist/Group (Pop/Rock)| |-! scope="row" | 2006| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2006| Moon and the Morning After| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording| |-! scope="row" | 2006| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter| |-! scope="row" | 2006| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist| |-! scope="row" | 2006| Jill Jack| Outstanding Pop Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2007| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2007| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist| |-! scope="row" | 2008| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2008| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist| |-! scope="row" | 2010| Songwriter Sessions| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording | |-! scope="row" | 2010| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist| |-! scope="row" | 2011| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter| |-! scope="row" | 2011| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2012| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter| |-! scope="row" | 2012| Jill Jack| Outstanding Folk Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2013| Sunflower Girl| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording| |-! scope="row" | 2013| Jill Jack| Outstanding Folk Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2014| Jill Jack| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter| |-! scope="row" | 2014| Jill Jack| Outstanding Folk Artist/Group| |-! scope="row" | 2015| Jill Jack| Outstanding Americana Songwriter|
|-|rowspan=2|2011|International Songwriting Competition|Americana|Fallen (A Love Song)|Semi-finalist ||-|Susanne Millsap's Performing Songwriter Showcase||Jill Jack|Finalist[4] |