M, A, double-R, I,__O, T, T spells Marriott! The Burns Sisters Quartet (Sally,Shelley,Sherry,Susan) recorded that campaign jingle for Sacramento Mayor Richard H. Marriott's reelection campaign. Marriot won. Shelley was 16--and already a 10-year veteran in the business. *Mouseover image to 2003! Since then, Sacramento's Shelley Burns is a two-time nominee as best jazz musician for the Sacramento Music Award. "Compelling and imaginative" are the adjectives Bob Byler of JazzTimes uses to describe Shelley's vocal stylings. Marcus Crowder of The Sacramento Bee writes "Burns' new release, Let Yourself Go, is a classy, bright- sounding collection that could easily propel the versatile singer to new heights." Peter Haugen, the theater critic for The Sacramento Bee writes "Burns ... has a winning mastery of pop phrasing. She makes it sound easy." Listen to Isn't It A Lovely Day in QuickTime® >>>> Shelley performs with a number of Sacramento musical groups, the Shelley Burns Trio (or Quartet), and with her band Shelley Burns and Avalon Swing at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee and at other jazz festivals around the world. Shelley has an extensive knowledge of standard jazz repertoire, having over thirty-five years of experience as a professional jazz vocalist, working with world-class musicians. Shelley participated in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival '96, with a theater troupe from California in a show called 'Jazzbirds,' and was a featured guest artist at the '96 International Jazz and Blues Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Most recently, she performed for three weeks in March, 2006 in Athens, Greece with the Andreas Thermos Quartet. A 2006 reprise of Jazzbirds in VIDEO! on Her newest CD, Let Yourself Go, which is available through Amazon.com, and CD baby.com, receives air play on jazz radio stations across the country. You can also purchase at S&B Production's online sales below. And available also at Best Buy.   A certified Speech Level Singing instructer, Shelley has been teaching voice for nineteen years, a technique based on a series of vocal exercises that will strengthen vocal folds to improve range, flexibility and control. Her lessons are filled with helpful breathing exercises, health tips for singers, and application of technique to song. Students are encouraged to participate in recitals. Shelley also teaches voice at the Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee Jazz Camp and the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Camp where she has performed in concert with jazz greats, Bob Baker, Abe Most, Bob Draga, and the late Gene Estes. Cover Gallery Let Yourself Go S'Wonderful For details visit Online Sales In Our Own Time Shelley, Bill, & Eddie You're Driving me Crazy October in Oxnard Honey On The Moon The Professors Homepage Sales Booking Info Calendar