A singer who has honed and gathered her various vocal styles — somber folk singer, saucy pop gal, note-bending jazz chanteuse — into a sleek, multifaceted whole,” states ROLLING STONE. Her singing sprawls on pillowy, airy keyboard tones, and her songs are sultry grooves…” says the NEW YORK TIMES
GRAMMY® Award Nominated & Billboard Chart-Topping Singer, Songwriter & Multi-Instrumentalist SOPHIE B. HAWKINS burst onto the international music scene with her 1992 platinum-selling debut album, "Tongues and Tails", which included the indelible hit song "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover", earning her a "Best New Artist" GRAMMY® Award Nomination. Hawkins returns to Jimmy's in celebration of the 30th anniversary of this album and the release of her new album in Spring 2023! The last 3 decades have brought multiple awards, sold out concerts, performances with some of the best known names in the business, a documentary feature, a critically-lauded tour-de-force performance as Janis Joplin in the nationally-touring play Room 105, songs appearing in hit films & TV shows, and 5 more albums, including "Whaler", which featured the record-breaking longest-running single in Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart history, the #1 Hit Song, "As I Lay Me Down." Sophie's live performances are mesmerizing!!