April Aloisio

Although not well known nationally, April Aloisio is a sensitive and risk-taking jazz vocalist who has been recording in the Chicago area since the 1980s. Aloisio, a native and resident of the Windy City, doesn't have a big, robust voice and isn't a belter. Her voice is small and waifish (with being thin), and if Aloisio was an alto saxophonist instead of a singer, people would compare her to Paul Desmond or Lee Konitz instead of Jackie McLean or Phil Woods. Like many of the artists who came out of jazz's cool school, Aloisio has often demonstrated that favoring subtlety and u...