Joanie Pallatto

Xenia, OH, has produced two jazz musicians of some prominence, trombonist Vic Dickenson and jazz vocalist Joanie Pallatto. While the jazz bug was to come later, the foundation was laid by her musical family. Her father played violin, her mother guitar, and they continually sang together around the house. Around the age of four, she started violin lessons switching to clarinet because she was tired of holding up the violin. Pallatto was turned to singing when auditioning for the school choir, she discovered that not only did she enjoy singing, but she was good. It was at the Ci...