Local Musician Spotlight: Terri Jo Jenkins Candace LeGault Share
One of three daughters of an accomplished pianist and a fine singer, Terri Jo started her professional musical life at about age 10 singing three-part harmony with her sisters at a Nebraska county fair. That first show included “Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey.” There was no direct leap to jazz. Rather, she has lived a life of all kinds of music that finally brought her to Denver and her much-deserved respect as a jazz singer.
Through high school, she composed, sang contemporary folk and played her guitar, influenced by Joni Mitchell and others. Her first CD was called “The Dodson Sisters,” recorded when she was just 14 years old.