Jennifer Truesdale - CSN Boston Director

Jennifer Truesdale is a singer, songwriter, vocal coach and music career coach in Boston, MA. A graduate of Berkelee College of Music and a 20+ year veteran of the music industry, she performs regularly with many of the top musicians on the East Coast. Jennifer is a published songwriter who has written, produced and performed on recordings for major network television shows.

In her role as a professional vocal coach and music career coach, she has worked with hundreds of singers, helping each to achieve their own personal goals. Jennifer recently authored a book entitled, Get Paid to Sing! The Singer's Guide to Making a Living Making Music.

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Marcia J. Macres - CSN Boston Director

Marcia J. Macres is a fiery redhead that hails from a large musical family in Dallas, TX that performed regularly in four-part harmony at church and for local community events. As a teen, Marcia found her passion in competitive a cappella choirs and then shifted to local community choruses when she moved to Boston in the late '80s.

Marcia enjoys singing lead vocals with Boston-based jazz band Jazz Punishers and harmonies with other local music projects. When she's not singing, she is simplifying marketing for small businesses with her own marketing consulting business, called Marketing by Marcia.

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Patty Brennan

Patty says: “Love and fun and feeding my soul… This is what singing, performing and being able to share this means to me, and I’m grateful for the amazing times I’ve had singing both lead and back up with so many talented artists and musicians around the Boston and South Shore areas. Genres spanned from alternative and classic rock to funk and folk. I feel honored and thrilled to participate in the Chick Singer Night concert at the Burren in Somerville.”

Valerie Giglio

With a retro sound and a modern edge, Valerie combines Electronic Dance Music with vintage swing and jazz styles. She began her solo career performing standards and Italian language music before transitioning to Electro Swing.

She is a stroke survivor, author, attorney and also attended Berklee College of Music. Her music is sure to have you tapping for feet to the music of a bygone era...with an electronic twist!

Maria Frattura

Maria Frattura loved to sing and harmonize from an early age. In 2014, she joined a competitive a cappella choir, where she honed her baritone voice in four-part harmony with the choir, as well as with a quartet. Since then, Maria has been the lead singer in her own band. She currently sings in a jazz trio and sings backup and lead vocals in a blues group.

Maria enjoys and performs all genres of music. Some influences include Al Jarreau, Joni Mitchell, Phoebe Snow, and Cassandra Wilson, to name a few.

Find Maria on Facebook @MariaFratturaSings and IG @mariafratturasings

Lori Zuroff

Lori Zuroff has been singing with various rock, blues, R&B, and jazz bands for over 20 years in the Boston area. She has performed with both small and large bands in venues all over Boston including at Chick Singer Night at Johnny D's in Somerville, The Mad Monkfish in Cambridge, and other venues from Boston to Worcester to Cape Cod and beyond. Lori released her first Jazz CD, Ladybug, in 2020, available on Spotify, iTunes and Amazon Music or hard copy from her by email lzuroff@gmail.com (Venmo and Paypal accepted). Lori leads her own 5-piece rock band, The Lola Sweet Band, as well as singing lead and backup in the 15 piece horn-centric band, The Midtown Horns.

Lori studied jazz vocals for several years with Boston's own jazz divas Rebecca Parris and Dominique Eade, and with Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton in New York City.

Jenn Zaroulis

(Bio coming soon)