ingrid's latest music

Born Ingrid Wever in upstate New York in the spring of 1972, the young talent displayed her musical calling as early as age 8, by performing cello recitals at high caliber classical venues such as Eastman Theatre’s Kilbourne Hall in Rochester, NY, and later at the SUNY artist series in which she won awards for outstanding vocal performances. At 15, she left recitals and competitions to pursue her career in pop and classic rock, singing and playing at a local piano bar. As a teen her lead performances in three local productions of Broadway musicals earned high praise.  Her American musical roots deepened when Ingrid demonstrated an affinity for Jazz standards as a member of her collegiate professional troupe for four years, and later with the James Jellassic Band in Washington, DC.  After college Ingrid chose to pursue music full time no matter where it led her, from singing on the streets in New Orleans and Chicago to sharing the stage with jazz greats Maynard Ferguson, Chip McNeill and Lisanne Lyons.  Influences include Jewel and Sarah Mac Lachlan but her unique individual style and dynamic stage presence does not stop there.  While touring with Blues and Diamonds she covered blues and R&B, yet she made tunes by Mariah Carey, The Cranberries, and Melissa Etheridge her own as Token Blonde's lead rocker.   Her passionate creativity, embodied in a prolific collection of poems, proves to be a fountainhead from which provoking lyrics and melodies endlessly merge. Joining forces with friend and guitar whiz John Lusk, and long time friend and drummer Mike Mazzella, her first CD, Sweet Forgiveness, is a contemporary blend of pop and folk styles.  She attributes moving to Mobile, AL for the muddy sounds of blues and gospel which populate her latest originals on a sophomore release due out this Fall.