1992 Outstanding Vocalist, 1999 Outstanding Recording (Crazy Eyes), and 2007 Outstanding Tribute Recording (Blues for Breakfast—Remembering Matt Dennis)

Mary Foster Conklin is a multi-award-winning vocalist who has been honored with Bistro Awards for Outstanding Vocalist (1992), outstanding Recording (1999, for Crazy Eyes), and outstanding Tribute Recording (2007, for Blues for Breakfast—Remembering Matt Dennis). Praised as “a potent advocate for women in jazz,” she hosts a weekly radio show called A Broad Spectrum, celebrating women composers and lyricists past and present, on WFDU 89.1 FM, based at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. Her fifth and most recent recording, These Precious Days (MockTurtle Music, 2023), was praised as “a treasure” by Jazz Lives. maryfosterconklin.com

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