Tara O’Grady

“This torchy chanteuse leads one of the most badass old-time swing bands you’ll ever hear.”
- New York Music Daily

Tara O’Grady’s voice has been compared to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Patsy Cline. This New York native with Donegal roots combines celtic, folk, blues, swing and especially jazz in her unique style. Awarded Irish Voice’s Most Influential Woman 2010, the singer-songwriter has four releases, Black Irish (2010), Good Things Come to Those Who Wait (2011), A Celt in the Cotton Club (2013), and Irish Bayou (2015). She and her recording of the famous song Danny Boy was featured in an award winning BBC documentary film celebrating its 100^th anniversary. Her original songs and unique renditions of Irish standards can be heard on radio stations across America and Europe. Her dynamic band of elite NYC jazz musicians perform everything from Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole to Etta James and Elvis Presley.