Modern day female jazz recommendations


We all know the classics from decades ago. What are your favorite your more contemporary female jazz singers of today?

Living close to Nashville I have the opportunity to see and hear a lot of up and coming artists. Nashville is NOT just country music by a long shot.

I'll start with Diana Krall....
dean_fuller
Unfortunately Newbee I am not familiar with the singers you mention. I hope you'll check out Nnenna Freelon anyway. You can get a feel for her voice here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqQPTtUW2o
An easy way to check out some of these recommended singers is either with the samples at Amazon or the artists' sites.

Dave
Maria Muldaur. I know she isn't really Jazz, but her Dylan Love Songs album is one of the best I've ever heard.