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Alyssa Allgood is a 2X DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll Rising Star Female Vocalist and 2X Chicago Reader Poll Best Individual Jazz Musician, praised for her "boldness, swagger and surefooted musicianship" (DownBeat Magazine) and "force, clarity and jazz integrity" (NYC Jazz Record). A versatile vocalist, songwriter, arranger and bandleader, Allgood blends a soulful Chicago sound with rich improvisation and lyrics rooted in empowerment and human connection. The inaugural winner of the Ella Fitzgerald Competition, Allgood has performed as a leader at iconic venues including Dizzy's, Birdland, Mezzrow, the Green Mill, the Jazz Showcase and Blues Alley.

  • International: Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, Shadboldt Centre for the Arts (British Columbia), Frankie’s (British Columbia), Yardbird Suite (Alberta)

    East Coast: Dizzy’s, Birdland, Mezzrow, Blues Alley

    Chicago: Chicago Jazz Festival, Green Mill, Jazz Showcase, Winter’s, Chicago Jazz Festival, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, SPACE

    Midwest: Blue Llama, Noce, Hoyt Sherman Place, Ginger Rabbit, Bop Stop

    South/West: Tucson Room, Jazz, TX, Parker Jazz Club, Ravenscroft

    • 2025 Chicago Reader Poll “Best Individual Jazz Musician”

    • 2025 Chamber Music America Performance Plus Grant

    • 2025 DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll “Rising Star Female Vocalist”

    • 2025 Jazz Education Network Commissions Program

    • 2024 DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll “Rising Star Female Vocalist"

    • 2024 Chicago Reader Poll “Best Individual Jazz Musician”

    • 2023 Finalist John Lennon Songwriting Contest

    • 2023 Finalist International Songwriting Competition

    • 2022 Jazz Education Network David Baker Memorial Scholarship

    • 2019 Chicago Music Award “Best Jazz Entertainer”

    • 2017 Ella Fitzgerald Competition Inaugural Winner

    • 2016 Luminarts Cultural Foundation Jazz Improvisation Fellow

    • 2015 Montreux Jazz Voice Competition Semifinalist

    • Jazz Education Network Conference

    • University of North Texas Jazz Lecture Series

    • Illinois Music Educators Association

    • Kansas City Community College Jazz Summit

    • Fiesta Jazz Festival

    • Anchor Music’s Vocal Jazz Academy

    • Fiesta Jazz Festival

    • Northern Illinois Jazz Convocation

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  • "...boldness, swagger and surefooted musicianship."

    -DownBeat Magazine

  • "...force, clarity and jazz integrity."

    -New York City Jazz Record

  • "...a model of sophisticated song interpretation."

    -Chicago Tribune

  • "...one of the finest jazz vocalists today."

    -All About Jazz

  • "...an artist of the first order."

    -The Wholenote

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Chicago Tribune features Alyssa @ Jazz Showcase

Chamber Music America Announces Performance Plus Grantees

DownBeat Magazine features Alyssa 

New York City Jazz Record features “From Here”

DownBeat Magazine features Alyssa

All About Jazz features “What Tomorrow Brings”