2X DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll Rising Star Alyssa Allgood is a jazz vocalist, songwriter and bandleader based in Chicago, praised for her "force, clarity and jazz integrity" (NYC Jazz Record). Allgood performs heartfelt original songs and reimagined standards with a clear tone that moves from bluesy depths to soaring highs, and adventurous improvisation that puts her voice at the center of the band's conversation. The inaugural winner of the Ella Fitzgerald Competition, Allgood has commanded iconic stages including Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, Dizzy's, Birdland, Mezzrow, the Green Mill, the Jazz Showcase and Blues Alley.