![]() ![]() I packaged it commercially and used that to leverage and begin to book myself and the band in different places. We had a professionally produced CD that we worked on over that year. ![]() Love’s Journey was the first CD, and that was part of that year-long course. I did all the booking, the promotion, the website development as well as continuing to work on my craft. ![]() I have an MBA, so I was able to really take over the business of the band in building a music career. We played our first gig at the Hollywood Casino. All my musicians are amazing they’ve all been in the business for over 20 years. It’s a five-piece band I named the PTR Band. I still have all the same guys except for the drummer, and I later added a sax player. The owner of the school, David Bloom, put together my band in 2011. I took the class, and I promised myself and God that I would not stop until He said no. I studied at the Bloom School of Jazz, and after a couple of courses, they introduced a course to go from amateur to professional. That was to be a professional jazz singer. ![]() In 2009, I got divorced, and at that point, I said I’m just gonna do what I’ve always wanted to do and just kind of step out on faith. I continued to sing in the jazz band in high school and college, in church, weddings, funerals, and so forth. But when I sang, they were like, ‘We gotta have her.’ So they rewrote the play, and I got to be in all three casts just to sing “Over the Rainbow.” That was really the beginning. I was just so shy at the time that I couldn’t get the role of Dorothy. I was in a third-grade, three-cast play of The Wizard of Oz. Tracye Eileen: My first performance was actually at 8 years old. Please start by telling us the story of how you got started. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.ģ60°: You decided to pursue a professional music career after your divorce. In this exclusive interview, Eileen discusses her smooth fusion of jazz and R&B, songwriting, career goals, and more. That’s been on hold during the pandemic, but Eileen hopes to resume live performances later this year. 2 most added song to smooth jazz radio, right behind saxophonist Dave Koz, who we interviewed last fall.įor years, Eileen has had a residency at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago. Her latest single, “Sweeter With Time,” is currently the Billboard No. 2 on the UK soul charts and got play on SiriusXM’s Heart & Soul. The first single, “Now That We’re Here,” went to No. The Chicago native has enjoyed much success since the release of her EP It’s Time in June 2020. 360°Sound recently spoke with soul-jazz singer Tracye Eileen. ![]()
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