If you knew of Jen Hirsh when she lived in Boston, MA, you would remember that she was a frequenter of local jazz watering holes as well as an active member of the thriving jazz community in the Back Bay area of town. If you didn't know her then, then maybe you caught her scatting in her audition on American Idol, Season 9, Boston. If you don't know who Jen Hirsh is now, you are about to find out -- and I promise you won't be disappointed. After going to school at the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jen has relocated back to the west coast and she brought her unique music stylings with her, specifically, the beauty of a trained and well-tuned jazz voice over simple and effectively crafted sounds of a good pop song. Yet to call Jen's music "pop" is not only misleading, but falls short of describing her emotional performances and superb grasp on lyrical composition and phrase.
Performing with Jen in each of the RAWsession videos is the equally as brilliant singer songwriter & guitarist, John Saussin. Now sit back and watch these two take a stab at their acoustic rendition of "The Better Half" which is a track off Jen's newly released album Myself In Two, featuring work by Adam Tressler (Megan Burtt, Amy Crawford), keyboardist Patrick Warren (Bruce Springsteen, Green Day, Colbie Caillat, John Legend), produced by Max Coane (Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin), and mixed by the great Bob Clearmountain (The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Bruce Springstreen, Bryan Adams, Rufus Wainright). Not too shabby a lineup.