Modern day female jazz recommendations

Esmith3671 >>>> Thanks. Modern is only a word.

Sunny Sumter (Sunny) on Mapleshade lable.

Rachelle Ferrell went the R&B route, but her second album "First Instrument" is pure Jazz and remains my favorite Female Jazz vocal album to this day. It has only two stars on allmusic.com and no one seems to know about it, but I think it is brilliant.

interesting list.

my favorite recent find is Sophie Millman.

Maybe I'm late to the party...but I've got to say that the finest talent, new to me, that I've heard in the past 20 years, is Renee Olstead.
She's just now 22 years old--but if one goes to youtube and watches her "Someone to Watch Over Me", that she performed at the ripe old age of 14...you'll hear someone who's voice sounds, angelic, beautiful, well seasoned and just beyond imagination. (Feel like Rod Serling with that one).
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW.
She has two albums--I have both, and they're hypnotic--she takes ownership of every song she sings...they are hers once you've heard her sing them.
"A once in a generation or two, or three, voice!"

Larry