Modern day female jazz recommendations


We all know the classics from decades ago. What are your favorite your more contemporary female jazz singers of today?

Living close to Nashville I have the opportunity to see and hear a lot of up and coming artists. Nashville is NOT just country music by a long shot.

I'll start with Diana Krall....
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Karrin Allyson (my latest female obssession outside of my wife). Check out "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane" for straight jazz songs, and "Imagina" for Brazil/Bossa Nova songs. Both are to die for.
Old threads never die...
Not jazz. Just having a new love affair with Brandi Carlile.
Discovered her watching Austin City Limits featuring Roseanne Cash, she was the second artist. Extraordinary voice, songwriting. Love to listen to "Oh Dear" on that show. Try to catch that one, try her.

Another non jazz pic would be Nina Hagen. She can sound like just about anything she wants and does. Find, if you dare, "Nunsexmonkrock" for an insane 40 mins of headphone euphoria. Not for the faint of heart or the unadventurous.