Gwen Hughes, a Board Governor with The Recording Academy (GRAMMY AWARDS), has released six albums, as well as an album recorded with her European band, Mono, featuring the greatest hits of their ten years of touring Eastern Europe. Gwen is an advocate for music education, which has earned her the title of “Ambassador” for the Grammy Museum, the educational arm of The Recording Academy.

As a songwriter, her tunes have been in films like “The Love Orchard” (2012), “Crazy Eyes” (2012) and on TV shows like “Man vs. Wild” (Discovery Channel) and “Big Ang” (VH1). As an actor, you can see her in shows on FX (“Atlanta”) and IFC (“Stan Against Evil”) and Investigation Discovery (“Murder Comes to Town”).

Her newest project, “Gwen Hughes & Hitmakers Play Southern Gold” will tour the United States and features a look at the history of American music and its impact on the rest of the world.

Additional performances as: - The Continental Dance Orchestra, (classic 1940’s big band) - The Kats Band & (soul & swing band, jazz & jump blues & romance) - The Native Land Band (original R&B and roots music)

“Imagine if Cassandra Wilson and Tina Turner somehow combined genetic material…Gwen Hughes is an exciting talent.” Wildy’s World

“Gwen does it again!” Jazz Times

“She swings lightly from come-hither cabaret diva to serious pop interpreter to playful entertainer, indulging in liberating vocalese.” Atlanta Journal Constitution

“Gwen Hughes is sweet in both tone and delivery” Jazz Weekly

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