Jazz, TX Presents: A Texas Jazz Voice
Jazzmeia Horn
Wed, Oct 28, 2026
Jazzmeia Horn was born in Dallas and raised on gospel by a church-going family. She won the Sarah Vaughan competition in 2013 and the Thelonious Monk competition in 2015, and two of her albums have been nominated for a Grammy. In our basement room at the Pearl, you hear every word she sings.
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Jazz, TX Presents: Jazzmeia Horn
Wed, Oct 28
“...one of jazz’s brightest young stars, playing to big crowds in Europe and Asia andearning rave reviews from critics and peers alike...a strong album, cut from the same fabric asA Social Call, with Horn’s hypnotic voice recalling Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan in their prime. It’s also a creative step forward, with Horn writing eight of the songs.” -Dallas Morning News “Love and Liberation cements her as the next big carrier of straight-ahead jazz’s vocal tradition.” -The New York Times “On her poised and pugnacious second album,Jazzmeia Hornslips free of lingering comparisons —to Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan and other jazz-vocal touchstones —by sharpening the angle of attack. Her singing is exuberant, her original songs reveal a sturdy intellect, and her message is nothing less than everything the title implies.” -NPR Music's Top 12 Albums of August
Jazzmeia Horn was born in Dallas in 1991. Her jazz-loving grandmother picked her name, and her church-going family raised her on gospel. She studied at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, the Dallas school that Roy Hargrove, Norah Jones and Erykah Badu also attended. In 2009 she enrolled at The New School's School of Jazz in New York.
She won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2013 and the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2015, then signed with Concord Records. Her albums A Social Call and Love and Liberation were both nominated for a Grammy. Dear Love is a big band album built on poetry and spoken word. She has also written a book, Strive From Within, and she teaches singers around the world.
About Jazz TX
Jazz, TX is San Antonio's home for live jazz, tucked into the basement of the historic Pearl Brewery's Bottling Department. Founded in 2016 by bandleader and pianist Doc Watkins, the club picked up the torch of the city's great jazz rooms and quickly became its premier destination for live music. Seven nights of shows span jazz, blues, big band, Texas swing, salsa, and Latin jazz — from Doc Watkins and his ten-piece orchestra to world-class touring artists like Kevin Eubanks, Bill Charlap, and John Pizzarelli. Every show is an intimate, 90-minute ticketed concert. Come early for South Texas cuisine, craft cocktails, wine, and beer, and stay for the music. At Jazz, TX, the night is a celebration shared between the audience and the band. 312 Pearl Parkway, Building 6, Suite 6001, San Antonio, TX 78215 (210) 332-9386 Tuesday–Thursday 6–10 PM · Friday–Saturday 6 PM–midnight · occasional Sunday special shows