The Words of Women with Michele Van Kleef, Gina DeNoble and Alina Jakobson

Michele Van Kleef
Michele Van Kleef is a soulful, dynamic, classically-trained vocalist (formerly with the PNW’s, popular, touring band, Calobo), has released three full-length melodic, lyrical solo albums and an EP of some of her favorite covers under her own name.

A soulful voice, compelling melodies and pure tones reminiscent of Joni Mitchell with a little edge. Originals, covers. Currently playing solo gigs, duo and trio gigs with Jim Walker and MJ Johnston, known as WATER.
Just A Seed (released in 2024, produced and mixed by Jim Walker) features 12 new original songs, drawing mostly from personal stories. Front Porch (released in 2022, produced and mixed by Jim Walker) an EP featuring 6 favorite covers from Fleetwood Mac’s Gold Dust Woman to Gillian Welch’s Look at Miss Ohio. Your Own Way (released in 2016, produced by Tim Ellis) with stunning album performances by Tim Ellis (Craig Carothers, Brian Dunning), Mike Braun (Hall & Oates, Graham Parker), Troy Welstad (Pink, Hilary Duff), rock violinist Aaron Meyer, and Michele’s former Calobo bandmate, Caleb Klauder. After All (released in 2012, produced by Scott Schorr) featuring performances by legendary bassist, Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), Nate Query (The Decemberists), and mixed by two-time Grammy winner, Tchad Blake (Sheryl Crow, Los Lobos). Several tracks from After All were used as in-house music in Starbucks coffee houses worldwide!
Van Kleef has had her music placed in several films and tv shows. Her song "Willing" was featured globally in the film trailer for the Johnny Cash biopic, "Walk the Line”.

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Gina DeNoble
Gina DeNoble is a vocalist and songwriter currently living in the Portland, Oregon area. She plays guitar and delivers deep, textured, resonant, sultry vocals. Her genre is lyric-driven, soulful folk with occasional blues elements. The mood of her music could be described as dramatic, whimsical, emotional, and romantic. Artists to whom she has been compared include Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant, and Joan Armatrading.
Having grown up a stone’s throw from Mount Rainier National Park, Gina is a dyed-in-the-wool Pacific Northwesterner! After being voted in by Seattle radio listeners as the lead singer of 107.7 The End's "Making An End Band" while still in high school, she began writing her own songs while in college in Alaska. Her debut full-length album entitled Wanderer’s Paradise is currently streaming on all major platforms. The songs on the album were written while she was traveling regularly between Washington, Canada, and Alaska.

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Alina Jakobson
Alina Jakobson is an indie-folk singer-songwriter based in Portland and Eugene, OR. She's also currently part of a psychedelic rock, genre-bending band, Dalaran, based in Eugene. She strives to blend her love for life with her love for music and is currently working on recording her debut album.

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