ISABELLA ISHERWOOD
ARTIST BIO
Isabella Isherwood is a Chicago-based jazz vocalist, pianist, and actor. Critic Neil Tesser writes, “Her range includes thrilling low notes, a middle register that resonates warmth, and ghostly obbligatos to enhance an arrangement. In our atmosphere of deep fakes and broken trust, her unadorned reading cuts the fog like a quavering beacon.”
Isherwood has shared her artistry on stage and screen both across the United States and internationally. Notable performances include appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center and Ravinia, performances with her quartet at the Chicago Jazz Festival, and three concert tours throughout Europe.
Isabella is an alumna of the Jazz Institute of Chicago, The Second City, and Acting Studio Chicago. Additional studies include the Chicago College of Performing Arts and the Jacobs School of Music. She is a member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians.
Her debut album, The Sweetest Sounds, was released on Sabrina Records in April 2026 and is available on all major streaming platforms.
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PRESS QUOTES
“Her debut recording establishes Isherwood as a major interpreter of the American Songbook. With each track, she caresses a familiar composition and discovers aspects of it that amplify its emotional resonance. She takes a love song and infuses it with all the depth of a highly personal dramatic monologue. It is a remarkable gift for such a young artist.”
-Parcbench by Greg Victor
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“An impressive debut… Isherwood demonstrates a deep understanding of the lyrics that she sings and her voice is a perfect vehicle for her to present each song… Isherwood has given her listeners a hip introduction to her talents.”
-Jersey Jazz by Joe Lang
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“Versatile, emotionally intuitive Chicago based jazz vocalist Isabella Isherwood’s infectiously soulful and witty debut album The Sweetest Sounds reveals a young artist deeply attuned to the storytelling heart of jazz tradition. Drawing subtle fire and thoughtful inspiration from the Great American Songbook awhile incorporating cleverly seductive re-imaginings of classics by Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse, she approaches her repertoire not simply as stellar tunes to interpret but as miniature dramatic scenes to inhabit. Isabella’s background as a classical pianist and accomplished actor and theatre director informs her striking approach to these musical narratives. She crafts performances that feel all at once intimate, conversational and musically adventurous.”
-JW Vibe by Jonathan Widran​
“Chicago-based Isabella Isherwood's debut album is an often intriguing, introspective set… Most magnetic of all is a mournful version of "My Buddy," which is just piano and voice. Each line feels burdened, believable and aching. This deep interpretation of the outwardly simple 104-year-old ballad about missing someone is not to be missed.”
-Sound Advice/Talkin’ Broadway by Rob Lester
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“On her debut album, The Sweetest Sounds, vocalist and pianist Isabella Isherwood delivers a poised and intimate work with a warm conversational style and tone, allowing her natural warmth to carry these timeless songs with confidence and charm… a wonderful introduction to a very talented new voice.”
-The Jazz Page by D. Glenn Daniels
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CONTACT
Email: booking@isabellaisherwood.com
Phone: 978-303-7572
Address:
Sabrina Records
2155 W Belmont Ave #1032
Chicago, IL 60618