Janet Evra is an international “jazz singer-songwriter” vocalist, bassist, and bandleader from England now based in St. Louis.
Evra's music has millions of streams on Spotify and YouTube. Evra has collaborated with jazz superstars Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller, Al Di Meola, Veronica Swift, Taylor Eigsti, Wycliffe Gordon, Andrea Motis, Jeff Coffin, Roy Wooten, Chad LB, Sara Gazarek, Mohini Dey, Dave Weckl, Bob Reynolds, Alex Hutchings, Eric Marienthal, and Diego Figueiredo, among others. She sings in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.
Evra performs on premier stages across the USA and Europe, with recent international appearances at the Brecon Jazz Festival and Watford Jazz Junction in the UK, the Deva Jazz Festival in Romania, and the Linna Jazz Festival in Finland. In St. Louis, Evra regularly performs at Jazz St. Louis and at The Sheldon, where she is an Artist in Residence.
Evra is a Plum Jazz artist, and she has released six critically-acclaimed albums: Ask Her to Dance (2018), Janet Evra & Ptah Williams: New Friends, Old Favorites (2021), Hello Indie Bossa (2022), Meet Me in Paris (2023), Kiss Me and You'll Find Out (2025), and Love in Rio (2025). Evra's music has been selected for Spotify's “Vocal Jazz”, “Jazz Club”, and “Best Vocal Jazz of 2022” editorial playlists.
Evra has appeared in JAZZIZ, Downbeat, and All About Jazz and in St. Louis publications including The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Riverfront Times, and St. Louis Magazine. Her music is played on hundreds of radio stations based in the USA, UK, France, Norway, Finland, India, and New Zealand and on St. Louis radio stations WSIE 88.7 “The Sound” and 90.7 St. Louis Public Radio.
