Halie Loren

Vocalist Halie Loren has built an international career as one of the most streamed jazz singer/songwriters globally. With repertoire that encompasses material in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese and Korean, her own songbook has frequently paid especial attention to matters of the heart, including releases like Heart First, and Romance with Me.

For her SFJAZZ reprise, the Alaskan-raised vocalist delves into the material that makes up her latest Justin Time Records release, Dreams Lost and Found — a fitting continuation and point of inspiration for a Valentine's Day specialty.

Loren first gained widespread attention with her 2008 debut album They Oughta Write a Song, which won best vocal jazz album of the year in Nashville’s Just Plain Folks Awards (the world’s most encompassing independent music awards at the time). Since then, she’s released ten albums and earned numerous awards as a recording artist and songwriter with a particularly devoted fanbase in Japan. Her original song “Thirsty” won the 2011 Independent Music Award for best jazz song of the year, and her 2012 release Heart First was honored by Japan’s Jazz Critique magazine as the best vocal jazz album of year. From the Wild Sky (2018) was met with wide acclaim, with collaborations spanning Becca Stevens and producer Troy Miller.

Dreams Lost and Found represents a new level in Loren’s evolution as an artist, one that explores themes of longing, seeking, and seeing with new eyes.