Jill began playing guitar and singing when she was 12 years old and got her first nylon string guitar. After playing and singing for years, she finally started writing her own original tunes in the spring of 2003. Now she has recorded her first collection of songs, \\Lucky Girl\\, an eclectic mix of rocking roots and folk-rock ballads, inspired by her life, her loves, and her politics. Her clear and emotive vocal sound has already been compared to Natalie Merchant, Carly Simon, and Shawn Colvin. A talented group of musicians contributed to \\Lucky Girl\\, including electric guitarist Stef Burns of Huey Lewis and the News, drummer Kevin Hayes of the Robert Cray Band, keyboard player Dave Mathews of Etta James and the Roots Band, background singer Tony Lindsay of Santana, and bass player Curtis Ohlson, who is currently touring with Booker T and also produced the album. Jill grew up in the Bay Area in a family where music was ever present. She played and sang in a pop\u002Frock band with her husband, Do