Julia Penn: Jazz Musician in New York

About Julia Penn

Julia Penn is a New York City jazz artist who appears at Ornithology Jazz Club in Brooklyn, working most often in small-group settings where ensemble exchange drives the set. She has performed with Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln, moving between bandstand roles with a pragmatic musician’s focus. Her approach leans on attentive listening and clean phrasing, leaving room for quick shifts inside the groove. At Jazz at Ornithology — June 22, she joins a program built around quartet formats and conversation.