Tiffany Gridiron is a gifted jazz vocalist and songwriter who radiates joy and generosity on stage, even when singing the most haunting of songs. Her sultry vocals and playful approach have excited audiences in the United States, Japan, Finland and South Korea.

Tiffany’s love of singing began as a child in her family church where both of her parents served as musicians. In her early twenties, inspired by the debut album of Jill Scott, Tiffany sought out voice lessons that serendipitously put her in contact with jazz vocalist and educator Sunny Wilkinson. Through jazz standards, Sunny introduced Tiffany to a world of poetry and improvisation that would profoundly impact the rest of her life. Studying vocalists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn and many other vocal legends, helped Tiffany to find her own voice and style.

Tiffany has recorded five CDs of jazz standards, released in Japan that feature such greats as pianists Hank Jones, Tadataka Unno, drummer Omar Hakim, and many others. In 2019, Tiffany’s longtime friend and collaborator Kris Johnson approached her about producing a project where her gifts as a songwriter could be featured. The result was “From My Heart to Yours”, Tiffany’s most personal album to date. Released in September of 2023 on all digital platforms, five of the album’s eight songs feature lyrics penned by Tiffany Gridiron and co-composed by Kris Johnson.

The songs from the album “From My Heart to Yours” will be featured at the Detroit Jazz Festival by many of the brilliant musicians who contributed to it, Kris Johnson on trumpet, Brendon Davis on piano, and Nate Winn on drums. Also joining the band is gifted bassist, Noah Jackson. While this group has performed this material many times in other cities, they are excited to bring this music to Detroit for the first time at the Detroit Jazz Festival.