Joyce Cooling

Joyce Cooling is a San Francisco-area contemporary jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter. Growing up in New Jersey and New York, she absorbed a wide variety of music, and developed a personal style of fingerpicking that has given her playing a unique sound.

Cooling has recorded 7 CDs (4 major labels and 3 indies) – five of which charted on Billboard. She has to her credit two #1 radio singles, six top 10 and 13 charting singles in all, and has garnered multiple music awards including the Gibson Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year and Best New Talent in the Jazziz Reader’s Poll. She was a nominee for the California Music Awards, the Oasis Awards and the Gavin Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Year.

Cooling has played with Al Jarreau, Lee Ritenour Joe Henderson, Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd.

Cooling has performed all across the United States, and has made international appearances in Japan ,South Korea, Philippines, Columbia,and Mexico.

Along with other contemporary jazz artists, Cooling’s work is often sampled as background music for the Local on the 8s on The Weather Channel, and is featured on their first compilation album, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz.

Cooling is a national advocate for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Joyce has performed at the NAMI National and regional events all across the country.