Theatrestorm (5 stars): One of the Best Productions - "Musical "Sign My Name to Freedom", April 4, 2024
The Unheard Songs of Betty Reid Soskin
Do not miss this extraordinary production! In the telling there is music—Betty’s own songs, beautifully performed—and a company of dancers whose work references everything from ballet to circus. It is a wildly satisfying entertainment.
KCSM 91.1FM, May 16th, 2019
Jamie Zee EP Debut Interview
Jamie Zee premiers selections from her upcoming debut EP live with Alisa Clancy.
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SFJAZZ, May 31, 2014
High School All-Stars: Vocalist Interviews
Jamie Zimmer, a student at San Francisco’s Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, is finishing up her sophomore year.
Jamie Zee
Musical "Sign My Name to Freedom", March 25, 2024
The Unheard Songs of Betty Reid Soskin
A musical concept by Jamie Zee, book by Michael Gene Sullivan and directed by Elizabeth Carter is built on the original music of the nation's oldest park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin. Its world premiere is at ZSpace March 28 and runs through April 13.
S.F. Artist Got City Funding, Aug 26, 2021
The Dream Keeper Initiative
Jamie Zimmer's sold out project was part of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company's New Roots Theatre Festival at the Brava Theater. The Festival is a beneficiary of the Dream Keeper Initiative.
KALW 91.7FM, February 12, 2019
Bay Area Beats: Jamie Zee Interview
Jamie Zee debuts her new original music, speaks on her musical journey and the importance of improvising.
KPOO 89.5FM, May 31st, 2019
Jamie Zee EP Debut Interview
Jamie Zee premiers selections from her newly released debut EP live with Francesca D'Alessio.
Jazz on My Mind, August 7, 2016
Jazz on My Mind: Liner Notes, Anecdotes .....
A Jazzy Afternoon at Kepler's: Celebrating the Life of Dr. Herb Wong and the Launch of Jazz on My Mind featuring feature live musical performances by Jamie Zimmer.
SF Chronicle Datebook, October 14th, 2021
Sign My Name to Freedom: The Unheard Songs of Betty Reid Soskin
Jamie Zee debuts her first musical production in the New Roots Theatre Festival.
SF Community Music Center, May 22, 2018
Original Music of Betty Reid Soskin
A collaboration of composition, arrangement and performance is being documented in a feature-length film entitled "Sign my Name to Freedom", intended for release in 2019 via public broadcasting and film festivals around.
SFJAZZ Levi's Plaza Series, Sept 19, 2018
Jamie Zee - Live at the Plaza
SFJAZZ hosts Jamie Zee and her local musicians for their music in the plaza series. Their band will be performing an array of compositions and arrangements of originals as well as the classics of funk, soul, jazz, reggae, and Afro-Cuban jazz. Enjoy the fusion of cultures she brings from all around the Bay Area. Her style is uniquely San Franciscan and embodies the life of an LGBTQ, Chinese American woman.
The Rehearsal Studio, May 23, 2018
50-Year-Old Civil Rights Songs Surface
Zimmer was an excellent choice for bringing Soskin's words to performance. Between the clarity of her diction and her solid sense of pitch, the attentive listener could relish the full impact of every phrase in Soskin's text. Her delivery was judiciously seasoned with improvised vocalizations that reflected the poignancy of the text, particularly in its expression of frustration. Soskin was skillful in keeping the anger under control; and, in doing so, she left that intensity to be filled in by any listener paying close attention to her words.
San Francisco Playhouse's 'Twelfth Night' is local theater at its best, December 4th, 2021
The romantic comedy adapts Shakespeare into a musical so persuasively you might think the two genres had always been intertwined
Ensemble member Jamie Zee also shines, with a mature, thoughtful alto that could effortlessly sustain the whole show if it needed to.
California Jazz Conservatory, April 26, 2017
Top Winners of Living Jazz's Jazz Search West 2017
Vocalist Jamie Zimmer, a first-year student at CJC, was awarded second place with a scholarship to the California Jazz Conservatory.
KPFA Interview, April 30, 2017
KPFA Live Interview with Safi Wa Nairobi
......those are the lovely pipes of Jamie Zimmer.
Berkeleyside, June 22, 2017
Scientific Swing, Dr. Herb Wong and BUSD Jazz
A musical and multi-media production, Fingerote’s presentation includes cover art of albums that Wong produced for the two labels he founded, Palo Alto and Black Hawk Records, photos, and stories interspersed with standards performed by Jamie Zimmer (aka Jamie Zee), a gifted young singer.