Annie Ellicott

Annie Ellicott (born March 9, 1984) is an American jazz singer, composer and voice actor. She began performing from an early age in Tulsa, Oklahoma, making dozens of stage appearances as a child. After being discovered while in high school by veteran musician Buddy Bruce, she joined him and keyboardist Gayle Williamson as the singer for the jazz trio Soundz Good.

In addition to performing on stage, since 2017, she has narrated audiobooks for Soundbooth Theater's productions, which specialize in fantasy series.

Early life Ellicott was born in Tulsa in 1984. Her father is musician Rod Ellicott, original bassist for the 1970s Bay Area jazz-rock band, Cold Blood. While in elementary school, Ellicott sang in the Tulsa Youth Opera chorus. She first performed jazz onstage at 15, for a high school concert, singing “Orange Colored Sky,” made famous by Nat King Cole.

Ellicott attended Tulsa's Central High School, during which she played saxophone. She took guitar lessons from Bruce, impressing him with her knowledge of jazz standards.

Career

Ellicott's first paid gig was at age 16, singing at a Borders with guitarist and poet Jack Hannah, for $50 in store credit.

With the Brian Haas Trio (which included musicians from the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey), she put out her debut album in 2009, Ask Me Now, which showcased jazz classics. GTR News noted, "Ellicott’s timeless voice and Haas’ unique playing have produced a stupendous album."

In 2016, after a successful Indiegogo project organized by her manager, film producer Melanie Brooke Sweeney, Ellicott released her first album of original material, Lonesome Goldmine, on indie label Unknown Tone Records. The album was described by Tulsa People magazine as "incorporating elements of singer/songwriter folk, jazz fusion and ambient soundscapes." Lonesome Goldmine went on to be named the Best Local Album of 2016 by alternative newspaper The Tulsa Voice.

Ellicott has performed with jazz pianist (and actor) Jeff Goldblum as part of his ensemble band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at The Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles; Feinstein’s At The Nikko in San Francisco; and at the Outside Lands Festival and Sketch Fest in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Discography Ask Me Now (Annie Ellicott and the Brian Haas Trio, 2009, SRO Productions) Lonesome Goldmine (2016, Unknown Tone Records)