Booking Cassandra Jenkins

Cassandra Jenkins is a New York–born singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose work sits at the intersection of art-folk, ambient pop, and spoken-word documentary. Raised in a musical family and shaped by the city’s gallery spaces and small clubs, she developed a voice that balances honesty with observation — lyrics like field notes, melodies like photographs coming into focus. After early tours and the debut album Play Till You Win, she found a wider audience with An Overview on Phenomenal Nature (2021), a breakthrough collection that paired understated songs with found sound, saxophone swells, and conversational storytelling. Its signature track, “Hard Drive,” became a touchstone for her style: compassionate, curious, and rhythmically hypnotic.

Jenkins’ recordings are collaborative yet minimal, favoring texture over flash: brushed drums, woodwinds, synth pads, and guitar figures that leave room for breath. She has worked with a rotating circle of New York players and producers known for subtlety, drawing on jazz phrasing, contemporary classical restraint, and the intimacy of indie folk. The follow-up material widened her palette without abandoning the quiet center — songs that hold paradoxes: grief and grace, humor and hush, the personal and the panoramic.

On stage, Cassandra leads with presence rather than volume. Between songs she shares small stories that deepen the listening, then lets the band bloom into widescreen passages where time seems to slow. The result is a set that suits both seated theaters and late-night festival tents — immersive, humane, and meticulously crafted. For events seeking substance over spectacle, she offers a rare combination of literary songwriting and transportive sound design.