Career Objective

“To contribute individually and collectively to a vital and prosperous artistic performance machine driven by great talent and high standards to the joy and amazement of audiences everywhere.”

Concert performances include

Blue Café/Long Beach, with Poncho Sanchez; The Coach House, SJC with 7th Sons, Johnny Winter, Eddie Money, Eric Gales, Honk; Monterey Bay Blues Festival, Monterey Bay, CA,  with Yolanda Adams, Tommy Castro, Buddy Guy, Ben E. King, Shemekia Copeland, The Whispers, Lil Jimmy Reed, Buckwheat Zydeco, Sai What, Delbert McClinton, Denise LaSalle, & Eddie Cotton Jr.; Brixton Redondo Beach, CA, with Savoy Brown

Opera/Classical

Ms. Jackson, has performed in over 30 masterworks by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and others, including: La Traviata, La Boheme, Carmen, Il Travitore, I Paggliaci, Othello, Faust, Aida, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Fille Du Regiment, Manon Laescaut, Samson et Dalila, Show Boat with Eddie Bracken, Merry Widow with Ron Raines, and Der Fliegende Hollander at the ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER in Costa Mesa California with the world renowned OPERA PACIFIC. The Hollywood Bowl, LA with conductor, John Mauceri, Ramon Vargas, Patricia Racette, Christine Goerke,Two seasons with the Long Beach Chorale and Chamber Orchestra in Long Beach, California.

Musical Theater

-CROWNS- ( excerpt)- portrayed Velma, directed by Tony Haney at Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. -FAT GIRLS the Musical - portrayed Camille (lead) at Nakano Theater, Torrance. -BLACK RESURRECTION- World Premier, portrayed Mary, Mother of Jesus, composed the Aria for her character at Regency West Theater, Leimert Park, Los Angeles. -EUBIE- a Broadway tribute to the King of Ragtime, South Coast Repertory. -AINT MISBEHAVIN- portrayed herself in the style of Armelia McQueen in this Hollywood NAACP Image Award winning Southern California Tour:

 "Find Out What They Like! Gets a lusty woman-handling from Tina Jackson."                                                                                                                                                   -L.A. Times-

 -DIVISION STREET- portrayed Mrs. Bruschinski, Buddy Ebsen Producer & Nancy Ebsen Director, Pilot Theater, Hollywood; -MOVIN' ON-, The Orange County Black Actors tribute to the history of African Americans in music and the arts, Directed by Adleane Hunter, Portrayals for this productions include: Ethel Waters ( His Eye is On the Sparrow), and Woman in Yellow (Colored Girls,) Effe (Dream Girls).

·          Instruments – Piano, Guitar, Vocals

·          Band Affiliations- Lead Singer for Blues Racket Band & 7th Sons

·          Affiliations – American Guild of Musical Artists

·          Los Angeles Blues Society

·          ASCAP