Nashon Holloway

With a name meaning “oracle” Nashon was born to sing healing. NPR refers to her live music as “crisp and colorful,” and the soulful sound of her jazz-tinged voice and guitar-playing is transcendent. Nashon is an accomplished singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and public health worker with over 15 years of live performance and professional recording across multiple genres - including jazz, symphonic, R&B, soul and folk. She is the granddaughter of Josephine Sudduth, who desegregated the string department at The Gibson Guitar Factory. Michigander now Chicagoan, Nashon honed her musical prowess under the mentorship of pillars such as Motown’s Velvelettes, The Funk Brothers, and Narada Michael Walden (esteemed writer for Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey). Nashon’s recording career began in 2016 with the independent release of her studio album “The Palace & the Hut”. Named after a Khalil Gibran story, the album was an 11-song expression and introduction – colorfully melodic, yet boldly diverse, making her a sought-after writer and vocalist, recording projects for fellow artists, TV and film. Outside of the studio, her emotive vocals have landed her on stage with legends like David Foster, Hans Zimmer, Ruben Studdard, Liv Warfield and Bobby McFerrin. Propelled by her standout tracks like "The Middle," "In a Hurry," and the conscious, guitar-kaleidescope single "Go Awf," Holloway continuously bridges the worlds of commercial artistry and the healing arts.