Meghan Stagl is a jazz vocalist and pianist who has been an active member in the Chicago music scene since her move to the city in 2019.  A unique voice in the jazz community, her singing has been described as “striking a satisfying balance between a breathy voice and one of depth and body” (Lydia Liebman).

 

An active sidewoman, Meghan regularly performs with groups including the Emily Kuhn Quintet, Gustavo Cortinas’ Kind Regards, and Michael Hudson-Casanova’s Mystery School in addition to many others.  She has recorded vocals and piano on various projects such as Sam Pilnick’s The Adler Suite (2021), Gustavo Cortinas’ Kind Regards (2022), and Emily Kuhn’s Ghosts of Us (2023), and has played at iconic jazz venues such as Chicago’s the Green Mill,  Zinco Jazz Club in Mexico City, the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, and Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, among others.

 

In addition to performing and composing, Meghan is also currently an educator at Morton College and Moraine Valley Community College.  She has been fortunate enough to study with jazz pedagogues and masters such as Tammy McCann, Jeremy Siskind, Sunny Wilkinson, Brian Coyle, and Edye Evans Hyde.  Meghan is a graduate of Hope College (Bachelor of Arts in Music and Spanish), and Western Michigan University (Master of Music in Jazz Performance), and won the Luminarts Fellowship for Jazz Voice in 2020.