A Bluesy Lady…
Sonya Jevette From Texas, here she comes! Sonya Jevette performs at the Cool Cat every Thursday and I have been there a couple of times… I just love the sound of her guitar. Sonya was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and graduated from North Mesquite High School. She took music classes at Richland College. Sonya grew up singing to the great R&B tunes that dominated the airwaves in the seventies. As a teen, she honed her vocal talent through the church choir.
She basically taught herself to play guitar. But it was winning a talent contest at the age of seventeen that was truly the beginning of Jevette’s journey. From there, she went on to win dozens of competitions. After I attended my second concert, I had the opportunity to chat for a moment with Sonya. Her style is described as sultry, cool and eccentric. Sonya combines her rich, passionate voice and her gut-wrenching lyrics with classical, Latin and jazz style guitar.