Another excellent acoustic track From Madison Wisconsin! Comer dances all over the strings with shimmering note flurries and dynamic flair. (re: Song "Inside Passage"Performance Options (solo and groups):
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Brief Bio
Multi-instrumentalist (8 and counting), vocalist, songwriter/composer and producer Tracy Jane Comer has never been one to settle for musical boundaries. Known for amazing versatility and musical "feel," her current repertoire includes hundreds of artfully arranged tunes from mainstream and independent artists of all eras and styles, plus some of her own award-winning originals which have been aired on radio in the Americas and abroad. She's enjoyed involvement with everything from classical, rock/pop, folk, country, choral, contemporary Christian, and theater to jazz, having spent most of her life dedicated to music. Her performing instruments include guitar, piano, electric bass, cello, viola, violin, hammered dulcimer, and drums.
Tracy has opened shows for notables such as Dar Williams, Willy Porter, The Wailin' Jennys, Holly Near, L.J. Booth, Ellis Paul, Peter Mulvey, Nathan Rogers, Joe Jencks, and more. As half of duo Acoustic Alloy, she has also opened for country artists Love and Theft, Tyler Farr, Chris Janson, and Granger Smith. Named Instrumentalist of the Year by the Madison Area Music Awards (2008), she has also been featured in Guitar Player magazine and has long been known as a standout pianist/keyboardist. She has published several albums as a soloist and with other projects.
[See the MUSIC page]
Tracy's passion for music has never been more alive than today. A self-described lifelong student of music, she has an unquenchable thirst for experiencing, creating, and sharing music in new ways. She is constantly learning, practicing, and arranging new material to bring to her audiences at venues in the Madison, WI area, as a soloist or in one of several distinct and diverse groups/bands.
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"Comparisons to other adult contemporary artists such as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, and Dar Williams are inevitable, though she displays more range of style than any of them...."
- Rick’s Café, Madison, WI
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Current Performing Projects
Tracy Jane Comer - Solo Artist
Variety covers (rock/pop/country & more) and some originals
Tracy performs solo acoustic shows using guitars and/or keyboard (and occasionally other instruments). Material is tailored to the audience and may include well-known multi-genre covers (as with Top Shelf, see above), singer-songwriter material, and/or originals (folk/pop/rock/jazz).
(See the MUSIC page for more.)
Click here for a sampling of artists covered by Tracy for general solo shows
Fleetwood Mac * Billy Joel * Carole King * Elton John * Steely Dan * Diana Krall * Bruce Hornsby * Supertramp * Joni Mitchell * Paul McCartney * The Beatles * Lady Gaga * Alanis Morissette * Stevie Wonder * Ambrosia * Styx * The Motels * Michael MacDonald * Sara Bareilles * Adele * Paul Simon * Little River Band * Glen Campbell * America * Meghan Trainor * Peter Gabriel * The Bangles * The Police * Kenny Loggins * Miranda Lambert * Maroon 5 * Seal * The Eagles * Patsy Cline * Willie Nelson * Pink Floyd * The Guess Who * Pink! * Prince * Queen * Tears for Fears * Rush * Todd Rundgren * Christopher Cross * Spandau Ballet * REM * Bob Dylan * Looking Glass * Carly Simon * Chicago * CCR * Dan Fogelberg * David Bowie * Dolly Parton * Duran Duran * Ed Sheeran * Emerson Lake and Palmer * George Michael * Gerry Rafferty * Goo Goo Dolls * Heart * Indigo Girls * James Taylor * Jennifer Nettles * Jewel * Jimmy Webb * k.d. lang * Kacey Musgraves * Kate Bush * Laura Nyro * Leon Russell * Leonard Cohen * Lucinda Williams * Madonna * Mark Cohn * Maria Muldaur * Melissa Etheridge * Willie Nelson * Nat King Cole * Natalie Cole * Neil Diamond * Norah Jones * Patty Larkin * Sade * Sarah Jarosz * Sheryl Crow * Taylor Swift * The Box Tops * Neil Young * The Carpenters * The Hollies * The Ventures * The Young Rascals * Van Morrison *
Plus tunes from earlier and later decades, standards from the American Songbook, and award-winning originals.
Top Shelf (duo)
Variety covers (rock/pop/country & more)
[See separate website and Facebook page ]
Top Shelf is duo comprised of Tracy (vocals, keys, guitars) with Alan M. (percussion and vocals). They perform in a variety of settings ranging from concert settings to clubs/restaurants and festivals, as well as private events, churches and senior communities. They are comfortable performing to rooms of all sizes at appropriate volume levels. (See the MUSIC page for more detail about repertoire.)
Click here for a sampling of artists covered by Top Shelf
Fleetwood Mac * Billy Joel * Carole King * Elton John * Steely Dan * Diana Krall * Bruce Hornsby * Supertramp * Joni Mitchell * Paul McCartney * The Beatles * Lady Gaga * Alanis Morissette * Stevie Wonder * Ambrosia * Styx * The Motels * Michael MacDonald * Sara Bareilles * Katy Perry * Adele * Paul Simon * Little River Band * Glen Campbell * America * Meghan Trainor * Peter Gabriel * The Bangles * The Police * The Doobie Brothers * Kenny Loggins * Miranda Lambert * Maroon 5 * Seal * The Eagles * Patsy Cline * Willie Nelson * Pink Floyd * The Guess Who * Pink! * Wham! * Portugal the Man * Prince * Queen * Tears for Fears * Rush * Todd Rundgren * Christopher Cross * Anita Baker * Spandau Ballet * REM * Bob Dylan * Bonnie Raitt * Looking Glass * Carly Simon * Chicago * Cold Play * CCR * Dan Fogelberg * David Bowie * Dolly Parton * Duran Duran * Ed Sheeran * Elvis Presley * Emerson Lake and Palmer * Five for Fighting * George Michael * Gerry Rafferty * Goo Goo Dolls * Heart * Indigo Girls * Ingrid Michaelson * Jackson Browne * James Taylor * Jason Mraz * Jennifer Nettles * Jewel * Jim Croce * Jimmy Webb * Joan Baez * Johnny Cash * k.d. lang * Kacey Musgraves * Kate Bush * Laura Nyro * Leon Russell * Leonard Cohen * Linda Ronstadt * Lucinda Williams * Madonna * Marcia Ball * Mark Cohn * Maria Muldaur * Mary Chapin Carpenter * Melissa Etheridge * Willie Nelson * Nancy Sinatra * Nat King Cole * Natalie Cole * Neil Diamond * Night Ranger * Norah Jones * Patty Larkin * Peggy Lee * Pointer Sisters * Sade * Sarah Jarosz * Sheryl Crow * Stephen Bishop * Taylor Swift * The Box Tops * Neil Young * The Carpenters * The Everly Brothers * The Hollies * The Mamas and the Papas * The Ventures * The Young Rascals * Tom Petty * Tom Waits * Van Morrison *
Plus tunes from earlier and later decades, standards from the American Songbook, and award-winning originals.
Bob's Your Uncle
Vocal harmony trio backed by acoustic guitars/bass (pop/acoustic rock/Americana/roots; covers and a few originals)
[See separate website and Facebook page]
This acoustic vocal trio formed in 2022 is comprised of Tracy with colleagues Michael Bryant and Bruce Buttel (both also of group Common Chord, see above). They perform great covers from the likes of Grateful Dead, Paul Simon, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Townes Van Zandt, Eric Clapton, Alison Krauss, Lucinda Williams, and also a few originals. Expect lots of harmonies!
Common Chord
Folk/Americana/Roots, originals and eclectic styled covers
(Five-piece group with varied instrumentation, no drums)
[See separate website and Facebook page]
Tracy is currently co-director and primary musical arranger for this collaborative project, which also includes co-director and long-time collaborator Michael Bryant, plus Bruce Buttel, Faye Bruggink, and Delores Jenison. This group performs mostly original material by group members plus unique arrangements of covers from the likes of Tom Waits, the Beatles, Robert Johnson, Paul Simon, and others. Their repertoire includes vocal-centric pieces with four-part harmonies, toe-tapping swingy numbers, folk and bluegrass-flavored pieces, bluesy tunes, acoustic rock/pop songs and more. They have published two albums, in 2017 and 2020. See www.commonchord.us for more.
Soul 2 Soul
Classic '70s RockBand
[Facebook page]
Tracy joined this group as of spring 2024, playing keyboards and sharing lead and backing vocal duties.
Soul 2 Soul is a Classic '70s rock band playing the best of Boston, Styx, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rush, REO Speedwagon, & much more! Other members are Robert Demos (vocals/guitar), Curt Schreiner (drums), and
Jeremy Toledo (bass/backing vocals)
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Occasional Projects
Clarksville Station (Rock/Pop Trio, male & female lead singers)
Performing material from the best of radio & records of the '60s, '70s, '80s and more. Frontman Joe Iaquinto sings and plays guitar and bass, joined by Tracy (lead and backing vocals, bass, keys, guitar) and drummer from a rotating pool of guest artists.
See
www.clarksvillestation.com for more.
Acoustic Alloy (Variety covers - rock/pop/country, harmony duo)
Tracy Jane Comer (guitar, keys, backing & some lead vocals) and Theresa "TC" Peart (lead vocals, some mandolin). The duo is mostly inactive since TC lives in Florida now, but they still perform on occasion when TC is in town, for public concerts, house concerts, and sometimes livestream shows. See https://www.acousticalloy.com
Tracy also performs on occasion as supporting (backup) artist on vocals and/or instruments for other colleagues, performing on keyboard, guitar, bass, cello, fiddle.
Past Projects
Wild Heart
New country band in which Tracy shared lead and backing vocal duties and played guitar, fiddle, and keyboard; early 2010 to late 2015.
3 of Cups
Jazz-folk project, originals, with Rachel Nelson of Minnesota and Michael "Stix" Kiley, plus special guests; mid to late 2000s
Sticky Fingers
Americana/folk trio with Michael Bryant and Damon Bourne, both of Madison; early to mid 2000s
Likely Stories
Eclectic acoustic trio, with Nancy Rost and Dave Schindele, both of Madison); mid to late 2000s.
Briana Patrice Trio, where Tracy served as music director and accompanist (keyboard/guitar/backing vocals).
Tracy has also been part of several other classical/instrumental chamber groups (playing cello, classical guitar, and/or piano) including Alchemy Ensemble, a chamber group with cohorts Faye Bruggink (clarinet and bass) and Kristin Landis (cello) plus Tracy (viola, cello, guitar, piano); The JART String Quartet, A Piacere trio with Theresa Eisenbraun and Vida Stark, and Elixir Chamber Trio with Faye Bruggink and Diane Madsen.
She was also part of a contemporary Christian band, Cornerstone, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Madison, WI from 2006 to 2016 (keyboards, vocals, guitar and occasionally bass and drums), and participated for many years in the past as choral accompanist and occasionally choral director and handbell director at several churches.
Tracy has enjoyed being a guest performer on instruments and harmonies on shows for a number of local and nationally touring artists including Holly Brook (Skylar Gray), Joe Jencks, Nelson Graham, Alaria Taylor, Four Wheel Drive, Mud Angels, Joe Iaquinto, and more.
"...A strong vocalist and wonderful player on cello, piano, guitar, fiddle, and hammered dulcimer..."
- THE BRIDGE WORKS
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In The Studio
Comer uses her instrumental and vocal skills in the studio on her own recordings and frequently records as a guest artist on others' recordings as well.
Recordings: Tracy released her debut CD in 2002 and has followed with several additional titles in folk/acoustic and jazz. (See the MUSIC page.) She also has released two concert DVDs plus several CDs with groups/side projects (Sticky Fingers, Likely Stories). Her music has appeared on several compilations published by Spiritone Records and by Indiegrrl as well.
Additionally, Tracy has appeared as guest artist on many recordings for other musicians, adding cello, guitar, piano, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, and harmony vocals. She has also assisted with musical arrangements and with technical assistance in tracking and mixing. A few of the artists that Tracy has recorded with include Jack Wiliams, Michael Bryant, Mare Edstrom, Kenn Fox, Dave Schindele, Nancy Rost, Rachel Nelson, Tony Bonanno, Nelson Graham, Amy Curl, Stephen Lee Rich, Nancy Irizarry, and more.
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Press Kit
Press kit items are available on request. Please inquire if you would like either a physical (mailed) or electronic press kit. (See the CONTACT page.)
