Jen Gunderman is one of the great keyboard players currently working out of Nashville. She is always busy in recording studios and venues around town with all kinds of bands, but is also on the road as a member of Sheryl Crow’s band, a gig she’s held for over 10 years now. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jen now and then over the past number of years, always in the studio, and she always shows up to a session with great ideas and energy, raring to go. Her path to this point in her career is a very interesting one, as she grew up playing piano in church, made her way through college and had a stint working for the last gasps of the late 80’s/early 90’s major label scene, working in the offices at Columbia/Sony Records in New York from 1992-1994. Jen jumped ship from that world and landed a gig as the keyboard player for The Jayhawks. She spent a couple of years in the band, touring and recording before eventually landing in Nashville with her husband, guitarist Audley Freed. Jen found her way into session work, landed a job treaching music history at Vanderbilt (which she continues with today) and when she’s not out with Sheryl Crow, she keeps very busy playing with local bands and artists all over Nashville. Jen is a killer piano player, but also knows how to lean into a B3 with the best of them. She plays a mean Wurlitzer, and can also come up with wildly creative soundscape parts as well. Jen’s studio career has brought her into the studio with artists like Kris Kristofferson, Roger McGuinn, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, The Dixie Chicks, St. Vincent, Emmylou Harris and many more. You can get all the latest info on Jen at <a href="http://www.jengunderman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jengunderman.com</a>This season is brought to you by our sponsors <a href="https://www.larrivee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Larivée Guitars</a> and <a href="https://www.fishman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fishman Amplification</a>You can <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/343524" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join our Patreon here</a> to get all episodes ad-free, as well as access to all early episodesThe show’s website can be found at <a href="https://www.makersandshakerspodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.makersandshakerspodcast.com</a> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/343524">Get ad-free episodes and access to all early episodes by subscribing to Patreon.</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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