Judge for Crys Matthews

"Imagine Jill Scott and Otis Redding had a daughter and Tracy Chapman was her god-mother... now imagine she spent summers teaching herself piano in Chicago and guitar in the mountains of North Carolina... that would probably sound something like the music I am fortunate enough to call my own."

Having been compared to every one from Toshi Reagon to Ruthie Foster, her music is an infusion of Americana/Blues/Bluegrass/Folk/Funk/Jazz, which, as eclectic as it sounds, is reaching people all around the world and causing them to stop and take notice.

You can find Crys's music at: www.reverbnation.com/crysmatthews and at www.myspace.com/crysmatthews. She is also on Facebook.