To hear Teri Roiger is to experience that peculiarly beautiful combination of improvisation, tone, feeling, and phrasing that are distinct elements of jazz freedom. She is made for those who still understand the meaning of the term the real thing. STANLEY CROUCH, Author, Cultural Critic & 2019 NEA Jazz Master 

JAZZTIMES: Powerfully moving…sagacious warmth…impressively deep… 

ALL ABOUT JAZZ: Roiger’s warm contralto, like aged, fine whiskey, is smooth but heady. 

Mark Myers, JazzWax.com: A vocalist who wraps (Abbey) Lincoln’s complex songs around her finger…

SHARP 5, a Brazilian Jazz Band, released their first album on SEPT 20 (2021) TERI ROIGER (vocals), PETE LEVIN (piano/keys), JOHN MENEGON (bass), JEFF SIEGEL (drums), NANNY ASSIS (percussion, guitar, vocals) You can listen and/or purchase SHINE A BRIGHT LIGHT on BandCamp at this link: SHINE A BRIGHT LIGHT

Teri's 4th CD as a bandleader "GHOST OF YESTERDAY: Shades of Lady Day" was chosen by acclaimed author/critic Scott Yanow as one of his top 30 Jazz releases of 2017!

Click on the link below to hear cuts from GHOST OF YESTERDAY: Shades of Lady Day: https://youtu.be/mIC2WnAqTxE

DEAR ABBEY was chosen by Laurence-Donohue Green (New York City Jazz Record) as one of the top five jazz vocal releases of 2012.

"Teri Roiger . . . a vocalist who wraps (Abbey) Lincoln's complex songs around her finger…" MARC MYERS, Jazzwax.com

 Powerfully moving...segacious warmth...impressively deep...Christopher Loudon, JAZZTIMES  

The very fine singer Teri Roiger is one of the few who truly comprehends what Abbey Lincoln did with time, timbre, and phrasing. Most importantly, she is not what they call a clone. Teri absorbed everything into her own individuality, can actually swing hard, sing impressive ballads, and emote the invincible and real feeling of jazz. STANLEY CROUCH (Author, Cultural Critic & 2019 NEA Jazz Master)

STILL LIFE . . . Teri's composition “Still Life” won 3rd place in the jazz category of the prestigious 2006 Int’l Songwriting Competition (ISC)

Teri collaborated with John Menegon on her first CD, along with jazz greats Kenny Burrell & Jack DeJohnette. Teri recorded her original lyrics to the title song "Misterioso" with the approval of the Thelonious Monk family.