JODI HAS BEEN SINGING FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IF YOU COUNT THE TIME SHE WROTE "THE SHIP SONG" WHILE WALKING HOME FROM KINDERGARTEN AND ACCIDENTALLY SAID THE OTHER "SH" WORD AND STRESSED ABOUT IT UNTIL SHE INFORMED ON HERSELF, SHE'S BEEN WRITING SONGS FOR MUCH LONGER.
HER FIRST MEMORY OF MUSIC IS OF HER PARENTS LISTENING TO JANIS IAN, JIM CROCE, AND BILLY JOEL. AS A TEEN SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH EARLY JAZZ AND THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK ALONG WITH THE POP AND R&B OF THE 80'S. TODAY THERE’S REALLY NOT A MUSIC STYLE THAT JODI DOESN'T LIKE, LISTEN TO, OR HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SING IN BANDS, DUOS, TRIOS, ETC.