Singer/songwriter/activist Janine "JAH9" Cunningham brings her refreshing mix of contemporary and conscious poetry to the stage and delivers a mature, sophisticated style with a unique and captivating energy all of her own. She has been credited as the creator of the Jazz on Dub genre. Her vocals blend the jazz melodies of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone with the dancehall attack of Sizzla Kalongi above the heavy dub rhythm akin to Augustus Pablo. Every song contains a message inspired by natural and universal laws. Her voice calls attention the abusers of power and also highlights the need for spiritual growth in everyone, including herself. "I am my designer from concept to execution, " she reminds us in the single "Designer" about the innate ability to control our own destiny.

[source: Abilene website, 2016-Jul-27]