Cassandra Jenkins is an American musician, singer and songwriter based in

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, United States.

Early life and education

Cassandra Jenkins was born into a musical New York family. Her parents played on cruise ships in the 1980s. She learned how to play guitar and sing at a young age. Before the age of 12, she toured with her family band playing folk music at festivals. She is the older sister of Reid Jenkins in the band Morningsiders. Jenkins graduated from the

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in 2006, where she studied visual arts. For two years, she worked as an editorial assistant at ''

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''.

Career

Jenkins released her self-titled debut EP in April 2013, with an album titled ''Play Till You Win'' following in 2017 and receiving positive reviews. Her second album, ''An Overview on Phenomenal Nature'', was released to critical acclaim in February 2021, featuring production by multi-instrumentalist

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. Jenkins performed as a back-up member for

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and

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, and was scheduled to tour with

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before the death of David Berman in 2019. In 2022, Jenkins accompanied

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on several of her tour dates across the U.S. Also in 2022 Jenkins opened for Mitski on portions of her United Kingdom tour, including in Cardiff.

Discography

Studio Albums

* ''Play Till You Win'' (2017) * '' An Overview on Phenomenal Nature'' (2021)

Extended plays

*''EP'' (2013)

Compilations

* ''(An Overview on) An Overview on Phenomenal Nature'' (2021)

Live albums

*''Cassandra Jenkins on Audiotree Live'' (2018) *''Live in Foxen Canyon'' (2018)

Singles

* "Rabbit" (2013) * "Perfect Day" (2014) * "Hotel Lullaby" (Acoustic) (2019) * "Things To You" (2020) * "Michelangelo" (2021) * "Hard Drive" (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Cassandra Living people American indie rock musicians Singers from New York (state) Songwriters from New York (state) Folk musicians from New York (state) Musicians from New York City Rhode Island School of Design alumni The New Yorker people Rhode Island School of Design alumni in music 1984 births