Austin‐born indie/blues guitarist/vocalist, Jackie Venson, announces the release of her live album, ​Jackie Venson Live​, due out September 16, 2016. The live record offers a raw follow‐up to her 2015 studio full‐length, ​The Light in Me.” ​“Jackie Venson is one of the most talented up and coming blues guitarists of her generation. With a gorgeous singing voice, a guitar style that is both dynamic and technically precise, and music that blends genres, she is one to watch out for.”​(​She Shreds)​ Daughter of Austin music staple, Andrew Venson, Jackie’s early drive for music led her to Boston’s Berklee College of Music, where she picked up a guitar for the first time. Inspired by blues, R&B and pop artists alike, Venson draws on diverse influences ranging from Buddy Guy to Sade to Alicia Keys. In April of 2014, she was handpicked from over 2,000 entries by Southern retail chain, Belk, for their Belk Fashion Lounge concert series. Throughout the series’ five amphitheater performances, she supported famed country and southern icons Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw and James Taylor. ​The Austin American‐Statesman has hailed her sound as “an astonishing mix of raw soul, superb musicianship and laid back grace.” "​Austin’s got no shortage of indie blues musicians whose music sounds great from a coffeehouse stage, but it only has a few who can put together the total package of eclectic, soulful jams and a stridently powerful voice the way that Jackie Venson can." (​Texas Monthly​). The blues singer and guitar player will bring her energetic live sound to record with the late 2016 release of J​ackie Venson Live.