At
the impressionable young age of three, Jan began traveling regularly
with her father, big band singing great, Ray Eberle. She bore witness
to his expressive style and passion for the music he’d begun singing
with the Glenn Miller Orchestra as a youth. After discovering her own
talents and connecting deeply with the fiber that wove Ray’s passion
for music, Jan became a second generation big band singer.
From
her beginnings at age nineteen with the Vincent Lopez Band, Jan knew
that carrying a family legacy into a new generation of big band
singers felt natural. Developing her unique style, coupled with a nod
to big band tradition, she is heard delivering some of her father’s
most
beloved
ballads. Peppered between sassy, up-tempo tunes that best fit her
energetic stage presence, Miss Eberle rarely ends a show without
reminiscing about stories of a father she loved so much.
In recent years, Jan shared the stage with the Don Goodness and his
Do-Good Band, the Abe Guard Orchestra and the Sarasota Big Band Jazz
Ensemble. She recorded her first CD in 2006, titled, Blue Champagne.
Jan has
performed
with Dutch band leader, Bill Baker at the Glenn Miller Twinwood
Festival in the
U.K.
in 2006, with
Sweden
’s Jan Slottenas Band at the Glenn Miller Festival in
Clarinda
,
Iowa
and with the acclaimed Jack Million Band both in the States and
abroad. Most notably is her 2007 return trip to the
U.K.
where she appearing with the John Miller Orchestra,
nephew to Glenn. Historically, it was the first time in 65 years that
a Miller and an Eberle shared the stage. Attendance records were
broken with almost 5,000 eager music lovers
present.
Closest
to Jan’s heart is the scholarship she carries with Ray as benefactor
through the Glenn Miller Scholarship Foundation. Miss Eberle will be
continuing her 4th year as host and entertainer of the
annual fund-raising dance. She vows to continue awarding her
father’s scholarship with hope of encouraging future
music greats.