Electric & slide guitarist, Jill Newman is a dynamic performer with catchy original songs and soulful vocals. Jill’s third album, Little Bit of Luck was nominated for best blues recording (2026) by the Washington Blues Society.

Jill recorded and co-produced her newest album at the iconic Studio Litho (Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews) in Seattle. Little Bit of Luck features nine original roots and blues songs that showcase Jill’s versatile lead and slide guitar work, solid singing and well-crafted songs. It’s a recording that digs into Jill’s journey over the past few years of overcoming hardship, facing isolation and making up for lost time.

Little Bit of Luck was listed in the Toronto Blues Society’s top 20 blues picks for September (2025) by Brant Zwicker, syndicated radio host of At the Crossroads blues radio. Jill’s music charted on the Canadian top 50 in 2025 and has been featured on blues radio and internet stations from Canada and the US to the Netherlands, the UK and Portugal.

Jill discovered her love of the electric guitar as a teen growing up on Vancouver Island – playing her Strat copy until she literally wore out the frets. By her early 20s, Jill was playing guitar full-time touring throughout BC and Alberta and playing 6-7 nights a week in everything from country rock bands and original indie roots groups to all women punk and rock bands. Jill played the club circuit in Vancouver, making regular stops at the Railway Club and the Yale hotel.

But it was blues music, Freddie King and Elmore James with a hint of the blues rock style of Joe Bonamassa that she connected with most. Jill’s work playing Jimmy Page’s blues inspired riffs in an all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band led her back to her first love – playing the blues.

Jill has been busy playing venues and festivals from Vancouver, BC to Seattle, WA in support of her newest album. She opened for US national touring act, Danielle Nicole in Seattle and played the ladies sing the blues stage at the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle. Recent summer performances include the White Rock Jazz and Blues Festival, Cate Park Concert Series in North Vancouver, BC, the Ebey Island Freedom Festival in Everett, WA and the Seattle Peace Festival sponsored by the Washington Blues Society.

Whether she’s playing slide on her vintage telecaster or wailing on her Gibson’s strings, Jill’s approach to the guitar is gutsy and authentic. As one of the Pacific Northwest's finest female electric guitarists, Jill takes the audience on a musical journey that is well worth the ride.