EMILY DAY
Jazz Vocalist - Band Leader
EMILY DAY
Jazz vocalist, arranger and songwriter Emily Day has been performing jazz since the age of 16. As “one of the major singers in her field” (Scott Yanow, Syncopated Times), Emily's voice carries the history of American music. On stage, she combines her deep knowledge of jazz with her whiskey-tinged timber and vocal acrobatics — simultaneously wild and precise.
She currently leads the San Francisco-based swing band Cosmo Alleycats, a group that celebrates the Great American Songbook and the bygone style of songwriting endemic to it.
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Before relocating to San Francisco in 2012, Emily taught for several years at New England colleges and Universities. She holds a BFA in Jazz Voice from The New School in New York and an MA in Popular Music Studies from the University of Liverpool in England.
PROJECTS
COSMO ALLEYCATS
Cosmo Alleycats have been a favorite of the San Francisco music scene since the band’s 2010 beginning, bringing to the stage a potent mix of swing and vintage dance music with a dynamic, soulful delivery. The group draws from several decades of exhilarating American music, along with inspired originals, to deliver a fun and engaging performance.
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Cosmo Alleycats ​is available for weddings, private parties, corporate events, and concerts.
EMILY DAY SWINGTET
Jazz Vocalist, Emily Day, leads a small group for concert settings with rotating personnel from San Francisco, New York & Los Angeles.
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UPCOMING - Emily Day Swingtet @ Specs - 11/13/25
A swingin' tribute to the Great American Songbook and inspired originals, the Emily Day Swingtet feat. Charles Chen, Vic Wong, and Sam Bevan will highlight playful improvisation and thoughtful interpretation by master musicians. Not to be missed! ​
Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
12 William Saroyan Place
San Francisco, CA 94133
