ABOUT
Elizabeth Unpingco is a Downbeat Award-Winning jazz vocalist and an educator in the Sacramento and Stockton area. She is a Sacramento State School of Music graduate with a degree in jazz studies with a dual emphasis in education and performance. During her time at the university, she participated in award-winning vocal jazz ensembles under the direction of Gaw Vang Williams, and is also awarded several grants recognizing her achievements in music and higher education. When Unpingco is not teaching, she is performing in various locations in the Sacramento area with her trios, duos, and big bands sharing her love for jazz with the people who come to see her. Her sound is notably compared to the works of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and more.
Notable Ensembles
Pacific Standard Jazz Orchestra
Bryon Colborn Big Band
Symphonia Phonotone
Elizabeth Unpingco Quartet/Trio
awards
Downbeat Award Winning Vocalist: 2019 for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist
Intern at the Monterey Jazz Festival Summer Intensive 2019 with Gaw Vang Williams
Awarded the Jazz Grant from Mu Phi Epsilon for outstanding jazz performance
Performed in the Roseville Jazz Festival in 2018 and 2019 (solo), JEN festival (ensemble), Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival (ensemble), Monterey Jazz Festival (ensemble), and more.