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Name: TheShamanDrLindaJ
Label: Independent
Location: Queens Village NY

Biography:

The Shaman – The Spiritual Communicator; A Social Mediator; A Mystical and Healing Messenger; A Spiritualist and Guide through the use of faith- love- prayer transformed into music – Music that Ultimate Universal Medium that unites us all.
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Dr Linda A Jenkins – (AKA: ‘’The Shaman –Dr Linda J’’) was born in Manhattan NY on October 28, 1960. Dr Jenkins attended The High School of Music and Art where she studied Fine Arts and graduated with Honors; she then attended Adelphi University in Garden City where she obtained a BFA degree with Honors that concentrated on the Fine Arts. Dr Jenkins is not only an accomplished Painter and Sculptor, she is a practicing licensed Psychotherapist; Social Worker, a Psychologist; and a Ordained Ecumenical Minister. Dr Jenkins has a love for poetry and composing music. There was always a brewing and increasing interest in music. The Piano; the Organ, the Keyboard and Guitar became her primary mediums in the realm of music. She was self taught in the instrumentation process.

Dr Linda A Jenkins eventually went back to Adelphi University to obtain a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work and is a Registered and Licensed Social Worker engaged in active private practice in Queens Village, New York with 25 years of experience.
She has a Doctorate Degree in Divinity; Theology; Psychology; Philosophy and is an Ecumenical Minister. After years of counseling others to accomplish their dreams she finally decided to pursue more of her own – that is to produce Music; an Album and to share it with others.

The love of music and the need to compose her songs of Life exploded in 2008 when she composed over 120 songs thus far that are of such Genre: Jazz; New Age; Mantra; Rock; Pop; Disco; Trance; Techno; Club Dance Mixes. There were a few she had composed during her adolescence that she has since re-mastered. She is registered as Independent Musician who has composed songs of diverse Genres.

Background Information

Date Started Playing: 11/17/2003
Number of Members: 1
Gender of Members: Female

Band Members / Instruments:
TheShamanDrLindaJ: Keyboards, vocals; Piano, electric; acoustic guitars; drums; percussion

Musical Influences:
Enya, Enigma-New Age; Jazz; Classical; Christian; Indie; Coldplay-Soft Rock; Disco; Trance; Easy Listening Genres;

Other

Venues Played:
Jazz Club; Church

Most Frequent Venue: Jazz Clubs

Favorite Venue: Jazz Club; Churches; Jam Sessions with other musicians