Jacqueline Hankins
Entertainer, composer, music director,
videographer and film editor, has enjoyed a 30-
year career in which she  toured the USA,
Europe, the Caribbean and performed in
Kenya, Iceland, and Russia.  She arranges and
orchestrates most of the pre-recorded music
tracks used in the EntertainmentXpress show.

In addition to being a much sought-after
pianist, singer, actress and singer-dancer, two
critically acclaimed albums, “Christmas Joy!”
and “Let’s Dance to Blues, Swing and Latin
Music” were released in Europe.  

She is fluent in German and French, but also
sings in Italian and Yiddish.   

Jacqueline has composed, directed and
performed in a series of critically acclaimed
Folk Operas she calls HIP HOP MUSICAL
MYSTERIES.   A MURDER AT THE CHURCH,
produced June 2002, was the first.  COOKING
THE BOOKS: A RECIPE FOR MURDER, her
second, produced at the Playwright Tavern &
Restaurant, Manhattan, February 2004, also
critically acclaimed.
A WEAPON MOST UNUSUAL, her third, opened January 30th, 2005.  The filmed version
was awarded "Best Musical Film" at the New York International Independent Film & Video
Festival, May 4 - 11, 2006.
 www.hiphopmusicalmysteries.com       www.nyfilmvideo.com  
"Jacqueline Hankins, who doubles as music
director and artist, has put together a variety
of songs, mostly musical theater standards,
but there are also blues and classical
selections and a bit of rap from her murder
mystery series productions to boot.  The
ensemble is accompanied by pre-recorded
music mostly orchestrated by Hankins."

Deardra Shuler, Syndicated Columnist
(Click to read review)
"Highlights of the show include Ms. Hankins'
spell-binding rendition of "It Don't Mean A
Thing".

Laura Andrews, Caribbean Life
(Click to read review)
"She drew the attention of the Soldiers,
especially the males, with her sultry
performance of ‘I Wanna Be Loved By You’."

Wayne Cook, The Post, Fort Dix, NJ
(Click to read review)
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