Dhanel Moon

Seattle, WA

$400 ‐ $2000

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

Dhanel Moon (pronounced Jahn El Moon) is a spiritual jazz vocalist, songwriter, and performance artist blending meditative chant, operatic sensuality, and the timeless allure of jazz. Her sound weaves jazz standards with original soul soothing pieces, carried by lo-fi textures and Afro World Beat rhythms that calm the heart and invite a gentle sway. More than a singer, she is a sonic healer, transforming any space with warmth, depth, and emotional resonance. Perfect for jazz clubs, lounges, retreats, ceremonies, intimate gatherings, and private events.


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Booking information

Price range: $400 ‐ $2000

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 90 minutes

What to expect

When you book me, you’re inviting a soul centered, immersive musical experience that elevates the atmosphere and leaves audiences feeling renewed, enchanted, and deeply connected.

1. A Distinctive, Signature Sound

Expect a fusion of:
• Spiritual healing jazz
• Meditative chantress tones
• Operatic warmth and sensuality
• Lo-fi textures
• Afro beat and diasporic rhythms
• Jazz standards reimagined
• Original songs that soothe and awaken

My voice carries both softness and power — a sound that calms the nervous system while inviting the body into a gentle sway.

2. A Curated Emotional Journey

I don’t just sing songs — I guide the room through:
• Warmth
• Reflection
• Sensuality
• Joy
• Ancestral memory
• Soulful uplift

Every set is crafted to match the energy of the event, whether intimate, elegant, ceremonial, or celebratory.

3. Professionalism & Adaptability

Event planners can expect:
• Clear communication
• Timely arrival
• Adaptability to venue acoustics
• Collaboration with sound engineers or live musicians
• A polished, graceful stage presence
• A setlist tailored to the event’s theme and audience

4. A Healing, Elevated Atmosphere

My performances naturally create:
• A calming, magnetic ambiance
• A sense of intimacy and connection
• A soulful backdrop for gatherings, ceremonies, lounges, upscale events, retreats, and cultural celebrations

Your guests will feel like they’ve stepped into a sonic sanctuary.

5. Cultural & Musical Depth

With roots in:
• Louisiana bayou soul
• New Orleans jazz training
• Afro diasporic rhythm
• Classical vocal technique
• Spiritual and meditative sound work

I bring a depth of musicality and cultural richness that enhances any event.

6. A Unique Artistic Presence

Event planners can expect:
• A performer who embodies elegance, mystique, and emotional authenticity
• A voice that feels ancient and modern at once
• A performance that becomes a memorable highlight of the event

About

My heart sings the songs of my universe-soul existence — melodies shaped by ancestry, intuition, and the sacred rhythm of my own becoming. I’ve been singing since the age of three, born from the bayous of Louisiana where music rises from the water like prayers to the heavens.

My vocal style is a fusion of spiritual healing jazz, meditative chant, and operatic sensuality — a sound that soothes the soul, awakens the body, and invites a gentle sway into deeper feeling. I blend jazz standards, original jazzy compositions, lo-fi rhythms, Afro beat pulses, and house influences, creating a sonic experience that is both grounding and transcendent.

From childhood through my formative years, I studied music with devotion. I trained at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and continued my musical education at the University of New Orleans, studying under legendary masters Harold Battiste and Ellis Marsalis. Their teachings shaped my ear, my discipline, and my reverence for the craft.

After a long hiatus from performance and a journey of rebuilding my life in Washington State, I have returned — renewed, rooted, and ready. I am now bringing my unique vocal alchemy to the Seattle area, offering performances that weave healing, sensuality, and soul into every note.

My voice is my medicine. My music is my offering. And this next chapter is my return to the stage, the spirit, and the sound that has always lived within me.

Additional booking notes

My Technical Requirements Summary for Event Planners

Lighting:
• Warm wash lights
• Soft spotlight
• Ambient accents
• No strobe or harsh lighting

Staging:
• 8x8 minimum
• Clean, elegant setup
• Stool + small table
• Optional rug or artistic element

Sound:
• Shure SM58/Beta58A or Sennheiser e935
• Professional PA system
• One monitor
• Warm reverb
• EQ tailored to jazz/soul vocals

Set list

My live set is a blend of timeless jazz and original soul infused compositions, curated to create a warm, hypnotic, and emotionally rich atmosphere.

I perform beloved jazz standards alongside my own original pieces, weaving together a soundscape that invites reflection, sway, and sensual ease.

Jazz Standards I Love to Interpret:
• When I Fall in Love
• In a Sentimental Mood
• Love Is Overrated
• Mr. Lover Man
• The Very Thought of You
• Fly Me to the Moon
• Where Do I Begin (Love Story)

Original Songs from My Universe-soul Catalog
• Can You See Me
• Come Feel My Rain
• Breathe Beauty
• Soul Brother
• You’re a Woman Now

Each performance is a journey — a fusion of spiritual healing jazz, meditative chant, operatic warmth, lo-fi textures, and Afro beat House rhythms that soothe the soul and invite the body into gentle movement.

Influences and inspiration

My vocal style is a tapestry woven from the voices of the women who shaped the soundscape of my soul music. Sade taught me the power of softness — the sensual hush, the intimate whisper, the ability to hypnotize a room with restraint. Tina Turner gave me fire: the raw edge, the emotional grit, the fearless embodiment of passion that rises from the belly and shakes the air.

From Diana Ross, I learned elegance — the poised, shimmering presence, the ability to float a note with grace and glamour. Muriel Smith, through Carmen Jones, showed me the beauty of operatic depth and dramatic storytelling, inspiring the “operatic temptress” within my sound.

Aretha Franklin gifted me soul sovereignty — the unapologetic power, the gospel kissed phrasing, the emotional truth that cracks open the heart. Mahalia Jackson rooted me in spirit, teaching me that a voice can be prayer, healing, and liberation all at once.

And Dianne Reeves shaped my jazz sensibility — the fluid improvisation, the warm velvet tone, the mastery of phrasing that dances effortlessly between tradition and innovation.

Together, these women form the constellation that guides my voice: sensual like Sade, fiery like Tina, elegant like Diana, operatic like Muriel, soulful like Aretha, sacred like Mahalia, and jazz wise like Dianne Reeves with honorary mention of Billie Holiday, Sara Vaughn, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Their influence lives in every note I sing — a universe-soul lineage carried forward through my own sound. ASHE

Setup requirements

Soft spotlight

Stool and small table

Shure SM58, Beta58A, or Sennheiser e935 Mic

Sound tech

Professional PA system

Two Speakers

Subwoofer

One floor monitor

In Ear Monitor

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