Jireh Calo is a multi-awarded global Filipina vocalist and multi-instrumentalist with an extensive and eclectic career as an international performing and recording artist. Her music embraces the spirit of freedom, improvisation, and exploration and draws much inspiration from jazz traditions, sacred oral traditions, African and Latin rhythms, hip hop culture, soul music, and a variety of world music. She graduated summa cum laude in Contemporary Writing & Production from Berklee College of Music and holds a master’s in Global Jazz Performance from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.
Born and raised in the Philippines and currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, Jireh remains active as an interdisciplinary artist and educator, deepening the connections between her music, visual art, and movement practice while collaborating with a diverse mix of artists, teaching music to youth and being deeply involved with her local and global community.
