Raised on an Iowa farm and now living in Chicago, Susan Werner brings a supple alto voice and powerful guitar and piano ability to the stage. Susan composes and performs finely polished songs which meld folk, contemporary, and jazz elements into smart, unpredictable and richly evocative gems. After earning a master's degree in classical voice from Temple University and honing her skills in listening rooms on the east coast, Susan gained national attention in 1996 with the release of her third album, Last of the Good Straight Girls. Spicing things up with her comedic sense of timing and astute social commentary, Susan performs past favorites and songs from her just-released album, I Can't Be New (Koch).