About

Jeanette Furgo

Lead Singer
vocalist & educator

Jeanette Furgo – vocalist and educator – has actively pursued her two loves of jazz and opera for nearly 40 years.  A member of the Fort Worth Opera Chorus and Fort Worth Chorale, Jeanette also absorbs every opportunity to sing jazz with her own group and Buddy’s Big Band (19 piece swing band).  “The Furgos” is the jazz ensemble creation of her pianist husband Jeff Furgo and herself.  Their new album, “Retrospective”, will be released early 2025.  With her jazz group she has performed at Sundance Square, Lone Star Winery, Steve’s Wine Bar, Fortunata Winery, Bull Lion Ranch Winery and other DFW favorite hangouts.  Performances at Bass Hall and Will Roger’s Auditorium with the Fort Worth Chorale and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra are some of her most favorite moments.  Jeanette has had the distinct privilege of studying with Tierney Sutton, Greta Matassa, Cyrile Aimee, Rosana Eckert, Jennifer Barnes, Kelly Eisenhour, Paris Rutherford and Emily Castleton.  She has also performed under the direction of Arnie Roth, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Karen Kenaston-French, Ronald Staheli, and Mack Wilberg.  Recently she collaborated with Marie Osmond for a Holiday concert.  Jeanette has been a private voice instructor since 2001 and has taught talented vocalists in Keller ISD since 2013.  She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Humanities and a Music Minor from Brigham Young University.

Jeff Furgo

Songwriter & Pianist
pianist, composer, arranger, & educator

Jeff Furgo – pianist, composer, arranger, educator – one of the most prolific jazz pianists in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.  A regular performer with Bobby Falk Group, Buddy’s Big Band, Dave Halston Sinatra Tribute and his own performances – he is easy to find at numerous venues around town.  He has performed at the Balcony Club, Revelers Hall, Legacy Hall, Steve’s Wine Bar, Main Street Jazz Festival, Sundance Square, Piccolo Mondo, Dallas Arboretum, Ivanhoe Ale Works, Petroleum Club of Fort Worth, etc.  As well as out of town performances at The Lowdown (Tulsa OK), Dark Room @ The Grandel (St. Louis MO), Rudy’s Jazz Room (Nashville TN), Zanzibar, Joe’s Palm Room, JP Speed Art Museum, Bellarmine University, University of Louisville (Louisville KY), Lucille’s Jazz Lounge (Toledo OH), The Jazz Kitchen (Indianapolis IN), etc.  Jeff is featured on Bobby Falk’s most recent album “Coming to Fruition”.  Three of the recorded songs are Jeff’s originals.  For his church, Jeff has composed numerous piano, choral and orchestra arrangements of hymns, as well as original religious music.  Piano is Jeff’s primary instrument, but he also plays organ, guitar, bass, banjo, accordion, mandolin, violin, ukulele and melodica.  He will admit he has a musical instrument addiction.  Jeff holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Jazz Piano from Brigham Young University (playing with Synthesis including performances with Dennis Rowland and Bob Mintzer), and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California Irvine.