Bio:

Christine Salerno grew up in a musical family.  She became interested in jazz music at an early age, learning from her father, Harley Paquin and his brother, Jerry.  There were numerous jam sessions in the living room, and Christine frequently joined in.  

She received her Master of Music Degree with an emphasis in Jazz Studies.  After living in south Florida and recording her first CD, "A New Kind Of High", with her husband, John Salerno, the two relocated to the Green Bay, WI area to develop the Jazz Studies program at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.  She has been the vocal jazz director at UWGB since 1992.

Shortly after moving to Wisconsin, Christine formed the Brazilian and Contemporary Jazz Group, "ZIJI".  They recorded a CD of Christine's original tunes entitled, "Blumen".  

Christine is a composer for Narrator Tracks of Wisconsin and mother to Frankie and Antonio.