Jennifer Lehr made her debut with The Professors in dramatic fashion at the International Communication Association show in Chicago, May 25, 1996. Until that time, everyone thought of Jen as being quite shy and reserved. And yet Jen was a talented and versatile blues vocalist waiting to be unleashed. An audience member at the Professors' gig at Kenny's Castaways on November 22, 1998, wrote of Jennifer's performance: "Chanteuse Jennifer Lehr has the uncanny ability to beguile an audience with warmth and humor, and then unleash her seductive voice like a striking panther. Be careful! She goes straight for the heart."

Jennifer sang with the band from 1996-1998 and wrote the lyrics for the classic Dark and Stormy Day.

This video consists of a series of photographs taken at Dress Rehearsals Studio in Chicago, IL, May 24, 1996. The accompanying music is "Five Long Years" by Eddie Boyd and most famously performed by Buddy Guy, the famous Chicago native, and Eric Clapton. The vocal is by Jennifer Lehr.

Jennifer at Kenny's Castaways, NYC, November 22, 1998. While the boys perform the opening number, Jennifer quietly contemplates the performance to follow. Photograph by Marie Radford

William Paterson University Day Wayne, NJ, September 2, 1997. Photograph by Marie Radford