Dash is also phenomenal jazz/cabaret singer, with a deep, powerful, sultry voice that fills the heart of the listener with joy and anticipation. From a very young age, she has been deeply involved with music. As early as the first grade, she began singing on stage for school productions and special events. She soon became an active member of her church and school choir, as well as performing in many local plays, musicals and school concerts. After performing in small venues around the Reno / Tahoe area, she moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, to continue her music with the gifted arranger and talented pianist, Tom Johnson and was honored to sing with the great jazz pianist, Donald Brown and Sax legend Lance Owens. She returned to Reno where she performed with some of the most professional and talented local musicians, being a featured performer at many popular Northern Nevada Jazz venues that included EJ’s Jazz Cafe, Plan:b, The Hacienda, and Stew’s Brewery, The Plaza, 4 Pints, The Gold Hill Hotel, Piper's Opera House, Thunder Canyon, Gold Canyon, The Sierra Arts Foundation, as well as public and private venues throughout the North West. Dash has been a leader for live music in the Reno performing arts community, a Vice President of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) local 368 and also created and hosted the popular Jazz Jam sessions at the 3rd Street Blues night club. Not only does she have a strong stage presence, she is also a talented ballroom dancer. Her music passions are jazz, standards, ballads, blues, cabaret, but also include contemporary and soft rock. Truly “A Singer With Style”.
 
Linda Arnn Arteno (aka: Dash) and Blue Jasmine were featured in the online Reno Talent Magazines November 10, 2010 issue. http://www.renotalentmag.com/november_10

The Blue Jasmine group features local jazz legends Linda (Dash) Arnn (vocals), Peter Supersano (piano), Rocky Taterelli (sax), Phil Jerome(bass and trombone) and Chuck Hughs (drums), who are all well known throughout the jazz community from New York City to the West Coast. These artist have come together to create one of the best jazz groups in Northern Nevada, performing classic jazz from the 1920s, 30s, and 40's.