Jori Costello is a singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist, performer, playwright, visual artist, and teacher. In her many decades of performing, Jori has been in several bands, choirs, been a solo performer, a dance DJ, radio host, festival emcee, and has been delving into her lifelong love of acting.

Costello’s one woman play, Songs of My Soul, is a musical tribute honoring the beginning of the women’s music movement. Debuting in 2015, it has been featured at over a dozen women’s music festivals and venues around the country. Collaborating with actor/director Jules Taylor, Jori has added soundscape, original music, music direction, and live performance for several Northwest Arkansas theatres.

As a performing teaching artist, Jori offers private lessons in multiple instruments, directs ukulele groups and youth rock bands, and is the co-creator of a summer camp music program, Girl Power Rock Camp! 

On the radio, you can hear Jori’s women’s music radio show, Go Sistah Go as DJ Sistah JoJo! Tune in Fridays at 3pm CST on your community radio, KPSQ 97.3FM or online at KPSQ.org.

Among her accomplishments, Costello has received winning recognition in the Ozark Music Awards “Folk Artist of the Year” for 2002 and “Best Solo Female Singer/Songwriter” for the 2005 Northwest Arkansas Music Awards (NAMA). Jori’s first CD, “Home Grown” was nominated “Best CD” in the Ozark region. She has been featured on many compilations including her song, “War Games” on the OMNI Peace Center’s Peace CD, her song, “Past the Pain” for the Arkansas Children’s Shelter, and in 2016, her song, “Are You There?” was included on the Green Burial CD, Livin’ and Dying.

As part of the nationally touring women’s band, Big Bad Gina, awarded Best New Band in 2012, Jori plays guitar and drums and is one of the main songwriters contributing to 3 CDs of mostly original songs as well as arrangements of iconic women’s music. Jori continues contributing to women’s community at large and other local groups and events.