Born and raised in Ocala, FL, Jenna developed a love for music from a young age. Growing up, her father sang and played in a three piece acoustic band, her grandmother played piano, and her siblings all played guitar. First placing hands on a guitar at age 11, she took weekly lessons from Nolan Drudge for a decade before making her way west to Texas. 

Arriving in the Dallas blues scene in Deep Ellum in 2012, she saw her guitar studies in action and began to invest time in the local music. Eyes to fretboards every night for months, she learned more and began to join local open mics and blues jams, eventually landing her into paid opportunities and more exposure to local songwriters. 

She began writing songs, simple enough to take to local jams across DFW, and eventually formed and refined a band. With rotating members through the years, it evolved into what is now The Salty Truth. 

Following a decade in north Texas, with a pull back to her roots and to learn more from Nolan Drudge, she returned to her hometown of Ocala in 2023 where she is now studying music theory through new instruments: electric bass & piano as well as writing new songs. 

Through a decade in north Texas, she recorded 4 studio projects with more in progress. Learn more about the journey below.