Jennifer Batten

Jennifer Batten is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997 Batten played in all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001 she toured and recorded with Jeff Beck. She has released three studio albums: her 1992 debut, Above Below and Beyond, the worldbeat-influenced Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum in 1997, and Whatever, which was released on CD and DVD in Japan in September 2007 and worldwide in April 2008. She partnered in a melodic rock CD with vocalist Marc Scherer and producer Jim Peterik which was released in September 2017 entitled Scherer Batten "BattleZone". All songs were written or co-written by Jim Peterik. Special guests include saxophonist Mindi Abair and Chicago vocalist Bill Champlain. The song "Space and Time" was co-written with Jon Wetton, and the song "All Roads" was co-written with Sammy Hagar. Batten made videos for all songs on her YouTube channel Scherer Batten playlist.