Chicago singer Carolyn Fitzhugh - for many years - put her musical gifts on hold while she worked as a government accountant. But with the album Living in Peace, she announced herself as a jazz artist of surpassing skill and charm. Working with local radio veteran and Sirius host Mark Ruffin, she turns pop songs you never thought you’d hear a jazz singer go near into sweet, swinging treats. Among them: the Average White Band’s “Queen of My Soul,” James Taylor’s “Secret O’ Life” and Prince’s “Strollin.” Boasting a moving title song by Fitzhugh, Living in Peace also establishes her as a talented songwriter. Joining her will be Darwin Noguera on piano, Michael Benning on bass, Neil Hemphill on drums and Greg Penn on percussion.