Jennifer Batten graduated from GIT in 1979 and taught there from 1985. She toured with Michael Jackson three times - Bad (1987-1989), Dangerous (1992) and HIStory (1996–1997). Her debut solo album, Above, Below and Beyond was produced by Michael Sembello (guitarist/singer) and released in 1992. Her later albums are Tribal Rage: Momentum (1997) and Whatever (2007). Recorded work with Jeff Beck includes Who Else! (1999) and You Had It Coming (2001) as well as three years of touring from 1998. She performs with her current band, Jennifer Batten and Full Steam which began in early 2019 and since 2021, has been part of many shows for the Michael Jackson musical, This is Michael.
