Music Style jazz, crossover into pop/rock

Musical Influences classical, jazz, funk, heavy-metal, blues, pop, rock

Similar Artists Fiona Apple,India.Arie,Kate Bush,Alanis Morissett,Cassandra Wilson,Chris Whitley,Diana Krall,Betty Carter,Tori Amos,Diane Reeves

Artist History Music has always been the focus of my life and I've been singing for as long as I can remember. My father is a classical musician, so I grew up submerged in Mozart and Maria Callas, and I initially thought that one day I would sing in all the great opera houses. As I grew older, different music came into my life. The next thing I knew, I was in the studio with a heavy metal band. My first musical family, Graphix, was instrumental for my growth as a performing and recording artist. Awakened to new possibilities in music, I began soaking in anything and everything I could. In Chicago, I performed and recorded with bands ranging in gernre from funk to celtic, r&b to jazz. My first solo recording, newborn, was recorded live at Martyrs' in Chicago. For the next years I immersed myself in jazz and regularly performed live with my trio. My last CD is rooted in the jazz tradition (the basic tracks were recorded live in the studio with my jazz trio), but is also laced with varied musical influences, and includes a few jazz standards in addition to tunes written by Chris Whitley, Kate Bush, and some of my friends. Since, I have been writing songs for my upcoming album. Perfect and Inside Out are live recordings off the board with me testing out those new songs on live audiences.

Location Los Angeles, California - USA

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