I am in the midsts of preparing for my trip to Riga, Latvia. I am a bit nervous (new band, new old material, long assed lay over in Stockholm, my thighs squeezed into a airplane seat) but ready to face what lies ahead – a brand new adventure. Ready or not, here I come! I [...]

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Just got home from a lovely two hours watching the lovely Jazz chanteuse Erin McDougald sing with special guest Kimberly Gordon at the Allerton Hotel lounge. She was adorable with her silky smooth vocals and sequined clad legs ending in patent leather five inch heels. Now don’t get me wrong. That is hardly the biggest [...]

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Hell, if Queen Latifah could do it, why not me? Just cause I couldn’t recall a few lyrics don’t mean I can’t record a Jazz cd. Ha! Gotta start cramming up on my lyrics. Or maybe I will just record songs that I like and feel regardless of their genre. I am a very versatile [...]

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You’ve seen them: pre-pubescent youths graduating with top marks from MIT or Harvard; sitting in the guest’s seat chatting with David Letterman; playing violin with some symphony orchestra; being annoyingly cute and precocious. Well, I met one. She is seven year old Emily Bear, a piano virtuoso in training, with a resume that is outta [...]

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Ann Callaway can sing her ass off. I just want to say that first and foremost. I had two reasons for going to NYC this month: 1. See Ann Callaway at Jazz at Lincoln Center 2. Sing at Birdland again It was a wonderful way to spend an evening in NYC. It was a perfect [...]

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