A Great Big Diva!

Where is everybody?

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I have gotten reports that it is near impossible to leave comments on my blog lately. Is that true for anyone else? contact me thru the site to let me know - as well as the web manager...THANKS!!!! …

Some Great Gigs!! Weddings, Corporate Events, Clubs…

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We have had some fabulous gigs lately. It's been a real pleasure these past few weeks. Everyone has been in the mood to party! I notice it now more than ever before. Maybe because spring has sprung, or Obama is President, or people are just feeling optimistic but our audiences have been so enthusiastic. Of course I might add that the band is sounding better than ever these days, especially with the horn arrangements that Kenny Anderson (on trumpet) has been creating! Anyway, I am so happy …

I’m thinking a Jazz Cd

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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 singer and can sing most styles really well so I gotta just do what I do best... and showing versatility ain't a bad thing. Cassandra Wilson does it, Ledisi and Queen Latifah. Natalie Cole has had two careers: soul & Jazz …

Child Prodigy

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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 sight. …