It’s finally here. My dearest friend and colleague, Jacob Sacks has finally released his quintet cd, “No Man’s Land“. Now when I say finally, it has taken more than eleven years to release this recording. Even at the young age of 24, you can hear musical and artistic maturity beyond his years. The members of… Continue reading Jacob Sacks’ No Man’s Land Release
Category: Music
Making Up With An Old Friend
Over the past year and a half, I have been studying piano with the amazing Sofia Rosoff. Sofia has rekindled the love that I had for playing the piano the way I did when I was a child. I never thought that the feeling would return. All throughout my undergrad degree I was miserable and… Continue reading Making Up With An Old Friend
Jazz For The Family Today
I am doing my first jazz gig where I can bring my son and not worry how late its going to go. I am doing a gig with my good friends Khabu (ukulele) and Mike McGinnis (bass clarinet) at Lark Cafe (1007 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY), 4:00pm. Lark is very child friendly with a little… Continue reading Jazz For The Family Today
Finding My Way Back
Since last August, I have been studying with the incredible piano teacher, Sofia Rosoff. She is a remarkable woman. At 91 years old, she is sharp, wise, generous and awe inspiring. I haven’t been playing the piano seriously for more than 15 years, during which time I was working on my vocal skills. Now I… Continue reading Finding My Way Back
Show at Seeds in Brooklyn
I am playing a show at the intimate music series Seeds in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn on Wednesday, April 25th at 8:30pm. I will be performing with a young Swiss bassist, Fabien Iannone and great ukulele/guitarist, Khabu Doug Young. Should be awesome. Hope to see some folks there. The Seeds series is located at 617 Vanderbilt… Continue reading Show at Seeds in Brooklyn
A New Year And Getting Myself Back To It
Happy New Year!! It’s now 2011 and I am astounded at how much has happened to me in the past year. Both happy and sad events have affected my life. I lost a friend and colleague very unexpectedly in a tragic cycling accident, my husband changed careers and started all over again from scratch (so… Continue reading A New Year And Getting Myself Back To It
Performing Monk Tonight
This is day three for my residency at Array Music with pianist Jacob Sacks. Jacob just completed two nights of solo piano performing all Thelonious Monk tunes. We complete Monk’s repertoire tonight. The audiences have been wonderful and Toronto has been great. Anyone in Toronto, come on down to Array! Details: Wednesday, October 21 8:00pm… Continue reading Performing Monk Tonight
Dan Weiss Trio in Toronto, Canada
My friends, drummer Dan Weiss, pianist Jacob Sacks and bassist Thomas Morgan are in Toronto today doing an open master class at the University of Toronto today. If any of you have heard this trio and their compositions you should definitely take the opportunity to hear and see them. They are some of the best… Continue reading Dan Weiss Trio in Toronto, Canada
“Usra Minor” Just Added To Yeah Yeah Records
I am happy to welcome New York drummer Vinnie Sperrazza and alto saxophonist Matt Blostein’s newest cd Ursa Minor to the Yeah Yeah Records catalog. Vinnie is an amazing drummer who I often play with in my own projects. Matt Blostein is a horn player who plays beautiful, fluid lines and writes tasteful music. Both… Continue reading “Usra Minor” Just Added To Yeah Yeah Records
Shades of Jazz on Noir
This Sunday at Barbes my voice will be on a multimedia performance that will include live improvised music, film and lighting. The film is by Ana Isabel Ordonez and the musicians will be Herb Robertson, Dave Ballou and Matt Darriau. I recorded my voice a few months ago and I have no idea what the… Continue reading Shades of Jazz on Noir