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“the musical equivalent to a Martha Graham dance concert… it’s kind of like being on a really good boutique drug and seeing your life mapped out, right before your own eyes.”

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“Tom Waits minus the growl.”

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“Sophisticated songs worthy of a stage musical”

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“…Smart lyrics…gorgeous legit vocals…”

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Telling stories that rhyme ⚡️
‘Break’ single out now ⬇️

A Summer in the Studio (or, Why I Disappeared for

A Summer in the Studio (or, Why I Disappeared for a Few Months from Social 😅)🎤
I couldn’t have been happier to spend the sunniest time of year in the studio, recording a holiday album for you with @tedrnash and his extraordinary big band arrangements…(and an outrageous band)❄️
I also recorded a demo of something I’ll be able to tell you about very soon (they are different studios even if the shirt is the same 😅)
Lots more to share about both these projects, but for now I just wanted to give you proof of life!
Recording is an art apart from performing, and I can’t wait to be back singing live for you at @gothamnewyork on 9/28 at 9pm with @jebpatton and special guest @tedrnash (amazing bassist TBD) reservations are open in my bio link.
Looking forward to being more current with y’all — ( oh, and the folks that receive my newsletter always hear things first, come on in if you like (also at the bio link))
More soon! ✨💕
#singersofinstagram #recordingstudio #christmasinaugust #jazzsinger

Thanks to all of you who came out to @gothamnewyor

Thanks to all of you who came out to @gothamnewyork for a send-off into summer…. We’ll meet again there in the fall and see what harvest these hot days bring in. 🌞
#backstageselfie #singersongwriter #nycjazz

A song having to do with breakdowns and breakthrou

A song having to do with breakdowns and breakthroughs and breaking offs. Thank you for listening 🪐
The link in the bio will loop you in or find it on a platform of your choice.
Thank you @jebpatton @jsawyerdrums @hannahmarksbass and @jodyredhageferber for such beautiful work, @tedrnash for producing and Michael O’Reilly (mixing & engineering) and @aerialsoundnyc for mastering.
#newmusic #newmusicfriday #singersongwriter #newsingle #breakdowns #breakthrough

“Break” single preview 🚿 To hear the full

“Break” single preview 🚿
To hear the full tune when it drops Friday, join the community (link in bio)…
This mini-vid shot on location at home, with the talents of @tedrnash behind the camera.
Music and lyrics by me with the incredible talents of: @jebpatton @hannahmarksbass @jsawyerdrums and @jodyredhageferber, @tedrnash producing. 🎶
Can’t wait for you to hear the whole song.
#newmusic #newsingle #singersongwriter #jazzsinger #shower #breakdowns

New music & merch giveaway alert! 🎉 I cannot w

New music & merch giveaway alert! 🎉
I cannot wait to share the single “Break” with you on June 16th on all streaming platforms.
In anticipation, I made some stickers featuring the image created for the tune (the product of a few dedicated hours spent with AI!)
The music is entirely human and will be entirely yours soon. In the meantime, if you’d like one of these (and lots more besides) I have 100 free gift boxes to send to those who are freshly joining my community (the link is in the bio.)
The community gets a preview of the track before it’s release, and exclusive access to ordering these sticky wonders…one can only hope my melody is as adhesive! 😅
#singersongwriter #newsinglealert #breakdown #breakthrough #AI #midjourneyart

So thrilled to be returning to @gothamnewyork to c

So thrilled to be returning to @gothamnewyork to celebrate summer with songs of heat on June 22nd @ 9pm.
The band couldn’t be better: @jebpatton @luquesc and special guest @tedrnash — and the food and ambiance on par with the tunes….our collaboration in April was so special and I hope you’ll come share this experience with me! (Reservations are in the bio) Come for dinner before, or just a tipple with the tunes…
Happy weekend all.
#nycjazz #nycjazzscene #nyccabaret #cabaret #singersongwriter #nycsinger #jazzsinger #nycdatenight

This year’s @jalcnyc gala was a cavalcade of tal

This year’s @jalcnyc gala was a cavalcade of talent and celebration — the marvelous Marilyn Maye almost making me weep all my eye makeup off, @samarajoysings transfixing me with her incredible talent, the orchestra (and of course especially @tedrnash) stunning me with versatility and mastery.
All that, AND the wines were brought in by @rosenthalwinemerchant — hence my red carpet tippling. 🍾

Some befores and afters from last week’s gig at

Some befores and afters from last week’s gig at @gothamnewyork — what fun to celebrate spring in such an iconic space, with a killing band of @jebpatton @tedrnash and @hannahmarksbass, hosted hosted by visionary owners @cassandracsencsitz and @bret_csencsitz_food who know how to fuse art, cuisine and atmosphere like nobody else….
I’m sure I’ll have some performance shots for you soon. 🌸🌺
Thanks to @dlynneplummer for making my life by coming and for taking 📸💕

Fun rehearsal yesterday for Thursday’s gig — a

Fun rehearsal yesterday for Thursday’s gig — and I can’t wait to perform this canon Phoebe Snow song from 1974, which has to be heard in it’s entirely to be appreciated…
As you can hear @hannahmarksbass and @jebpatton are sounding superb, and just wait till @tedrnash joins the party at @gothamnewyork this Thursday. I can’t wait…the link for reservations is you guessed it!
#nycjazz #nyccabaret #jazzsinger #jazzsingers #phoebesnow #poetryman #nycdatenight #singerlife #jazzbassist #womeninjazz #supperclubs

This band 🔥 Thanks to these formidable cats fo

This band 🔥
Thanks to these formidable cats for last night’s hit at @chelseatableandstage @jebpatton @elcuba__ @hannahmarksbass @jsawyerdrums @jodyredhageferber (and especially Hannah for getting us in the right lighting here 😅)
So grateful to all who braved the cold to come “Fall” with us. 🥶❤️

Come to the actual gig on Friday and experience be

Come to the actual gig on Friday and experience better angles, outfits, and sound! 😂 But you do get to hear this Arlen/Mercer gem that always sweeps me up.
Great rehearsal today with the band — @jebpatton @hannahmarksbass @elcuba__ and @jsawyerdrums are such a joy to play with. We can’t wait to see you at @chelseatableandstage…..
#jazz #jazzstandards #blackmagic #jazzsinger #jazzsingersofinstagram #nycjazz #nycjazzscene #nycjazzsinger

I thought it would be fun to give you a lightning

I thought it would be fun to give you a lightning round of how I came to be here, doing this. Hope it inspires my fellow misfits. 😀💕🎶
#howidoit #singersongwriter #nycjazz #jazzsinger #nycsinger #nycsingers #inspiring #workinprogress #creativity #songwriting #jazz #jazzlife #artistsway #icantbelieveiqmshowingyoumyleotardpics

Come fall with me at @chelseatableandstage and fin

Come fall with me at @chelseatableandstage and find buried treasure. Probably not literally but you never know! (Link’s in the bio.)
Band is ridiculous: @jebpatton @hannahmarksbass @jodyredhageferber @jsawyerdrums @elcuba__ and there will be a surprise opening act….
This music was always intended to be live — it’s an exploration we get to take together. Can’t wait.
#livemusic #jazznyc #nycjazzscene #nyccabaret #singersongwriter #livegig #nycdatenight #nycnightlife #nycgaynightlife #nycconcerts

A little of “Autumn Nocturne” (Joe Myrow & Kim

A little of “Autumn Nocturne” (Joe Myrow & Kim Gannon) which I can’t wait to sing live again on Feb 3 at @chelseatableandstage. And with that @jodyredhageferber and @jebpatton making it gorgeous! ❤️
Some standards are truly art songs and this is one. So melodically lush and inventive, lyrically so romantic and melancholy. Sigh!
Had fun making these little vids in the neighborhood, thanks for watching em 🍂🍁
#jazz #jazzstandard #jazzsinger #jazzsingersofinstagram #vocalist

Took a break in rehearsal from working new music t

Took a break in rehearsal from working new music to sing a favorite standard — Loesser’s “If I Were a Bell” with the incomparable @jebpatton. If you’re on the mailing list, I’ll share the full song on Friday (Link’s in the bio for those of you who’d like to hear it.)
You can hear us together at @chelseatableandstage with a killing band on Feb 3rd performing originals with the same zeal, and bigger hair (mine, at least 😅)
#jazz #jazzstandard #jazzsinger #jazzsingersofinstagram #guysanddolls #nycjazz #nycjazzscene #dingdongdingsongding

🚨show alert🚨 Excited to take the Fall with y

🚨show alert🚨 Excited to take the Fall with you at @chelseatableandstage on 2/3, and share some surprises too.
Thrilled to have almost the whole original recording band with me, and welcome @elcuba__ as our featured soloist. 🎷🙌
I have been focusing on a new project and not booking as many dates — so this gig will be like taking the lid off a long simmering pot 🔥
📸 @tomasocaccini
The venue wants me to tell you this:
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#livejazz #jazznyc #singersongwriter #nycjazz #singerlife #nyccabaret #singer

A little Sisyphusian moment. I don’t know about

A little Sisyphusian moment. I don’t know about you but I don’t need a boulder to make things harder than they need to be 😅
I guess there’s a tie in to starting over again and the solstice but I’ll leave that to you…
😘
#jazzsinger #originaljazz #jazzmusic #originalsong #sisyphus #staircase #nycjazz #singersongwriter

You know what they say….🍯 That you’re more

You know what they say….🍯
That you’re more attractive when you’re sweet. But…to whom?
Have a great weekend whether you’re feeling salty or charming. 🌹😘
“Honey” is streaming on all platforms (link at the bio!)
#helovesmehelovesmenot #shelovesmeshelovesmenot #roses🌹 #jazzsinger #originaljazz #originalsong #nycjazz #jazzsingersofinstagram #breakupsong

About to take off to infinity… 🪐🌉🚀✌️
@tedrnash’s solo on this is the real blasting off…the whole track is wherever you stream.
Have a great weekend. If you’re not on my mailing list, would love to have you (link’s in the bio.)
#originalsong #singersongwriter #jazzsong #jazznyc #nycjazz #nycjazzscene #georgewashingtonbridge #musicreels #infinity

Always enjoy singing this one…a moment of rehear

Always enjoy singing this one…a moment of rehearsal before the masterclass last week with @jessebreheney in the home studio.
I recorded this Ellington/Hodges/James tune on my last album, “Smolder” with a fun bass/voice moment with the amazing Cameron Brown, check it out for the full track (or listen to every great jazz singer who ever lived do it, that works too)
Hope your weekend has lots of romance and light in it! 😘
#jazzsingersofinstagram #jazzsinger #jazzstandard #ellington #rehearsal #nycjazz

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