I come from a background in opera & musical theater. People have heard my voice from coast to coast. I left that to do jazz because it beats louder in my heart than any other music. Jazz is America's birthright and I celebrate the ones who set the style every time I sing and play. Some of my favorites are: Anita O'Day; Billie Holiday; Lena Horne; Chet Baker; Ella Fitzgerald; Lambert, Hendricks & Ross; Diana Krall.