My (classical) roots are showing
Here’s a blast from the past. 17 years ago (when I was 17!) I lived in Germany in the gap year after finishing high school. I had given up my piano studies in my graduating year of high school, so my...
View ArticleReview of Bedroom Voice at girlsingers.org
Bedroom Voice recently got reviewed by Doug Boynton at girlsingers.org and I’m thrilled with his assessment of the album. Here’s an excerpt: This is a gentle recording, but it demands active listening....
View ArticleLooking forward to summer
We finally have blue skies and sunshine, and my summer schedule is heating up! Last week, rehearsals started for the 44th season of the world’s longest-running vaudeville show, The Frantic Follies...
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The Bedroom Voice story
I often get asked how the name of my album came about. It started a couple of summers ago, when I first began working with Daniel Janke to record some demo tracks. Really, it was his idea in the first...
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Jazz makes you cooler
I got a thrill earlier this week when I discovered Tim Tamashiro, host of CBC Radio 2′s jazz program Tonic, mentioned me on his “Jazz Evangelist” blog. In the post, he highlighted swing music...
View ArticleJuly 25th (Wait, how did that happen?)
We’ve been enjoying a gorgeous summer here in the Yukon, and I hope you’ve been having a great one, too, wherever you are. This past weekend I had the good fortune to spend two nights at a beautiful...
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September 13, 2013 – Countdown to Vancouver!
The latest news… September 4, 2013 My Vancouver CD release is less than a week away! I have a slew of radio interviews lined up, both in English and French, my tickets are booked, and I’m really...
View ArticleFrom mundane to motivating
I had two inspiring meetings today and they’ve got my creative fires burning. The first meeting was with my friend and mentor Daniel Janke. He was interested in looking at a piece of choral music I’ve...
View ArticleHalia’s Waltz
I accidentally wrote a song for my 4-year-old. It pleases her immensely. It pleases me, too, partly because every line in this short song is full of meaning just for her. For example, it starts with “I...
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Cat Train to Canol
A few weeks ago, I saw a note go out on our local arts chat board in which a woman at the MacBride Museum was looking for my friend (and wonderful musician) Grant Simpson. I happened to know that Grant...
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A Christmas gift for you!
‘Tis the season for giving gifts, and I would love to give you one! So here’s a song you can add to your Christmas playlist. I got together with my good friend Daniel Janke last week and we recorded...
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Julian Award Win!
It was a thrill to find out this week that I won the 2014 Julian Award! The full name of the award is actually “Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists”, which is quite a...
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Questions from Shelley G
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Shelley Gummeson. She’s a writer, reviewer, producer, and host of the radio show “Jazz on the Rocks”. Let me tell you: she has the most beautiful speaking...
View ArticleCat Train to Canol Revisited
Back in November I wrote about being invited to learn a Yukon song that was found in the MacBride Museum archives. I performed that song (as well as “This is the Army, Mr. Jones”) at a wonderful...
View ArticleWhat’s new on March 17
Some exciting things happening right now! I had a great time chatting with Shelley Gummeson a few weeks ago and today a feature about me was published on !earshot Online. You can read the article here....
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A review from Peter Hum
My debut album, Bedroom Voice, got a review from Peter Hum at the Ottawa Citizen. He’s a rare breed: he seems to be the only jazz-focussed reviewer left at any of Canada’s major papers. I appreciate...
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When I’m in Your Arms
I’m very excited to say that I have a new single, When I’m in Your Arms, coming out this week. I’ll soon announce the link where you go buy this song . . . but guess what? I don’t know which day the...
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New single: When I’m in Your Arms
It’s here! “When I’m in Your Arms” is now available at CD Baby. Recorded in a snowy cabin in the woods, featuring Paul Lucas on guitar, Ken Searcy playing brushes on a suitcase, and Daniel Janke on...
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The 45th Frantic Follies!
The Frantic Follies have begun! With two girls doing end-of-schoolyear stuff, life has been pretty frantic, but with the Follies schedule on top of it all, at least it’s a FUN frantic! I’ve finally...
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The pan-northern tour (with a stop in Ottawa!)
Tomorrow Grant Simpson and I will be flying off for a short tour across Canada. We will be playing concerts in Yellowknife, Iqaluit, and Ottawa before returning home to Whitehorse. I’m so excited about...
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