A virtuosic singer and
pianist as well as a songwriter, she has performed at numerous,
frequently packed houses in New York, including the Billie
Holiday Theater, Bitter End, CAMI Hall, CBGB's Gallery,
Josephine’s New York, Triad Theater, and West End Theater.
She has performed and/or
recorded with such artists as Ben Allison, Alex Forbes, Robert
Galinsky, Mike Gillotti, Pam Hamilton, Stefon Harris, Rodney
Jones, and Lloyd Mayers. She has also sung, acted and/or
composed for theatrical productions.
She studied classical and
jazz piano and musical theatre, including with jazz pianist Bill
Brown and Jackie Byard and Gary Dial at the Manhattan School of
Music, and received piano coaching from Lloyd Mayers and Blanche
Abram.