My parents enrolled me in jazz piano. I used to hate them for it... but after listening to Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke and Louis all that was left was to thank my parents.
For as long as I can remember, music-- Jazz has been my life. I may not know as many facts as others or may not be able to name as many artists as them but all i know is that I can listen to jazz for days and my passion for it is anything but short. My favorite songs include I'll String Along With You by Diana Krall, The Nearness of You sang by Norah Jones, Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered sang by Ella Fitzgerald and Dream a Little Dream duet by Ella and Louis Armstrong. Although I adore the classics, I still have great respect for Nikki Yanofsky and Renee Olstead, who are two talented young jazz stars on the rise.
I hope for one day, that I would be able to host a jazz event other than the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and be able to interview and become a journalist in this industry.
I may be young but that does not make me stupid. I want to indulge my life in this, in music. It is time to bring Jazz music back in to the scene and show people that are my age, what real music should sound like. I believe that jazz is the stepping stone of R&B and rap and in the upcoming year of 2010, music will be new and different. It will be revolutionary.