A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music's all about. That's what I'm all about - singing and a really good strong music set.

I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first.

I'm a big believer in education, period.

I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz.

I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.

I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American.

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.