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.

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well, and it worked out really well for me.

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

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

It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense.