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

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

I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is a dying thing. Funding is being cut more and more and more.

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

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 grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.

This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influences during my live show.