Just received an email from my student Elin who last week sang at the Miami Jazz Festival in Dolphin Stadium opening for George Benson, Chaka Kahn etc. ...TV and interviews and great happenings....from there she immediately left for the Jazz Festival in Lima, Peru and there again incredible successes.
It's very interesting to follow the goings on in one career, right from the beginning...when she and I met 9 years ago her chances for making an international career were all but non-existent. With very diligent work and commitment on both our parts of course, we have reconstruced the voice, built a beautiful instrument and it's amazing to hear the response of people when they hear her. They think, of course that she is great, no doubt about that, but they KNOW something is different about her singing, but they do not know what...and that, my dears is the secret of what I teach my students.
Everyone has a different instrument of course, some better than others,....but it's not about that..it's taking each individual instrument to the maximum potential of what it can achieve and bringing out the best in the Artist. If you have to worry about the voice, you cannot be free...and it's all about freedom and greatness....and Jazz is such a wonderful medium to express....Elin, it's time for a new CD!!!!!!!!!!! The world has to hear you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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