I am very proud of myself, I must say. It's been a dream a long time coming for me. As for singing teachers, I went through four of them before I found the one who was for me, a great jazz singer songwriter piano player, David Budway. It was in his club that I first sang, and where I learned how to perform. By then, I had some singing chops, but the performance chops were what I needed to actually get up in public to sing. So I got to sing, at the mic I had learned on, in the room I had learned in, with the accompanist I learned from. It was a gift.

So where have you been woman? I've missed your brilliant posts!