Here are scenes from some of my favorite moments.

One of my inspirations,
the late, great Ruth Brown

Patti Austin's Master Class,
San Francisco. Someone asked, "Are you sisters?"

Rebecca Parris at William Paterson College, New Jersey

The inimitable
Miss Sheila Jordan

Dr. Billy Taylor & guitarist Henry Johnson
Photo by Leroy Hamilton

Sharing a laugh with
Dee Dee Bridgewater

Backstage w/George Duke, Russian River Jazz Festival ‘06

Legendary pianist,
Marian McPartland

Singer Kurt Elling