My first solo show!

Hi all! I just had my first solo show ever, and it happened to be in New York City! It was at the Parkside Lounge. I'd sung there before as a guest singer with Mr. Ian Kane and his Boogie Stride Trio, and loved the comfortable, laid-back atmosphere, so I thought what better place to have my first show then there!

I had a wonderful and supportive crowd who gave me really good feedback! I had Ian Kane on piano and for the first time Jonathan Schneiderman on the arch-guitar. They both did fabulously and made me proud! I'd never performed with a guitarist before, just drum and bass in addition to the piano. It was a good experience. I learned a lot, I had a lot of fun and was thrilled that the audience reaction was that although they liked my standards they really like my original jazz songs, and how I sang and performed them! That was SO fulfilling to hear!

The unfortunate part is that I'm not sure when I'll be able to perform with Ian again, because he's moved out of New York now, but not so far that we can't play here and there again, hopefully.

In the meantime, I'm speaking with a few new pianists to see what we can work out.

For now, I'm still in the afterglow of my show, but excited to do more in the very near future!

-Anna Elizabeth Kendrick