I just had the most amazing five days focusing on the craft of Jazz Singing. It was such a luxury, I found it very hard to give it up. Still, at least the day of my return Sydney turned out some very impressive weather, and that softened the blow. Not to mention seeing my beautiful [...]

I’m really looking forward to attending the 2011 Stanford Jazz Workshop in California. Kurt Elling recommended Stanford to me when I met him last year, so I know it will be worthwhile. Also, the well-known performer and educator Madeleine Eastman is the vocal director and there’s also a talented line-up of faculty members, from all [...]

When I was in Perth recently I caught up with the delightful Libby Hammer. We were at high school together, although not in the same year. Libby was my understudy in “Calamity Jane”!  She’s come a long way, baby!! Now has her own big band, Hip Mo’ Toast. I adore her cool, West Coast sound. [...]

It was slightly creepy arriving at Tokyo airport six weeks after the disaster at Fukushima and for me and my dad to be the only Western travellers in the Customs hall…  Were we crazy to go? “I have to die of something!” says my 82 year old father. As for me, my arm never needs [...]

Ok so I’m not the most technologically inclined person on the planet. That’s why I have a very good friend who loves fiddling with buttons! If you’d like to hear my interviews with Kurt Elling and Laurence Hobgood you can find them at:
www.screencast.com/users/j3r3my/folders/AnitaSong
Did anybody see the Bowie tribute at The State Theatre on Sunday night? [...]

Quelle vie! I tell you someone is watching over me –  on Tuesday I scored a brilliant day out with Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood and a couple of lovely friends on Sydney Harbour.
I even managed to interview Kurt for my radio show on 2RDJ – Kurt answered my questions in great depth, making three minutes [...]

Saturday 21st 2010
It was a treat to sing at the launch of the latest Fairfax & Roberts jewellry collections. I almost wish I could live that dream all over again. New artistic director Thierry Martin from Paris has created the most beautiful designs, which the team at F&R put together in just over one month! Unbelieveable. [...]

I’m thrilled to announce that as of tomorrow, Tuesday 25th May 2010, I will be hosting my own weekly radio jazz show. The station is 2RDJ FM, which is 88.1 FM or streaming on the internet www.radio2rdj.com 11am – 1pm Eastern Standard Time.
I’m looking forward to playing some great jazz, talking with interesting industry people [...]

What a wet old weekend for a Jazz Festival. I sang at two very different events on Saturday – both on the Curtain Call Lawn stage. The first was a duet in the Open Mike, which I sang with Mik de Vecchio. Must have known it would be chilly …we sang  Frank Loesser’s “Baby It’s [...]

The Darling Harbour Jazz and Blues Festival is almost upon us and I’m excited because this will be the first time I perform in the festival. I’m joining Charlie MacMahon’s Jazz Walkabout on Saturday 22nd as a guest singer. Charlie plays the ‘Digibone’, his own tuneable version of a didgeridoo. He gets some very funky [...]