| It is then that she started to play electric bass with blues harmonicist Sugar Blue, with whom she also toured with Memphis Slim, and Willie Mabon. She then decided to move to Chicago where she performed with Blues and Jazz musicians such as Jimmy Dawkins, Von Freeman, Franz Jackson, Floyd McDaniel, George Freeman, Oscar Brown Jr., Redd Holt and many more.
She performed at the 2008 Chicago Jazz Festival : Tribute to Malachi Favors. She now co-leads "Komango" with pianist Calvin "Koco" Brunson, adding her mellow voice and her own compositions to a culturally diverse repertoire steeped in the African American, French and Brazilian traditions.
She mainly plays a 5 string Alter Ego electric upright bass, made in Rome, Italy. She combines all musical elements in a style which is truly her own.
Her music reflects her many influences: French lyricism, bluesy melodies and passion, and her own jazz compositions with Brazilian overtones.
Visit the Komango site at www.komango.net |