![]() ![]() I’m happy to have a regular gig at a cozy French Quarter club three times a week. I’ve been a band leader for less than a year. Q: What is your greatest triumph as a band?Ī: It’s a new band. At he end of last year, a small private school called me out of the blue for a job teaching music to learning challenged children. Luckily, I’m also certified in General music for elementary school. ![]() Q: What kind of day job do you have and how does it affect your ability to perform in your band?Ī: I used to be an English teacher and it was hard for me to get out. Q: Who are some of your musical influences?Ī: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Anita Baker, Sade, Chaka Khan, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. I’m the only female so I just have to constantly listen to their feeble attempts and plots try to get get women’s attention. I liked everything and still do but jazz is so smooth…Ī: I take into consideration the instrumentation, the audience, the venue, and what I want to project to them.Ī: Through referrals from other musicians and sitting in with people.Ī: Nothing odd. Jazz artists from the past we look up to would be doing new things so I like to have a Miles Davis or Herbie Hancock perspective about music. I merge jazz with contemporary music to keep things fresh. I was an only child and the only grandchild for years so I was always exposed to the music of older people including jazz. Q: When did you know you wanted to be a jazz artist?Ī: It wasn’t a conscious decision as much as it was something I gravitated toward. Key LaBeaud is the lead singer for the band The Key Sound, here is a link to her YouTube page: ![]()
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