OMG Jazz Bars

Such exciting newsss—I performed live recently for the first time in so so long!! It’s been so so so exciting preparing to be back on stage recently, and I’ve just had such a blast exploring new vocal styles and covers. It has certainly been an emotional experience lol! My entire childhood was filled with performing and rehearsing—Almost every single birthday I had was spent having to be at a rehearsal, and I used to get sooo excited to bring treats to celebrate with my castmates (Awww, such a sweet memory truly):) So you’d think I wouldn’t be nervous with the thought of performing again, but I had to battle my way through quite a lot of stress and nerves the past few years (Which is a whole story in itself).

Anyways, I was a ball of nerves the whole day before performing at this local jazz bar. Like, truly I had been nervous for weeks and weeks. I have no idea why—I knew there was no world in which I would bail out and choose not to. I knew that I was going to walk myself up on that stage no matter what, but I was just so nervous. I watched every hour go by the whole day of the performance. And when the moment finally, finally came, when I heard my name and started walking to the stage…every nervous feeling just disappeared. I felt so at ease and full of energy. I just let go and trusted myself. I’ve missed the feeling of interacting with the audience and feeling their excitement and energy, and this performance was truly the most perfect way to come back to the stage. Their band is so incredibly talented; it was so energizing standing on the stage with them and really just feeling the waves and sways of the music. So thank you so much to Jazz Tastings, right outside of Orlando, FL! I cannot wait to get back on stage again and continue to do what I love the most:) I just love exploring music—I can’t find the right words to describe how it makes me feel, but I sure feel grateful to experience it💝