SN7 | Ep338 - Veronica Swift - Jazz Vocalist - New Years Special

Our Very Special Guest is...Veronica Swift --She is an American Jazz Artist with the most interesting of upbringings. She is the daughter of jazz royalty, the daughter of famed jazz musicians, jazz pianist Hod O'Brien and jazz vocalist Stephanie Nakasian.Growing up on the road, going from one performance to the next, she was exposed to some of the greatest musicians of the time; Annie Ross, Jon Hendricks, Bob Dorough, Paquito d'Rivera, and Marilyn Maye.At the young age of nine years old, Veronica recorded her first album "Veronica's House of Jazz," and began professionally touring with her parents as well as singing and playing trumpet in the youth jazz group "The Young Razzcals Jazz Project."  It was with the Young Razzcals she had her first opportunity to perform on festival stages like the Telluride Jazz Festival. At age 11, after recording her second album "It's Great to be Alive," she headlined her first show at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.  Veronica Swift was awarded second place at the Thelonious Monk 2015 Jazz Vocal Competition landing her a showcase at the esteemed Birdland Jazz Club in New York City. She then moved to New York in 2017 to continue pursuing her growing career.  In 2018, Veronica signed a deal with Mack Avenue Recordings and released her 2019 album "Confessions" In 2020, Swift will release her next album on Mack Avenue with her regular touring trio: The Emmet Cohen Trio.Our VERY SPECIAL GUEST TODAY, Vocalist, Composer, Writer, Actress - - - -Veronica Swift!www.veronicaswift.com