Annekei

New York, music, guitar, piano, Denmark, japan, sould, R&B

Okay okay, here it comes...

Once upon a time, I was born in a little town in Denmark, where I grew up with my 4 brothers and a bunch of awesome blond friends. Early on, I was piano'ized by my mother (who did that for a living) as well as vocal'ized in the local church every Sunday. My parents would take me and my 4 brothers with them on tours around the country with their jazz band, and we would always get free hot chocolate and meet other nice blond musician kids. You never know your childhood, till you're past it. Mine was so amazing... The house was STUFFED with music y'all! Everybody was playing on top of each other at the same time. My dad (who is the biggest music lover I've ever known) introduced me to everything from Weather Report to Shostakovich before I could read, and he and my mom brought me to a Miles Davis concert when I was just 5. Damn! Couldn't be more grateful for those moments. I still remember the purple trumpet that matched his outfit!!

Anyways, from there to here...

School, a couple of bands with weird names, my first song written at 13, then high school, graduation, touring with my first

Chic Corea, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson, Jeff Buckley, Tracy Chapman, Estrella Morente, Niña Pastori, Rickie Lee Jones, Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Jamiroquai, Shostakovich, John Legend, Keith Jarret, Eminem, Bob James, Jill Scott, Nina Simone, Bjork,