At the age of 15 months my daughter was diagnosed with very bad asthma, and essentially I put my career on hold for a good eight years.

I was essentially gagged, ... I was walking on eggshells the last eight months or so until I decided to resign.

(Jade) was diagnosed with severe mold induced asthma.

I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs.

I was curious and hungry at a young age, and jazz was such a mystery to me, an ocean where you can express yourself in the moment. It represented freedom, it represented wearing wings and going somewhere with music.

Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.