Andrea began to sing jazz at 12, infulenced by her bass playing father. While in college, she sang in the downbeat award winning "Singcopation" under the direction of Bruce Rogers, and went on to sing with Doc Severson, the Boston Pops, John Williams, and the L.A. Philharmonic. Andrea has won several awards, including the Friends of Jazz award, and the Harriet Genung, and Plotkins vocal scholarships, and outstanding vocal sololist in the Monterey Jazz festival Next Generation festival.
Andrea recieved her bachelors degree in music from California State University Fullerton, and currently finishing masters studies at Cal State Long Beach at the Cole Conservatory of Music on scholarship from the Ella Fitzgerald foundation. While there, she studied with Chistine Guter, and Jeff Jarvis. She also had the honor of performing at the IAJE convention in January 2008, in Toronto, Canada with CSULB's "Pacific Standard Time" a group in which she has served as section leader. In 2009 this group won the Monterey next Generation Jazz fetival, and Andrea won the "Outstanding soloist" award at this same festival.
Andrea is also an accomplished arranger and teacher. Her students have made California All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble for the last 2 years. Skilled in any style, she is unique, and beautiful inside and out.
"You're a sweetheart wrapped in a heart of gold"-Josh Nelson
Andrea recieved her bachelors degree in music from California State University Fullerton, and currently finishing masters studies at Cal State Long Beach at the Cole Conservatory of Music on scholarship from the Ella Fitzgerald foundation. While there, she studied with Chistine Guter, and Jeff Jarvis. She also had the honor of performing at the IAJE convention in January 2008, in Toronto, Canada with CSULB's "Pacific Standard Time" a group in which she has served as section leader. In 2009 this group won the Monterey next Generation Jazz fetival, and Andrea won the "Outstanding soloist" award at this same festival.
Andrea is also an accomplished arranger and teacher. Her students have made California All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble for the last 2 years. Skilled in any style, she is unique, and beautiful inside and out.
"You're a sweetheart wrapped in a heart of gold"-Josh Nelson