Life through Ayanna's eyes

My first full gig in NYC!

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:42:01 +0000

Jarrett & I

Here is the wonderful Jarrett Cherner on piano and myself playing my first full set in NYC at the Ella lounge!! What a wonderful night with fantastic support from my friends. Thank you. x

Think my afro is becoming an obsession!

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:39:22 +0000

Another afro discovery!

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:37:56 +0000

Another great trip to The Met

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:36:17 +0000

Just beautiful!

A wonderful post Valentine’s trip to see La Fille Du Regiment – one of Donizetti’s Operas at The Met, courtesy of my lovely friends Sam and Will. Not only was it very funny and that I got to see Dame Kiri Te Kanawa live for the first time but I believe a new opera star is born – Lawrence Brownlee!

Sam, Me, Lawrence and Will

Chinese New Year in Chinatown NYC!

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:32:26 +0000

Drumming!

Dragons!

After all the drumming and the dragons, we most certainly earned some amazing Dim Sum!! Yum! x

Claire, Me & Ana

More afro exploration!

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:28:15 +0000

Snow-day view from my window

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:27:01 +0000

Incredible!

Premiere of ‘Convenient Catalyst’ for 10 players

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:25:13 +0000

Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music

Afro-experiments!

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:23:38 +0000

Thinking of funky ways to style my afro!

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies!!

ayanna1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:21:52 +0000

Me with the legendary English composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies!!!