"The first song I learned to play When I was eight, my piano teacher Tommy Emil would come over to our house in Pittsburgh, and would suffer because I hadn't practised Beethoven's Fur Elise. Instead, it thrilled me to practise jazz arrangements of Alley Cat, Stairway to the Stars and Deep Purple."
"The song that changed my life After I performed Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole with Gregory Porter on The Graham Norton Show in 2017, I was offered a record contract, so that changed my life in a very literal way."
"The best song to play at a party Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing by Stevie Wonder fills me with ecstasy. Down to the Nightclub by Tower of Power is a real party song. I love There's a Party at My House by Randy Newman and This Joint Is Jumpin' by Fats Waller. And You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry the one where Uma Thurman and John Travolta dance in Pulp Fiction drives me wild."
"The best song to cook to The Frim-Fram Sauce, covered by Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, but I like the Diana Krall version: [Sings] I want the frim-fram sauce with the oss-en-fay / With shafafa on the side. It's great."
A first piano lesson involved practicing Beethoven’s “Fur Elise,” but jazz arrangements like “Alley Cat,” “Stairway to the Stars,” and “Deep Purple” created excitement. “Misty” by Errol Garner became a first love through its block chords and orchestral feel. A first single purchase was “For Once in My Life” by Stevie Wonder. Karaoke favorites include “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by the Carpenters, plus full-lyric knowledge of “Lover” by Taylor Swift and “Ya Got Trouble” from The Music Man. Party favorites range from “Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing” by Stevie Wonder to “Down to the Nightclub” by Tower of Power, “There’s a Party at My House,” “This Joint Is Jumpin’,” and “You Never Can Tell.” Performing “Mona Lisa” with Gregory Porter led to a record contract. Cooking favorites include “The Frim-Fram Sauce,” especially Diana Krall’s version. Morning inspiration came from “My Funny V.”
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