American jazz pianist and composer born in 1984 and based in New York City. She studied jazz composition & piano at New York University, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in 2008. She performed with a variety of musicians across genres, including William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Sam Newsome, Emilie Lesbros, Melanie Dyer, Oxana Chi, Andrew Drury, Michael Wimberly, Vinny Golia, Ken Filiano, Devin Gray, Claire DeBrunner, Edith Lettner, Billy Mintz, Adam Lane, & Daniel Carter. Her mentors at the piano include the incomparable Cooper-Moore, and the late improvising pianist & life force Connie Crothers.