Anaïs Reno is a 17-year old jazz vocalist who was born on November 29, 2003, in Geneva, Switzerland and now resides in New York. Despite her very young age, Anaïs has been artistically very active, involved in the performing arts since age 8. Anaïs has had a rapidly growing career as a singer with a love for jazz and the Great American Songbook. Since age 10, she has had the opportunity to sing with highly acclaimed professionals in the field and perform in prominent venues: the NY Philharmonic in David Geffen Hall with her own compositions, Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s 54 Below and has performed with the Birdland Big Band, as well as several times at Carnegie Hall.

She has released her debut album celebrating the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn called “Lovesome Thing Anais Reno sings Ellington & Strayhorn” accompanied by the Emmet Cohen Trio. Join us for a wonderful conversation about this amazing young artist and her music.