My 3-Month Jazz Intensive with Deborah Henson-Conant

 Here’s the information on a need-to-know basis:

• My name is Katya, and I’m at the beginning of a 3 month Jazz-Intensive-Study-Program with Deborah Henson-Conant, the world’s foremost electric harpist.
• She was described by the Boston Globe as ’A combination of Leonard Bernstein, Steven Tyler and Xena, the Warrior Princess.’
• This description is disturbingly accurate.
• A few years ago, I never thought I’d get the opportunity to MEET her, and yet somehow…
• I’m living in her house.
• Over 3000 miles from home
• (which is London)
• in Arlington, Massachusetts.
• I’m learning a completely new way of playing
• and I couldn’t be more excited.
• (I’m actually writing this a week in — I’ll level with you, I’ve been putting off starting this blog all week because I knew there was no way for me to avoid sounding like a real dinkus, but such is life! So I’m ploughing on.)

Stay Tuned.

(see what I mean about the dinkus?)

my new room, complete with bunkbed and harp.