Free Masterclass: Anaïs Reno
Diehn Fine & Preforming Arts Center, Room 1201
Free and open to the public
New York-based jazz singer and composer Anaïs has been artistically very active, involved in the performing arts since age 8. After winning the 2016 Forte International Competition’s Platinum Award at Carnegie Hall, she won the Jazz Award in the American Traditions Vocal Competition, the Mabel Mercer Competition, and the Julie Wilson Award.
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 perform in prominent venues such as Birdland, Carnegie Hall, Rose Hall, The Django, Dizzy’s Club, Chris' Jazz Café, Madison Square Garden, the Caramoor Jazz Festival, PizzaExpress, the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, and others. At these venues, she has been joined by and hired by a slew of acclaimed jazz musicians such as Gary Smulyan, Chris Byars, Emmet Cohen, Peter Bernstein, and many more.