This jazz vocalist and songwriter was drawn to Minnesota by its active theatre community, but meeting jazz pianist George Mauer changed her trajectory, and sent her on the path to a career in music. Vincent blends standards, musical theater classics, contemporary tunes, and her own originals in her performances. Her latest album, About Last Night, was released in 2023; we found out more about the album, how Vincent selects songs and how she's developed as a songwriter when she joined us in the studio on Friday, February 9, 2024. Vincent also performed some songs for us on the ukelele.
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