Vocalist/ MC
MC, Recording, Hosting, Teaching, Writing…
As a vocalist, Amanda is an international recording and performing artist. She is a two-time Boston Music Awards Nominee, and her five jazz albums and live performances have received worldwide critical acclaim for her fresh interpretations of the Great American Songbook. The Wall Street Journal hailed her, "...a true jazz singer in a time of wannabes."
Multifaceted and crossing genres, Amanda is a headlining and supporting musical artist at clubs and festivals from the US to China, Italy and Australia. She performs with orchestras as a solo artist as well as with pop, rock, blues, folk, and jazz artists. Her performance credits include work with Michael Feinstein, Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops, The Artie Shaw Orchestra, The Harry James Band, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Michael Chiklis Band (MCB), Hirsh Gardner Project, and many others. She was a U.S. musical ambassador to China, performing hit songs by famous American pop artists in a series of theater show as well as toured with her own shows.
Host/ MC
From 2012-2016, Amanda was the official CBS Radio color commentator for Boston's prestigious annual Boston Pops July 4th Fireworks Spectacular concert on the Esplanade. She has been Executive Director of WICN Public Radio, an NPR affiliate located in Worcester, MA. Amanda has appeared as a guest on the judging panel on the popular, long-running Community Auditions TV talent show and a Governor on the Emmy Board for the New England region.
Music Instructor
Amanda is a music teacher, formally educated, and has taught in a variety of academic settings. She currently offers specialized, private instruction: Vocal Lessons, Pop Vocal Ensemble, Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Beginning Piano, and Songwriting and currently a performance coach.