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Ann Pedersen is a 21 year old professional music major at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. She recently graduated with an AA in Jazz Studies from American River College in Sacramento, CA. While there, Ann was performing with the Downbeat award winning Vocal Jazz Ensemble, the Jazz Collective-an American River College jazz combo, a local big band called the SwingMasters, and making special appearances with the Capitol Jazz Project and the Sacramento Children's Chorus. She has performed at Lincoln Center in New York City; The Knitting Factory, The Jazz Bakery, and The Brown Derby in Los Angeles; the GRAMMY awards nominee reception and special awards ceremony; The Monterey Jazz Festival; the Reno Jazz Festival; The Sacramento Jazz Jubilee; CMEA conferences in 2001, 2002, and 2004; the IAJE conferences in 2002, and 2003, and soon in 2005; and many other local venues. She has performed and studied with Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling, Dr. Joe Gilman, Jennifer Barnes-Shelton, Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy, Justin DiCioccio, Dr. Art LaPierre, Kitty Margolis, Victor Goines, Kirk Whalum, Dave Koz, Craig Faniani, Josh Murray, Dyne Eifersten, Henry Robinett, Mike McMullen, Kerry Kashiwagi, Rick Lotter, and Tom Peron. Ann attended Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, California from 1998-2002. While there she performed with the Honors Concert Band, playing clarinet, and sang with the award winning AM Jazz Band. Her honors include the Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Vocalist Award in 2001 and 2002, received at Lincoln Center from Wynton Marsalis, participation in the California All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble in 2002, and participation in the GRAMMY High School Vocal Jazz Choir in 2002. Recently she also received an Outstanding Vocal Performance award from Downbeat magazine for a CD that she made with the Joe Gilman Trio.

Track List:
1. You're Everything
2. Love For Sale
3. All Of You
4. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
5. Waltz For Debby - Live
6. Funkallero
7. Gentle Rain
8. Prelude To A Kiss
9. Night And Day
10. Love Dance
11. Soft And Gentle - Live

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