The Unspoken Rules

Jazz pianist and vocalist Anne Farnsworth resides in upstate New York after living in Los Angeles where she divided her time between performing, teaching, and journalism. She has toured extensively in the States and abroad both as a sideman and leader of her own trios and quartets and has appeared with Harry "Sweets" Edison, Johnny Griffin and Herbie Hancock. Her columns, essays, reviews and interviews have appeared in Windplayer, Billboard Live, Jazz Notes, Tone Audio, All About Jazz - Los Angeles and RealTalkLA. She wrote a biweekly column for the Concord Music Group. A Fulbright Scholar, Anne completed a visiting professorship at the Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga, Latvia. She has taught at the University of Southern California, New England Conservatory, El Camino College and Occidental College. An international clinician, she is the author of JAZZ VOCAL TECHNIQUES (JazzMediaPress 2008) and THE UNSPOKEN RULES (JazzMediaPress 2023). In Los Angeles, she was an active participant in the club and theater scenes, serving as musical director for plays and revues and performing with her quartet. Her original recordings can be heard on television soundtracks.