Nadia Ackerman at The Falcon

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Ackerman's journey included, radio broadcasts in Australia, Hotel contracts in Asia, backing vocals at Carnegie Hall with Sting, Billy Joel and James Taylor. Nadia spent years studying and performing jazz. Nancy Wilson, Carmen MacRae and Betty Carter became her teachers. Nadia began hearing songs in her head.. The songs arrived in a complete form - lyrics, melodies, harmony and phrasing - as she was writing two songs a day. Having never written a song in her life she was a little perplexed as to what to do with it. Today Nadia has written over 150 compositions and drawing...

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Born in Melbourne, Australia, Ackerman's journey included, radio broadcasts in Australia, Hotel contracts in Asia, backing vocals at Carnegie Hall with Sting, Billy Joel and James Taylor. Nadia spent years studying and performing jazz. Nancy Wilson, Carmen MacRae and Betty Carter became her teachers. Nadia began hearing songs in her head.. The songs arrived in a complete form - lyrics, melodies, harmony and phrasing - as she was writing two songs a day. Having never written a song in her life she was a little perplexed as to what to do with it. Today Nadia has written over 150 compositions and drawing. Nadia has composed a body of work in novelty books. The lyrics are the stories; the drawings paint the picture of the song and a CD in the back completes the experience.

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