Season 2: Episode 1

Can jazz make you sick? Let’s ask Brittany Anjou.

Episode Description

Featuring tales of the ever-growing wealth gap, the commodification of trauma, and measuring the psychological toll of participating in New York City’s jazz scene.

Brittany Anjou is a New York based pianist, keyboardist, improviser, composer, and vibraphonist. She has performed with artists such as Elysian Fields, Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, The Shaggs, and the New York Arabic Orchestra. Anjou produced her own internationally acclaimed albums Enamiĝo Reciprokataj / Reciprocal Love (Origin Records), Bisexual Tyrant (alter ego, Bi TYRANT), and Nong Voru / Fake Love (Chant Records) featuring Ghanaian xylophonist Alfred Kpebesaane. She served on the faculty of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Center Music School at the Kuwait opera house from 2018 - 2020. She holds a B.Mus. from NYU in jazz performance and philosophy under the mentorship of Stefon Harris, and an M.A. with Merit in Music Psychology, Education and Wellbeing from the University of Sheffield, where she completed a thesis on the mental health of NYC jazz musicians. She loves improvisation, jazz, metal, African and Arabic music, research, and long walks in Prospect Park. (bio courtesy of the artist)