Sharmila Guha

Voice part: Alto

Season you joined the Chorale: 06/07

Birthplace: CA

Education/Vocal Training: piano and voice lessons since childhood, LA County High School for the Arts - Music, UC Santa Barbara – Bachelor of Music, “Jazz in July” Summer Music Program with Sheila Jordan

Do you make your living as a musician? yes

Where else do you gig/teach/conduct/sing/perform? Private voice teacher at studio locations in Alhambra and Mid-Wilshire; session singer; jazz vocalist in Southern California

What else do you do as a "day job"? Graphic design (web & print)

Recordings/TV/Film: Avatar, Spiderman 3,1936, Alpha Dog

Highlights of your musical career: debut solo jazz album released June 2008

Favorite choral work: Mass for Double Choir by Frank Martin

A defining moment or favorite onstage experience: singing for Herbie Hancock

What are you listening to these days? Joshua Redman, Flogging Molly, Sarah Vaughan, Ethan Lipton