Artist Information Biography Thomas's music represents the variety of genres in which she has shown she can comfortably and brilliantly immerse herself, including swing, Latin jazz, R&B/smooth jazz, and roots rock. Thomas began her musical life as a classical musician. Armed with a Bachelor's degree from University of North Texas, a veritable jazz factory producing musicians such as Lou Marini and Stefan Karlsson - and a Master's degree from the venerable Boston Conservatory, Tracy is an accomplished flutist. Add her impeccable songwriting, arranging and production talents to the mix and it is easy to see why she is an established musician's musician in her native Detroit, where she currently lives, as well as in her previous hometown, New York City. Her unique brand of jazz and jazz-influenced rock/pop, thrills live audiences as well as her growing radio following. Tracy won the 2009 Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist and has been nominated for numerous others including Outstanding Jazz Composer, R&B Composer, Modern Jazz Band, and in 2007 for Best Jazz Album for her release, There and Back Again. Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull fame, enamored of her classical bent and rock sensibility, invited her on stage as a guest flutist at his 2003 State Theater concert. Tracy was a featured performer on the Oxygen network�s National Tank Tour in New York City. Her song entitled "Home" can be heard on the CD ROM, which accompanies The Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3.    Tracy can be heard on the 1999 release of gravelly popular NYC great, Alan Andrews, entitled Cleaned and Pressed. Instrumentation Tracy Kash Thomas-Vocals, Flute, Keys, tunes Brian Lord/Pat Shanley- Guitars Nick Calandro/Damon Warmack - Bass Dave Marcaccio/ Rob Avsharian- Drums Tracy often performs solo or as part of a duo or trio as required by performance venue. Discography Some Strong Potion - Released 2000 There and Back Again - Released 2006 Sound Truth - to be released winter of 2009 Links http://www.tracykash.com