April In Paris

As the jazz standard says, that's the dream, anyway, right?

Funny enough, I worked in Paris for almost a year in my mid-20s but totally missed the month of April, so you'll have to take Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie's word for how beautiful it is.

I can confirm, however, that April in the French Alps is GLORIOUS :)

Things have been a bit quiet lately on the outward front, but a lot of preparations are happening behind the scenes this spring:

• subbing with a "new-to-me" big band in Slidell this weekend (private event) and have 51 song arrangements to learn for Saturday :)
• leading a special French program along with the Florida Street Blowhards Tuesday, April 8, for the Music Club of Baton Rouge at the United Methodist Church in downtown Baton Rouge.

What a pleasure it is to sing with so many different groups covering favorite standards from the 1920s-1960s!

On the home front, Ethan is 8 months old, growing more adorable by the minute (how is that even possible???) and awake for most of the day now.
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As every working parent knows--whether they work from home or not--it's a constant challenge to juggle quality time with him plus getting things done, so my goal these days is to update you at least monthly in case you don't follow me on social media or at AshleyOrlando.com.

See you soon at an event soon!

With gratitude,

Ashley