A church singer since before she could look over the pulpit, Kristen digs in with her style of bluesy pop in this new Christmas EP. As on previous releases, she's at the piano and she's singing close to your ear with her soothing yet powerful voice rich with colors. "Kristen has the ability to craft songs that seem to speak specifically to me, in my situation, as if she had lived my days. And yet, I know she hasn't. She's just that good." "Comparisons to other female singer/songwriters who can bring depth and wit to common experiences of love, loss and reflection with such grace and power will conjure the names of contemporaries such as Norah Jones, Gillian Welch, Liz Phair and Alison Kraus as well as forebears like Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez.  The combination of lyrics that strike the perfect balance between the weighty and flirtatious aspects of her nature, harmony that reinvigorates the familiar, and performances that exude a complete respect for the songs" "traces of Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, two runaways from the Boys Choir of Harlem and a quarter bottle of Southern Comfort." Call it bluesy pop, with Americana and soul mixed in: Kristen at the piano with friends gathered 'round and singers besides. Smoke- and whiskey-tinged on the club stage (Hotel Cafe, Bootleg Theater, Room 5) or clear and clarion-like in the concert hall (the Disney Concert Hall, that is, and the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, her main squeeze/employer). Kristen's sophomore release, LIMBO was released in two parts. Side One: Baltimore was released June 13th and the full record (Side One: Baltimore // Side Two: Los Angeles) in May, 2015. Kristen hails from Baltimore, where she regularly returns to collaborate with Baltimore musicians including the Baltimore Afrobeat Society, of which she is a founding member. In 2004, she drove Route 40 to LA with friend and frequent collaborator Brendan Hines and is featured on both of his releases. Kristen returned to Baltimore over the winter to record the first side of the record with bandleader Chris Pumphrey. Come spring, she dove in at the Chalet Studios in LA with Al Sgro (Joe Purdy, Meiko) and a host of Hollywood friends to craft the second side of Limbo. She'll tour the east coast this June in support of the first half of the record. This record follows her first EP, The Fall, released in 2010 and available on iTunes, Amazon, at shows and on this very website. In addition to her solo project, Kristen sings regularly on Hollywood film scores, composes music for choirs (most recently for site-specific works with artist Lita Albuquerque) and is the music director of the St. Michael & All Angels church in Studio City.