New Orleans-based vocalist, bandleader, and arranger Anna Laura Quinn is known for her particular blend of contemporary jazz, reworked gems from the American Songbook, French and Brazilian music, and more, all delivered with style, sensitivity, emotional power, and a joie de vivre that recalls the charm and mystique of a bygone era. 

A 2021 graduate of the Jazz Studies masters program at the University of New Orleans, Anna currently leads ensembles under her own name, also appearing as the duo Quinn & Barrett with her longtime guitar player, Ed Barrett; and with the Unmentionables, a band she founded in 2020 that plays what she likes to call "New Orleans Getdown Music." She can be found performing all around New Orleans – from such venerable venues as Snug Harbor, Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar, New Orleans Jazz Museum, and French Quarter Fest; to some of the city's most well loved barrooms like Saturn Bar, Vaughan's, and BJ's Lounge. 

Whether singing Duke Ellington, Joni Mitchell, or Dr. John, she brings a playful spirit to her craft as a vocalist,  leaning  into improvisation and delivering lyrics and melodies with sincerity, humor, and imagination.  Anna hopes that her music may convey a spectrum of emotions and above all a heartfelt expression of her joy.

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