Octave is proud to present Louisa Amend’s debut album, Live at The Muse Performance Space. Backed by Denver jazz giants Tom Amend, Braxton Kahn and Gonzalo Teppa, this album is an instant classic. Recording Engineer Paul McGowan, achieves beautiful sound staging and a perfectly balanced mix of instruments to fill your listening space with an in-the-room experience in Pure DSD 256 Stereo.

Louisa Amend is a vocalist and educator based out of Denver, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2016 with a Bachelors of Music Education. Throughout her association with UNC, she was a member of numerous premier vocal ensembles (one earning a few DownBeat Student Music Awards) and several opera productions produced by the university and Opera Classica Europa in Germany.

After teaching in public schools, Louisa transitioned into working as a freelance musician and founded her own teaching studio. Louisa sings locally, both in a jazz and classical setting. She recently completed a dedication to the great vocalist Carmen McRae at Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club with McRae’s former piano player, Eric Gunnison. In addition to performing as a soloist, Louisa Amend is the lead soprano of the Denver-based vocal jazz ensemble, Sharp 5. Louisa is also the music director at a local church, where she sings weekly and directs a choir.

Louisa Amend is a dedicated instructor of voice and piano at her private studio and Graland Country Day School. Over the years, Louisa has worked with Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA) as a teacher of their SheBop Young Women in Jazz Workshop and KinderBop programs. Also, she has worked as a clinician for several middle school and high school vocal jazz ensembles and with the Denver Women’s Chorus.

Louisa Amend Quartet
Louisa Amend, Vocals
Tom Amend, Piano
Gonzalo Teppa, Bass
Braxton Kahn, Drums