Zimbabwean-born, Amanda studied jazz at the University of Cape Town. She has made her home and her name in Cape Town, South Africa as a versatile vocalist and pianist, performing any number of styles from jazz to rock. The album “Who Am I?” is Amanda’s first CD release. She has recorded the album independently. Although Amanda has sung on numerous recordings – commercials, film sound tracks, other artist’s albums – this is the first recording that is entirely her own. Amanda has successfully produced a number of solo shows, to critical acclaim. She most recently produced, and performed in Piano In My Pocket, which received rave reviews and played to capacity houses. Amanda is also a founder member and leader of all-female jazz vocal group Mamavox, currently making waves on the Cape Town music scene. In 2005, Amanda was selected to be one of 20 participants in a film scoring workshop at New York University. The trip was funded with prize money from the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship, Composition, in which Amanda won the runner-up award. As well as appearing regularly as vocalist and pianist on the Cape Town jazz scene, Amanda runs her own corporate function band Nightshift, and is actively involved in writing and arranging for various groups. She is a busy session singer and can be heard on a number of commercials running on South African Television and radio.

visit her at www.myspace.com/amandatiffinmusic or www.amandatiffin.com

Acoustic, Rock, Jazz