Funky Berlin: How To Be A Jazz Singer In Berlin
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"Jazz singing is about telling a story through the song and through the words, and so to me, the sadder the story, the better it is, because I like darkness of what life has to offer sometimes," says Bettina Pohle. Originally from Berlin, Bettina is a mother as well as a German and literature teacher by day, but a professional jazz singer by night. She was able to study and live in the United States for 12 years. During that time, she had become classically trained in music. She was always a high soprano for choir and oratory but later decided to focus on jazz singing.
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