Nora Germain: Go For It: Surviving the Challenges of Becoming an Artist
24th April 2024
Nora Germain releases new book: Go For It: Surviving the Challenges of Becoming an Artist
Jazz violinist and author Nora Germain has been playing the violin for over 25 years and performing professionally since 2010. She studied at Idyllwild Arts Academy, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, and University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. She is currently based in Los Angeles. She has performed and/ or recorded with many of the world's greatest musical talents including Jon Batiste, Postmodern Jukebox, Sam Smith, Lewis Capaldi, Tommy Emmanuel CGP, John Altman, Jacob Collier, Martin Taylor MBE, JMSN, KNOWER, Jeff Goldblum, Dee Dee Bridgewater and many others. In addition to playing on over 100 recordings of many genres, she has also released ten of her own jazz albums as well as an inspirational book. She has appeared on episodes of The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Ellen DeGeneres Show accompanying other artists, and performed at the Eckhart Tolle Foundation and as a musical volunteer for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. A musician of many facets who is only at the beginning of her career, Nora has been called the best jazz violinist in the world. The sky is clearly not the limit for Miss Germain.
Go For It: Surviving the Challenges of Becoming an Artist is ‘a creative mindset book about being (a woman) in music, learning jazz, playing violin specifically, improvisation, and so forth’
In "Go For It: Surviving the Challenges of Becoming an Artist," we have a rare invitation to explore the life and mindset of a young jazz violinist, from childhood to leader in her craft. We are taken on a journey through heartache and loss, through success and humor, and into the practice room and recording studio. Within these stories and memories we're taken on a journey of our own, a journey that welcomes any person, musician or otherwise, to explore what it takes to improvise and to transcend. Both candid and passionate, "Go For It" asks us tough creative and spiritual questions, shares wisdom from a wide array of luminaries, and reignites our love of the arts.