Simona Smirnova is a Lithuanian born jazz vocalist, composer and kanklės player based in New York City She is an ambassador of Baltic folklore in the United States, while presenting a unique ethnic instrument through modern styles and a highly entertaining act called “Bird Language” Simona is a fixture in the New York live scene with her quartet when she’s not touring the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Europe Smirnova’s genre-bending style has a unique theatrical flavor and uncanny vocal improvisation techniques She deftly implements chamber music, Lithuanian zither – kanklės and folkloric chants into foundations of jazz.
