Anita’s family believes that she comes by her talent naturally. Her paternal
grandmother, Nelly Belle Hall, was offered a scholarship to a prestigious Midwest music school, but was unable to attend because of her responsibilities to the family. Anita’s mother further influenced her foundation in music by frequently playing a broad range of jazz and broadway tunes in their household as Anita was growing up. As a little girl it was also a ritual for Anita to join her father and grandfather watching conductor Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops on PBS. Anita would stand on the coffee table in the family room and her dad would conduct her as she sang.

One of Anita’s earliest mentors, legendary band director Clyde Pound, took Anita under his wing and exposed her to a wide variety of the jazz standards. This broad collection of styles directly influences Anita’s standard repertoire today.

Here are some of the other notable artists that Anita has performed with:

• Craig Schulman
• Larry Carlton
• Smokey Robinson
• The Pointer Sisters
• Neil Sedaka
• Sting
• Zanuck Lindsey
• Two of jazz’s most important living masters, Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter at An Aloha Peace Concert
• Virtuoso guitarist Jeff Linsky
• Praise & Worship Team at New Hope Christian Fellowship
  Anita enjoys sharing her gift of song through her music ministry at various churches throughout Hawaii and abroad. Anita’s home church, New Hope Christian Fellowship, is 10,000 strong. Singing with the Praise and Worship team is one of Anita's greatest joys.

Here are some of the other notable artists that Anita has written or recorded with:

• Grammy Award-winning producer Narada Michael Walden
• The late “Iz”
• Glenn Medeiros
• Backup vocals on both “Skinny Dip with Don Tiki” and “The Forbidden Sounds of Don Tiki” featuring Martin Denny.
• The cast recording for Lisa Matsumoto’s “On Dragonfly Wings”
• Continues to work on an on-going Girl Scouts of the USA project with well known National Girl Scout song leader Melinda Carroll. Melinda Caroll's "Little Happy Campers" C.D.was nominated for a Hoku Award for best compilation 2004. Anita can be found singing along on Volumes 3,4,5 & 6
  
  
  
  

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