Jazz and bebop vocalist Veronica Swift was born on May 14, 1994, in
Charlottesville, Virginia. Born into a family of musicians – her father was jazz
pianist Hod O’Brien and singer Stephanie Nakasian. Veronica Swift recorded her
debut album, Veronica’s House of Jazz (2004), when she was nine years old. The
album featured saxophonist Richie Cole and the rhythm section from her father’s
band. She toured with her parents and played some high-profile gigs before
releasing her album It’s Great to Be Alive (2007) when she was 13. Although she
was already an established recording artist,...