Ayanna Witter-Johnson

Ayanna Witter-Johnson is a singer-songwriter, pianist, and cellist with a multifaceted career as both an alternative R&B artist and as a classical musician. Her R&B work pulls elements from classical music as well as blues and jazz, which yields quite a distinctive sound. She uses the cello she places at the center of her music as the springboard to add a strong classical coloring to her work with her instrumentation choices. Her rhythmic base, the flow of her melodies, and particularly her R&B grounded vocals creates a one of a kind fusion that is both novel and familiar. It is captivating music in many ways, which is amplified by her talent as a vocalist and skills as a cellist and a songwriter.