Storm Large in Portland

Storm Large is an American singer, songwriter, actor and author whose work spans rock, pop, jazz and cabaret. Born in Massachusetts in 1969, she fronted Storm and the Balls in Portland, Oregon, and competed on the television series Rock Star: Supernova. She later became a frequent guest vocalist with Pink Martini, and her solo recordings include the album Le Bonheur. Crazy Enough premiered at Portland Center Stage in 2009, placing her songs within an autobiographical stage production. In 2011 she made her debut with Pink Martini during concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, beginning a long live association with the group. Two years later, she sang Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for her Carnegie Hall debut.