2026 Downbeat Best Student Soloist Award Recipient

Photos - Nick Doan

“Her vocal talent shined with a warm and bright timbre similar to Sarah Vaughn’s…. accompanying herself on the keyboard with chords akin to a Hiatus Kaiyote or Yebba song. Each chord was full of life and helped to show Irvine’s inspiration from genres like R&B/Soul.”

Jeremiah Ince - The Counterpoint