Johanna Rose is a New Orleans-based singer, songwriter, upright bassist, and street performer making music that lives somewhere between jazz and the gutter. Her sound—smoky, sultry, sometimes chaotic—walks the line between beauty and grit. With vocals that can cut or soothe, and bass lines that feel like heartbeat and tension at once, Rose builds songs that don’t ask permission. It’s jazz with a crooked grin—rooted in tradition, but not staying there. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.