Ann Klein has established herself as one of downtown NYC’s premier guitarists and writers.

Her credits include (recording & touring):

• Keri Noble (EMI)
• Natalie Imbruglia (BMG)
• Joan Osborne
• Kate Pierson (of the B-52s)
• PM Dawn
• Ani DiFranco
• Alisha’s Attic
• Imani Coppola
• Stephen King (audiobooks)
• Maurice Sendak and Randall Woolf
• Toshi Reagon
• Sara Lee
• Gail Ann Dorsey

“... her guitar strides so high, you're mesmerized ... Ann Klein is the real thing.” (Manhattan Mirror, October '96)

Ann moved to NYC from Connecticut and soon landed a gig with Joan Osborne. She played steadily with Joan for a year, sometimes just the two of them doing radio shows. They did a cable TV show together, which was constantly broadcast on VH-1’s “Before They Were Stars”.

By this time, Ann had written countless songs and independently recorded “Driving You Insane.” “Insane” was critically acclaimed in Billboard (2 full length articles), Relix and Guitarworld. She was featured on the cover of Billboard in an article on NYC's best unsigned bands. Ann took “Insane” on the road, travelling the Northeast and Europe. She received support from college radio and local press. She has been invited to perform on WXPN’s (Philadelphia) “World Cafe” and WDST’s (Woodstock) “Sessions”. Producer Mark Plati (David Bowie) heard “Insane” and asked Ann to play guitar on Natalie Imbruglia’s “Left of the Middle” (BMG), which she did. Some of her songs have made it on to MTV's "Undressed" and "Real World". Since then Ann recorded and released 4 more solo-CDs.

In 2005, Ann was invited to teach a master class at copenhagen's rhythmic music conservatory and was commissioned to write music for "The Energy Factory", a company dedicated to addressing the growing problem of obesity in children.

In 2006 Ann recorded a live double CD with her Austrian touring band (Klaus Kircher –b, Robert Kainar –dr) at CTS in Brooklyn, NYC. Producer was Tim Hatfield.

More highlights, latest & greatest …

• Tours of Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland … more than 150 shows!
• Recorded & released 5 Solo-CDs
  Driving You Insane (p.prod, 1997)
  For The Love Of Love (Vincona, 1999)
  Waiting For The Snow (ATS, 2002)
  My Own Backyard (CTS Rec., 2005)
  the hope street sessions – live at the lakeside lounge (ATS, 2006)

* Wrote and recorded music for several documentaries by Jean-Francois Vallee for the ARTE channel
* MacDowell Colony recipient summer 2000