I’m a storyteller—I want to be taken on a journey,” says jazz, R&B singer and musical theater performer Wanda Houston. “What do you want people to feel?” As she sits across from me at Industry Kitchen & Bar in Canaan, CT, her wild silver curls spin outward in every direction like the untamable life force of this Berkshire County vocalist. “I’m inspired by music that touches my soul,” she tells me. “Life’s too short. If we’re not affecting others, what’s the point?” Houston was literally born on stage by entering this world during a live University of Chicago medical school…
