About the CD: Fierce Joy, is a collection of original songs celebrating love, life and sex in the 21st century. The range of emotion, from pure tenderness to primordial desire, makes it clear why Pilar has been called "The High Priestess of Love". Her musical combines an intelligent and emotionally rich lyricism with sophisticated musical arrangements, which reveal jazz, latin, and rhythym & blues influences. About the Artist: Pilar was born into a family of American expatriates who lived in Cuernavaca. During her childhood, she lived in Los Angeles, Cuernevaca, Mexico City and Guadalajara. At the age of fifteen, she left home and moved to San Francisco, where she began her career as a professional singer/flautist at the Renaissance Faire and local jazz clubs. Pilar has attracted a large and devoted following and has performed at many of the Bay Area's best-known venues, including The Great American Music Hall, The Plush Room, Sweetwater, L...