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Jennifer York is one fortunate woman: She has two careers and she loves them both.
Her primary vocation is in broadcasting. Weekday mornings, she's in the air, flying over Southern California in a helicopter, giving traffic reports from 7 to 9 a.m. "That's definitely incredible," says York, a member of "KTLA Morning News," the top-rated morning news show in Los Angeles.
"It's very fulfilling to let people know what's happening, alert them to danger, or ways to save time in traffic," said York. "It makes me feel like I'm part of the heartbeat of L.A."
York's other career also finds her paired with a pulse, this time as the bassist-leader of the York Quartet, an all-female jazz band. York's group includes Suzanne Morisette (drums), Jeannine del Arte (saxophone, flute) and Alexandra Caselli (keyboards). The band appears Friday at Tribeca in Encino and Sunday at La Ve Lee in Studio City.
"Music is the hardest thing I could pursue," York said. "It takes other people to make it work, from the energy of the musicians to the people listening and enjoying. All that is necessary to create music."
In broadcasting, in which she's worked for...