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To call Seattle-based songstress Lady A a “busy woman” would be a pretty laughable understatement. Despite the many limitations imposed by a global pandemic to similarly grounded artists, she is finding more than enough ways to occupy the downtime: When she’s not working during the day as a senior administrator with Seattle’s Race And Social Justice Initiative, she is mentoring youth through The Rhapsody Project, DJing one of multiple radio shows with online radio station NWCZ or KMRE-FM, producing a Moments In Black History series for her YouTube channel, planning an annual women’s empowerment luncheon—a sold-out event that welcomes 400-plus guests every year—or she might spend a quiet night in, managing her website. Through it all, she’s preparing for her next performance as Seattle’s premier jazz act with her band, the Baby Blues Funk Band. “Being an independent artist is hard,” the 62-year-old told