Laila Biali

Laila Biali is fast becoming the new face of contemporary jazz. From touring with Suzanne Vega, Chris Botti and Paula Cole to recording with and supporting Sting on his If On a Winter's Night DVD and tour, her resume precedes her. The past two years has seen a renewed focus on Laila’s skills as composer, arranger, singer and pianist. Her reputation for challenging the boundaries of music is unparalleled.  She takes the best of pop, rock, classical and soul, informs it with her knowledge of jazz, and then seamlessly weaves this eclecticism into stellar musical arrangements.  

Distinguished producer Robert Sadin observed: "Laila has the uncanny gift of making familiar songs sound brand new—and when we hear her new songs, it feels like we have known them for years. Laila invites us to a secret place that we never want to leave."

Laila's music has been presented at prestigious venues spanning four continents including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Tokyo's Cotton Club, Peru's El Festival Internacional de Lima, New York’s Carnegie Hall, and here in London at TD Sunfest’11 (preceded by her inaugural date in the Sunfest World Music & Jazz Series ’10- ‘11).  Among her many accolades are "SOCAN Composer of the Year" and "Keyboardist of the Year" at Canada's National Jazz Awards. Her latest release, Tracing Light, received a JUNO nomination for "2011 Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year." Laila currently divides her time between New York City and Toronto, where she is working on material for two new recording projects.

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