In 2017, Quiana Lynell made her salient mark on the jazz-and-beyond musical world as a wise, heartfelt, warm vocalist whose voice is singular in its soul, intensity, ecstasy and outright spiritual courage. She played with her trio at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival which led to her performing in Poland with trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s Spike Lee tribute with a 75-piece orchestra. In November, after considering for a couple of years whether she was ready, she decided to vie for the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Award. She commanded the finals stage at NJPAC’s Victoria Theater and wowed the judges and audience with her vocal prowess that earned her the prize, which afforded her the opportunity to record an album for Concord Records. The result, 2019’s A Little Love, produced by the renowned Brian Michel Bacchus, is testament to what a rare, mesmerizing artist can achieve on her auspicious debut.
Other JAS Cafe Performances
July 25-26 Jon Cleary & Absolute Monster Gentlemen
August 3-4 Shelly Berg Trio w/ vocalists Niki Haris & Billy Valentine
August 8 Arturo Sandavol
August 9 Veronica Swift with the Emmet Cohen Trio
August 16 Catherine Russell
August 17 Christian McBride & Inside Straight
August 18 Jas Academy Big Band directed by Christian McBride
