Award-Winning Vocalist/Pianist Laila Biali Receives 2021 JUNO Award Nomination For Album Out of Dust, To Release Video “Satellite” March 17 The award-winning artist has received a 2021 JUNO nomination for her latest album, “Out of Dust” a week before the release of her new lyric video for song “Satellite.” The award-winning vocalist and pianist Laila … Read More
By Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen While many jazz lovers will think poorly of 2020 because the global pandemic killed festivals, tours and gigs, the year also nonetheless saw the release of some exceptional music, and from Canada, no less. Read more here.
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene Jim Hynes Top Jazz Releases on 2020. Read more here.
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Sting. Read the full review here.
By Editor, Jazzwise The best new albums reviewed in the June issue of Jazzwise, featuring Andre Canniere, Laila Biali, Laura Jurd’s Dinosaur, Obradović-Tixier Duo, John Scofield and Sara Serpa. Read the full list here.
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Laila Biali mixes sassy vocals and a rich vibrato to her clever lyrics as well as some well crafted covers on this recent album. Read the full review here.
By Jay Daniels, Simply Timeless Radio Each week, we bring you the stories behind the artists and their songs. This week, we’re delighted to share the musical journey of award-winning pianist, vocalist, and composer, Laila Biali. The Toronto-based artist just released her latest album, an ambitious work called “Out of Dust.” During our discussion, Laila … Read More
By Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz There’s no boxing Laila Biali in. A sharp-minded songwriter, respected pianist and celebrated vocalist who straddles jazz and pop with unusual ease and strength of vision, Biali is truly beyond category. Possessing clear eyes, a perceptive mien and a sharpshooters’s gifts in regard to emotional aim, she often expresses … Read More
By Chris Spector, Midwest Records ANDY MILNE & UNISON/reMission: Nothing like beating cancer to make you rethink your career goals. The piano man beat the big C, refocused his efforts on forging a trio and doing it while relocating. He’s always known his stuff but here, in a classic format revisiting some classic tunes, he … Read More
