By Brenda Nelson-Strauss, Black Grooves Versatile jazz vocalist La Tanya Hall began her career touring with the great Harry Belafonte and has since collaborated with other black music icons including Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, and Patti Labelle. Hall is perhaps best known, however, for her work with Bobby McFerrin. In addition to guest … Read More
By Preston Frazier, Something Else Say Yes is the latest release by versatile singer La Tonya Hall. She recorded this first new work since 2009’s It’s About Time in between dates as backup singer for Steely Dan. The results on Say Yes are what you would expect from such an acclaimed vocalist. Working with Andy … Read More
By Andrew Gilbert, Jazz Times If La Tanya Hall’s second album sounds far more poised, polished, and, well, accomplished than the typical sophomore release, it’s because she’s a well-traveled artist who’s spent years touring and recording with acts ranging from Harry Belafonte and Diana Ross to Steely Dan and Michael Feinstein. The New York vocalist … Read More
By John Chacona Every week, it seems, I get a new CD by female jazz singer, presumably aspiring to a big career. Putting aside the absurdity of that notion, the formula remains the same: collect a few standards, hire some big-name sidemen, spend a lot of a cover photo and hope for the best. Depressingly, … Read More
by Mike Telin, Cleveland Classical If a singer has a beautiful voice, yet doesn’t deliver the lyrics like they’re talking to you, your attention will only be held for so long. But when vocalist La Tanya Hall sings the opening line to the Nat Adderley classic All you need to say, you just want to shout out, ‘that’s … Read More
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Husky voiced La Tanya Hall teams with pianist Andy Milne’s band of John Hebert/p and Clarence Penn/dr for some sophisticated reads of jazz standards. Guest trumpeter Michael Leonhart brings a Miles Davis mute to Penn’s Poinciana pulse of “All You Need To Say” with the horn bookending the album … Read More
Renowned vocalist La Tanya Hall is thrilled to announce the November 8th, 2019 release of her new album Say Yes on Blue Canoe Records. After enjoying accolades while singing, performing and touring with icons in numerous genres as a support artist, La Tanya Hall re-emerges as a multi-faceted jazz vocalist and interpreter extraordinaire with her … Read More
