Singing since she could speak, LaLa J found her musical calling, first, in the Baptist Church of her childhood. In the process of earning her "stripes" at public gatherings, family events and various other venues, LaLa quickly realized that she had something special, within, that was waiting to burst out.

Born and raised on Gospel, groomed in R&B, classically-trained, and consummate with regard to Reggae and the Blues, LaLa finds real comfort in the ingenuity that is demanded by Jazz. She credits this to a musical acquaintance, during her early college years, who gave her a cd of Ella Fitzgerald recordings...
"I had heard the name, Ella Fitzgerald, all my life. In hind-sight, I even recall having heard her voice, long before I connected the two. The first time I listened to that cd, with "Misty", "Stormy Weather", duets with Louis Armstrong and how they exchanged witty musical banters with one another, I was captivated. Then, there was "THE" recording of "How High The Moon"; after I heard that, I felt like I had steam coming out of my ears! I remember saying, THAT'S Ella Fitzgerald?! What PLANET is she from?!" My mind was blown. I was sold on her, and on Jazz, ever since..."

In February, 2014, LaLa J made her acting debut as the lead in the musical, "Caroline or Change". Directed by Toschia Moffett (Vive Les Arts Theatre),"Caroline or Change" has been lauded as a powereful musical that incorporates a through-sung script with a musical score that combines Motown, folk, classical, spirituals and Jewish klezmer music.

(To see an excerpt of LaLa J's performance, copy and paste the following link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tYDKhJHplw)

LaLa J has been catching the attention of many people in the music industry through work with Grammy Award-winning songwriters, producers and musicians, featured in various collaborative efforts. Equally confident in the position of bandleader as in the position of bandmate, LaLa has cultivated a reputation of professionalism that has afforded her the opportunity to tour as background vocalist for Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, Erykah Badu.

In this ever-predicting, cookie-cutter world of music, it was decided, long ago, that you simply can't just put LaLa J into a box---she just won't fit...

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