Thursday, May 17, 2007

MAYSA will record her debut live album, “MAYSA LIVE” AT THE BIRCHMERE on June 29 & 30, 2007.

Maysa is one of few Smooth Jazz Artist to remain consistently on top of the Billboards Sales Chart.

Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Maysa discovered that she wanted to be a musician at six when her parents took her to see the musical Purlie. She recalls, “The moment Melba Moore took the stage an opened her mouth I made my decision that music would be my fate.” A graduate of Morgan State University with a degree in classical performance, Maysa met Stevie Wonder while still a senior in college.

Upon graduating, she moved to North Hollywood to perform with Stevie Wonder’s Wonderlove, with whom she performed with for the next year. While with Wonder, she appeared on the Jungle Fever soundtrack and performed on such television shows as Oprah and The Tonight Show.

In the early 90s, Maysa auditioned over the phone to become a member of the acclaimed British jazz/funk/R&B band Incognito and in 1992 she relocated to London and recorded Tribes & Scribes, featuring the hit single "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing." Since then, Maysa has appeared on over seven Incognito recordings including their latest CD, Bees and Things and Flowers. Maysa recorded her self-titled debut in 1995, followed by her solo sophomore effort All My Life in 1999, Out of The Blue in 2002, Smooth Sailing in 2004, Sweet Classic Soul in 2006, and now Feel The Fire, 2007. Maysa has also collaborated with Rick Braun, Will Downing, Jason Miles' Soul Summit, Rhythm Logic, Jonathan Butler and Pieces of a Dream. And has been produced by George Duke, Rex Rideout, Mike White(Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly),Chris “Big Dog” Davis, Jean-Paul“Bluey “ Maunick of Incognito, Richard Bull (Acoustic Alchemy).

MAYSA is a singer/songwriter/activist. She is a spokesperson for RSV, a disease that can be fatal to premature babies. She is featured in a nationally televised PSA, sponsored by the March of Dimes.

 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Discovered Maysa upon hearing "Keep Your Head To the Sky" last year.  So when I went to the record store yesterday and saw "Feel The Fire", I had to have it! Keep on doing what you do and let us know when you will be performing in the L.A. area.

The Beta Sigma Enigma

Anonymous said...

as usual you're smooth as silk girl


continued creativity,

naydja

Anonymous said...

HELLO MAYSA,  I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL VOICE SINCE YOU JOINED  THE GROUP INCOGNITO, AND I MUST SAY IT'S STILL AS SWEET AS BEFORE. I'VE BEEN PURCHASING YOUR MUSIC EVERY SINCE YOU WENT SOLO.  AS A MATTER OF FACT I AND SOME FRIENDS SAW YOU LIVE HERE IN HOUSTON,TEXAS LAST YEAR AT THE "RED CAT JAZZ CAFE " DOWNTOWN FOR THE JAZZ FESTIVAL AND WE ENJOYED YOU SO MUCH THAT ALL WE'VE DONE SINCE THEN IS TALK ABOUT YOU COMING BACK AGAIN AND PERFORMING AGAIN(BAREFEET AND ALL) "SMILE. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE LOVELY  MUSIC.                                         WE LOVE YOU,


                                                   ANTHONY