Lake Street Dive has perfected a multitude of genres, bringing together strong vocals, guitar, trumped, bass, and drums in a compilation of brilliance. Lake Street Dive performs jazz, indie pop, blues, folk, and Motown, writing their own music and often covering other artist’s work. The band has performed internationally, playing over 300 gigs in more than 175 cities. Influenced by... read full bio
Three-time GRAMMY nominee Lakecia Benjamin is a saxophonist, composer, arranger, and teacher from New York. Her songs have a distinctive fusion of funk, jazz, and R&B. Her tone is warm and resonant, evoking comparisons to Johnny Griffin, and it fits well with any genre she chooses to perform. She honed her skills with Clark Terry and Terri Lyne Carrington in... read full bio
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. wowed the judges and won over America’s hearts when he auditioned for the television show America’s Got Talent. Landau became homeless at the age of 19 and worked as a car washer to support himself and his wife, Jennifer leading to his audition. Right before auditions, Landau’s home was robbed and was down to his last... read full bio
Larry Carlton is often referred to as the musician's musician and the guitarist's guitarist. Carlton's compelling guitar playing has led him to be one of the most respected musicians in the jazz industry. Over the past two decades, he has become one of the most in-demand studio musicians. Carltons music career began in Southern California when he picked up his... read full bio
Las Vegas Jazz Quartet is a premier ensemble that performs a mix of jazz, swing, bossa and R&B. The group is based out of Las Vegas and is led by Kai Brant. Las Vegas Jazz Quartet has performed all over the Las Vegas Strip at hotels and casinos such as Wynn, Caesars Palace, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Stratosphere, Orleans, and Four... read full bio
Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey (pronounced "lay-vay") was raised in both Reykjavik and Washington, DC. Her work is the result of her diverse cultural history and a variety of musical inspirations. Laufey began playing the piano and cello at a young age, in part because of the influence of her mother, a classical violinist. She didn't begin her musical journey until she dug... read full bio
Laura Shaffer is a singer from Las Vegas, Nevada. While growing up, Shaffer started performing all over the Las Vegas Strip as a second-generation Las Vegas performer. She is known as The Noir Nightingale and she performs swinging and sultry vocals with a glamour of a mixture of vintage Vegas and classic Hollywood. Over the years, Shaffer has performed all... read full bio
Laval Smith is an American singer of blues, jazz, swing, and bebop music. She tours internationally with her 8 piece band known as her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. She has been known as The Queen of Classic Jazz & Blues. She has been touring extensively since the late 1990's and has performed in over 40 states and many countries including... read full bio
Living legends grace the stage in Forever Blowin’ Bubbles featuring stars of the Lawrence Welk Show. You won’t want to miss the unforgettable cabaret-style performance. Backed by a nine-piece orchestra, television stars Joe Feeney, Ava Barber, Tanya Welk, Jack Imel, Dick Dale, Bob Ralston, Clay and Sally Hart, Ken Delo, Gail Farell and Mary Lou Metzger gather to perform in... read full bio
Lea DeLaria is currently most popular for playing inmate Big Boo on the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. DeLaria has distinguished herself in every form of entertainment that she touches. Jazz Musician, Broadway Diva, Actor Writer and Stand-Up Comic, and it is plain to see why Ben Brantley of the New York Times describes Lea as, Every... read full bio
Lea Salonga is a multi-awarded Filipino singer and actress who is best known for originating the role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. In the field of musical theatre, she is recognized for having won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Theatre World Awards, the first to win various international awards for a single role. She was... read full bio
Ledisi is a classically trained singer, jazz artist, and R&B queen. With an exceptional vocal range and detailed singing technique, Ledisi has obtained nine Grammy nominations, achieved an impressive set of discography, and an abundance of musical accomplishments. Her song, ‘I Blame You’, hit the Billboard’s Adult R&B chart at number 20, her sixth album debuted and peaked at number... read full bio
Lee Ritenour was born in Los Angeles, California. He played his first session when he was sixteen years old with the Mamas and the Papas. Nicknamed Captain Fingers, he (along with Larry Carlton) was a sought-after session guitarist by the time he was in his twenties. He is noted for playing his red Gibson ES-335 and his Gibson L5 guitars.... read full bio
With their captivating chemistry, appeal and sense of humor, Laura Quirke and Claire Kinsella captivate audiences with a world of personal observations and challenging topics. A basic and dramatic backdrop, characterized by the warmth and grit of Kinsella's cello and subtly supported by Quirke's cyclical, trance-like guitar playing, is sliced through by the uncommon alchemy of the duo's voices combined. With... read full bio
Leo Kottke is an American acoustic guitarist, who is recognized for his innovative finger-picking style, which draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He has overcome many personal obstacles, including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand, to arise as an acclaimed master of... read full bio
The legendary jazz trumpeter Leroy Jones is known to music lovers as the keeper of the flame, for traditional New Orleans jazz and to critics as one of the top musicians ever produced by the Crescent City. Jones himself, a native of New Orleans, whose playing has been described as a blend of Louis Armstrong and bebop virtuoso Clifford Brown,... read full bio
The Les Elgart Orchestra is a well-known big band from the 1950s and 1960s that is still in demand. It is also known as "The Band with THAT Sound!" At prestigious venues like The Savoy Hotel in London, The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, and The Rainbow Room in New York City, they have delighted audiences both domestically and abroad.... read full bio
Level 42 are a jazz-funk rock band from Isle of Wright in England. From the 80s throughout the 90s, the band had incredible worldwide success but then decided to call it quits before getting back together 2001 to start churning out tunes again. In 1986, they had their greatest success to date, with the release of “Lessons in Love” (which... read full bio
Liana Flores is a British-Brazilian singer-songwriter who combines a distinctive and enticing spectrum of musical inspirations from British folk and classic jazz to '60s Brazilian bossa nova. She crafts dreamy vignettes of her personal world with melancholic guitar melodies to get lost in. After her self-released song "rises the moon" became an overwhelming global hit, Liana tours as a headliner for... read full bio
Jim Peterik - Grammy winning singer, songwriter and guitar/keyboardist has unveiled his new smooth jazz project, Jim Peteriks Lifeforce. As the founding member of both Survivor and The Ides Of March, he has been responsible for eighteen Top 10 hits, three of which, Vehicle, The Search Is Over, and the Grammy winning Eye Of the Tiger (theme from... read full bio
