|
Written by Administrator
|
|
Friday, 07 May 2004 |
|
Songstress, Lila Ammons, comes from a musical family whose name springs right out of the pages of jazz history books the world over. Her grandfather was the charismatic boogie-woogie piano innovator, Albert Ammons (hear his music in Jim Carey’s movie “The Majestic”); her uncle was the famous warm-toned tenor sax player, Gene (Jug) Ammons (hear his playing in the motion picture, “Someone to Watch Over Me”). Lila moved to the Twin Cities from New York City seven years ago after a lengthy career in the classical music business. She sang opera, recitals and oratorio around the country and in Europe. She also did some jingles and sang in motion pictures.
Lila’s musical journey started at an early age. She began singing when she was three and began teaching herself how to play the piano at the same time. By age 7 she was studying piano, which she continued for the next 12 years. She also studied the violin for several years and spent most of her school years performing in musicals, orchestras, and plays.
A newcomer to the Twin Cities music scene, Lila has spent the past four years making her transition from the classical genre back to her roots in jazz and has sung at several of the Twin Cities’ finest jazz venues: The Minneapolis Summer Jazz Festival, Rossi’s, “Jazz at the G”, Blues Alley, Jazzmines and Sophia’s, to name a few.
In addition to singing, Lila puts her vocal training into action by teaching voice lessons in her private studio. She is currently working on her first CD, which is slated to be released later this year.
S |
Friday, 29 August 2008
