Lori Williams  

Lori Williams

Lori Williams - LoriJazz.com Vocalist, Music Educator, Composer, Clinician Acclaimed international Jazz vocalist Lori Williams is turning a corner. In possession of a most impressive resume as a performing artist, educator, songwriter, producer, vocalist and musical theater actress, her reputation and level of respect are top shelf and unimpeachable. However, Lori is electing to let her hair down to pursue a more relaxed passion path in the realms of the Quiet Storm and R&B-leaning Soul-Jazz. Kicking off this current (and surely to evolve) direction is a special double-A sided single “I Like the Way You Talk (To Me)”, which she co-wrote with prolific Contemporary Jazz producer/keyboardist Bob Baldwin) banded with a tasty remix edit of her recent cover of the Isaac Hayes gem “Deja Vu” (made famous in 1979 by Dionne Warwick). Her 2017 released Promo CD (in rotation on radio stations worldwide and Sirius XM/Watercolors) has led into this release of her fourth album, Out Of The Box.  “When you reach the milestone of 50, many things begin to cross your mind,” Lori declares with a chuckle. "Out Of The Box is a deliberate breakaway from me being stereotyped as ‘Lori only does this’ – this being Straight Ahead Jazz. For me to be recognized and respected within that music has been quite an accomplishment; but there is more to me. Out Of The Box is a Neo-Soul Jazz project. When I hear my voice on these new songs, it’s a sound I really like. It’s feel good music with catchy lyrics that people can remember and walk away singing.”  “I Like the Way You Talk (To Me)” and “Deja Vu” showcase a lovely, tasteful sensuality from Lori that both men and women will appreciate. It is but the first of such love song collaborations that Lori has created with Bob Baldwin, a major player who is proving to be quite the simpatico contemporary partner for her writing style. “We’d known about each other for years but our paths never crossed,” she shares. “Then in 2016, we both recorded versions of the Ivan Lins' classic “The Island.” He played both on his radio show ‘NewUrbanJazz Lounge,’ dropped me a line to tell me and we started talking. He invited me to sit in with him singing “The Island” at Rams Head in Annapolis and we really connected. I wanted to connect with Bob's audience, which is comparable to artists I’ve sung background vocals for like Phil Perry, Angela Winbush and Maysa. Bob and I have been working together ever since.” That work includes a stunning and stell

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