Sheila Soares - All There Is (2019)

Sheila Soares is a Toronto-based singer and songwriter whose sound explores the connections between jazz, blues, soul and even folk. She makes an indelible impression with All There Is, her first collection of original material, recorded in a single day’s session with her top-notch band led by producer/guitarist Eric St-Laurent.

It’s a testament to the years of hard work in music that has led her to this point, a journey that took a dramatic turn for Soares in 2011 when she suffered a severe illness and had to step away from her career as a teacher temporarily.

She credits music for helping her get through the pain, and from there, Soares took her first tentative steps into the Toronto jazz community, which would ultimately inspire her to adopt a serious regimen of music study and practice. Songs began flowing from there, and soon she was performing with some of the most notable names within the scene.