Lana Gray - The Colors of My Soul (2020)

Lana Gray has an international background: her family’s roots are in Senegal, Vietnam, Italy, Corsica, and the United Kingdom. Growing up in such a culturally rich environment, she soon developed a love of music and jazz singing. She studied jazz at the Bill Evans Piano Academy in Paris.

Lana also studies jazz and Brazilian popular music with pianist Philippe Baden Powell de Aquino and percussionist Thomas Delor, and bassist Patrick Laroche appears with them on stage. She enjoys singing at venues in Paris such as le Marcounet Riverboat, the Sunside, the 38’Riv, etc, as well as at the Jazz en Touraine and Jazz à Louviers Festivals, etc.

As a jazz vocalist Lana draws her repertoire from her own compositions, jazz standards, blues, pop and Brazilian popular music, all styled with a uniquely multicultural coloring.The velvety, delicate yet powerful sound of her Quartet is a perfect accompaniment to Lana’s voice, which may remind listeners of Billie Holiday. She immerses her audience in a world of enchantment. The variety of her influences and her ability to convey feeling make her an impressive jazz interpreter and a consummate artist.