Acclaimed vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Sheléa is
receiving critical praise from music and entertainment community’s elite
including music icon and 28-time Grammy Award winner, Quincy Jones, who says
“After working with Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie
Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan, you know one when you see one; and Sheléa is a real
one. She’s got swing, pitch and style.”
Currently working on her forthcoming album, Sheléa was
commissioned by American Songbook’s composer and lyricist, Alan and Marilyn
Bergman, who are three-time Academy Award winners; as well as multiple Grammy
and Emmy Award winners. The Bergmans hand-picked Sheléa to interpret their
final production of some of their greatest works.
This fall, Sheléa joins 16-time Grammy Award composer and
super producer, David Foster on his signature international David Foster and
Friends Tour. The tour kicked off at the San Diego Symphony Gala (August
25-26), and will continue onto Costa Mesa Pacific Symphony (October 15-16), and
Laguna Beach ALS Gala (October 28). Sheléa will resume a three-month concert
engagement with Foster between March through June 2018.
Concurrently, Sheléa will continue concert dates with Kirk
Whalum on his fall tour, which kicks off in Minneapolis, MN (November 10-11),
the United Kingdom (November 15-20), and returns to U.S. for additional dates
(December 7-23).
Recently, Sheléa completed a two-month residency at Quincy
Jones’ Q’s Bar & Lounge at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai and will
return to Dubai next year for a three-month residency in January 2018. She has
toured with Stevie Wonder, among others. Sheléa also performed a series of special
event concerts including an opportunity to perform for President Obama and
former First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House to celebrate Gershwin Prize
honorees, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, where she performed the composer’s
classic, “Anyone Who Had a Heart” with jazzman Arturo Sandoval, which marked
her third appearance at the White House. In demand for her extraordinary vocal
talent, multiple award-winning music conductor, Michael Feinstein made a
special request of Sheléa to join him at the Pasadena Symphony and Pops Summer
Concert Series, “A Night at the Oscars.”
As a music creator, Sheléa worked with legendary producers
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis’ Flyte Tyme production company as an in-house
songwriter and vocalist. She also penned songs for recording artist Chanté
Moore; and the theme song for TriStar’s movie, Jumping the Broom. She also lent
her vocals to soundtrack projects including Hotel Rwanda, Akeelah and the Bee
and Be Cool. Sheléa’s 2013 debut album, Love Fell On Me, is a blend of
traditional pop, jazz and R&B.
Keeping with the tradition of great entertainment, this
year’s Living Legends Foundation’s Award Gala will be hosted by veteran
broadcaster, media personality, and author Rolonda Watts, CEO of Watts Works
Productions. The LLF Foundation’s 2017 honorees include Varnell Johnson, CEO,
Junes Entertainment and LLF President, who will be presented with the
Chairman’s Award; Morace Landy, Chief Marketing Strategist of Empire
Distribution, will receive the Music Executive Award; Steve Crumbley, Senior
Vice President of Programming/Operations Manager of Apex Media Charleston, will
be presented with the Jerry Boulding Radio Executive Award; Don Jackson,
founder, Chairman, and CEO of Central City Productions, Inc., will receive the
Broadcast Icon Award; Ray Chew and Vivian Scott Chew, Partners of Chew
Entertainment, will be presented with the Creative Visionary Award; Tyrone
Williams, Chairman of the Board, Brooklyn United/Former Chairman and CEO of
Cold Chillin’ Records, will receive the Hip-Hop Visionary Award; and Larry
Jackson, Head of Original Music Content of Apple Music, will be presented with
the Digital Music Executive Award.
The LLF Honorary Event Chairpersons for the Awards Dinner
and Gala are Geo Bivins, Executive Vice-President, Urban Promotions, RCA
Records, and Siedah Garrett, Grammy Award winner and two-time Oscar-nominated
artist. Patricia Shields, Partner of Black Dot, LLC, and LLF Officer, serves as
Dinner Committee Chairperson.
The LLF Dinner Committee includes a who’s who in radio,
records and media, including Eulis
Cathey, Radio Personality, Watercolors, Sirius XM and WBGO-FM; Skip Dillard,
Program Director, WBLS-FM (New York) and LLF Advisory board member; Sheila
Eldridge, CEO, Miles Ahead Entertainment & Broadcasting and LLF board
member; Ethiopia Habtermariam, President, Motown Records; Karen Kennedy,
President, 24 Seven Artist Development; Vicki Mack Lataillade, CMO, Premiere
Label Group; Pat Prescott, Radio Personality, 94.7/The Wave Radio; Lynn Scott,
Vice President, Marketing, Warner Bros. Records; and Phil Thornton, Senior
Vice-President/GM, RCA Inspiration/Sony Music.
Sponsors for the 2017 Living Legends Foundations Awards Gala
to date include Warner Chappell, City National Bank, Empire Distribution, Columbia
Records, All Access Music Group, and Atlantic Records.
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