About Me
   Lyrics is an accomplished vocalist and songwriter and has been racing the high road to success since winning the 1999 "BET on Jazz" Jazz Discovery Vocalist Award. Although she has performed with musical greats like Arturo Sandoval, Bobby McFerrin, Nicolas Payton, Nine Inch Nails, Ed Calle, Sammy Figaroa, Jimmy Smith and Allen Toussaint, her current forte is performing with seven string guitarist Bill Solley as a duo. She is a native of the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans and have appeared at numerous festivals, and have toured extensively from England to the Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, Germany, the United States with plenty stops in between. With five music releases, the latest release entitled "Just in Time " on Enthropya Records, the musical vocalist have received critical acclaim from numerous publications including Jazz times, Just Jazz Guitar, Allmusic.com, and Offbeat Magazine. She has worked in all facets of the entertainment industry. She began singing as a child, in church choirs, where she often performed duets with the pastor, her father. In addition to completing eight years of ballet, tap and jazz dance training, she also worked extensively as a model for companies such as Saks Fifth Avenue. She continued to sing, dance and model throughout her college years. Her theater credits include leading roles in "Sweet Charity" "Dreamgirls", "West Side Story" " A Dose of Reality" and a Cole Porter review under the musical direction of music great Allen Toussaint. Additional credits include several commercials and dancing for the MTV show "NFL Jams Live". She is a featured vocalist on "The Fragile" of Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails.
