Liz Whitted Dawson

Liz Whitted Dawson, With her deep sultry range, is a consummate Singer/Songwriter with JAZZ leanings. She’s been performing professionally for more than a decade in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Liz takes her audience on an adventure from love to tears to joy. She brings both a fresh new sound and perspective on the Jazz scene that is steeped in Black music which began with her singing at the age of 5 in the church with her family’s gospel group. From The World Stage Performance Gallery in LA to Geoffreys Inner Circle in Oakland, Liz has graced the stage with two time Grammy nominee, Jazz recording artist and founding member of the Blackbyrds, Kevin Toney and with such notable Jazz and R&B musicians as the late Earl "Big Juicy" Johnson, Glen Pearson of the Count Basie Orchestra, Yancie Taylor, Vibes and his Jazztet, mentors: the late Rose Gales and Howlett Smith (deceased), Jerrell Ballard, Mike Alvidrez, Sal Crocker and Ranzel Merritt, Sr. As a singer songwriter, Liz has placed her signature stamp on originals “Ancestors Call” and “Day by the Bay (in LA)” with the late Prince Lasha and New York based Impresario, Rudi Mwongozi. Liz sang with Paula West at the Razz Room in San Francisco (currently known as Feinstein’s at the Nikko) along with the late George Mesterhazy (Arranger/Accompanist for Shirley Horn), Ed Cherry (Guitarist with Dizzy Gillespie Quartet & Big Band), Barak Mori (Bassist) and the late Tony Reedus, (Drummer with Woody Shaw). September 2019, Liz was nominated as Best Female Jazz Artist at the Los Angeles Black  Music and Film Awards (Black Music Association-BMA).  Liz is a recent 2021 Recipient of the Jazz Road Tours Grant through South Roads

Influenced by Sarah Vaughn, Shirley Horn and Carmen McCrae, look for Liz Whitted Dawson’s live EP recording debut produced with Kevin Toney, due to drop in MARCH 2022.

Awards

September 2019, nominated as Best Female Jazz Artist at the Los Angeles Black  Music and Film Awards (Black Music Association-BMA) 2021 Recipient Jazz Road Tours Grant

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