Saudah Al Akbar

Saudah Al-Akbar is a Philadelphia native and has been performing in the jazz genre since the age of 14. After being heard by legendary jazz drummer, Max Roach, at the age of 14, she received a scholarship to attend the Jazz in July Workshop in Improvisation at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She was the youngest vocalist to attend the program at that time. There she had the opportunity to study with many jazz masters such as Sheila Jordan, Dr. Billy Taylor, Dr. Yusef Lateef, and Max Roach. Saudah went on to study at the New School for Contemporary and Jazz Music in Manhattan, NY for a brief period before moving on to receive her BA of Vocal Performance/Music Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music. Ms. Al-Akbar has performed in many venues including Wally's Cafe, the Berklee Performance Center, Chris' Jazz Cafe, the Clef Club, Connolly's Jazz Club, Lincoln Center, and the Blue Note. Currently, Saudah is an active participant and performer with the Philadelphia Jazz Project's DivaNation.

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