Mentored by an urban music icon and raised by a U.K. jazz soul band, Maysa Leak has breathed sweet life into many songs from the vaults of soul, R&B and jazz catalogs and conveyed many personal tales of love found, lost and found. And though there are still more achievements to conquer, such as developing a stage play about jazz legend Sarah Vaughn, Maysa has etched amazing musical memories, primarily with Stevie (Wonder) and Incognito. For nearly twenty years, Maysa remains firm as a much respected figure for the contemporary R&B and jazz community; since the time a jazz label executive eminently declared the introduction of a solo career.
While studying music at Morgan State University, Maysa found her dream backup vocal in Stevie Wonder's band, Wonderlove. Without necessarily realizing what the next level would entail, she auditioned for Incognito's founder Jean-Paul 'Bleuy' Manunick in between touring. Naturally, Maysa selected a Stevie song - "Don't You Worry Bout a Thing." Nonetheless, this song choice brought Maysa into a long-lasting relationship with the Incognito family. Both their careers then shifted into complete overdrive with Tribes Vibes + Scribes -- the band's first major exposure in 1992 to U.S. urban audiences. Three years later, Maysa was embraced by the contemporary jazz market with four consecutive chart-topping discs for GRP & N-Coded Music. The Shenachie Entertainment era for Maysa began in 2006 with a succession of sophisticated reinterpretations of jazz and soul masterpieces on Sweet Classic Soul and Feel the Fire.
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