Who is Laura?
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A native of Bogotá, Colombia, started her career as a musical theatre performer and was a member of the professional Colombian musical theater company Misi Producciones for more than 23 years. She has participated in musical productions such as Jesus Christ Super Star, Annie, Oliver, and over 15 original productions, including La Mas Grande Historia Jamás Cantada, performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York in 2012.
After receiving her Bachelor of Music at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in her hometown, she earned a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas (2014) on a Fulbright Scholarship. During her time in Denton, Laura was part of the prestigious vocal ensemble UNT Jazz Singers (touring California in 2014), and studied with both Rosana Eckert and Jennifer Barnes, as well as attend and participate in master classes taught by Kurt Elling, John Clayton, Janis Siegel and Jay Clayton among others. Laura's vocal arrangements (for female ensemble) have won important awards in Colombia like Banco de la Republica's "Jóvenes Intérpretes". In 2012, she won a Latino Battle of the Bands in Dallas with her vocal group at UNT (Payawarú), singing her original music and arrangements of traditional and popular Colombian songs. In 2013, she was winner of 3 Downbeat Student Awards for Outstanding Performances in Original Composition, Vocal Group, and Latin Group. |
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In 2011, she released her first album "Atrás", with guitarist Daniel Pinilla. In 2015, after living in Austin-Tx for a couple of years, Laura released her second album "From Noche to Night" under the record label Destiny Records. In the past year, and back in her hometown Bogotá, she has been releasing new music, playing around with different ways of communicating the music of her heart and pouring out her soul.
Her curious spirit explores with a diversity of sounds which has led her to perform in different stages around the world. She has worked over the years in creating a sound of her own, a path to express her musical essence and to reflect her colorful soul and complex emotion. Her passion is reflected in the elaborate musical melodies and depth of warm lyrics of her compositions. In her latest releases, Laura has been walking towards a more pop sound, searching for the beauty in simplicity, power of vocal harmonies. Laura shows her strength as a female band leader and places the voice as a powerful instrument in the musical scene.
Her curious spirit explores with a diversity of sounds which has led her to perform in different stages around the world. She has worked over the years in creating a sound of her own, a path to express her musical essence and to reflect her colorful soul and complex emotion. Her passion is reflected in the elaborate musical melodies and depth of warm lyrics of her compositions. In her latest releases, Laura has been walking towards a more pop sound, searching for the beauty in simplicity, power of vocal harmonies. Laura shows her strength as a female band leader and places the voice as a powerful instrument in the musical scene.
