Welcome to the website of Lisa Thorson, a Boston-based jazz vocalist, actress, and music educator. She has performed at jazz clubs, on radio, on stage, in film, and on television for over thirty five years. In addition, she has toured throughout the U.S., Canada, and Italy as a concert artist and jazz vocal clinician and released six jazz recordings as a leader. Legendary jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan calls Lisa “one of the most exciting jazz singers on the scene today”.
“A gifted improviser of the most musical kind. She doesn’t sing songs. She sings music … the best jazz singer I have heard in years.”
– Chuck Graham, Tucson Citizen
NEWS
JAZZ VOCAL EXPLORATIONS CONCERT POSTPONED
Due to anticipated weather conditions for the evening, Lisa’s concert Jazz Vocal Explorations: Post 1960 Songs Now and Tomorrow was postponed. While there is no replacement date yet, we will post the information here as soon as it is rescheduled!
JAZZ VOCAL EXPLORATIONS CONCERT
Lisa is very excited to invite everyone to her upcoming concert Jazz Vocal Explorations: Post 1960 Songs Now and Tomorrow, to be held on Tuesday, February 13th. This concert brings to life some of the music and content from the Post 1960 Jazz Vocal Repertoire Project, an interactive resource for listeners, musicians, students, and educators which is housed in Berklee College of Music’s Library and Learning Resources. Audience members, whether live in-person or streaming, will get to experience wonderful faculty and student vocalists and a stellar rhythm section. Please feel free to share the event and this evolving resource!
The concert is being held at the David Friend Recital Hall, located at 921 Boylston Street, and begins at 7:00pm. Admission is free! For more information, including the streaming link for the show, click here.
NEW SOUNDS, NEW WORDS, NEW REP
Lisa and her quartet will perform a live show on March 9th, 2020, at the David Friend Recital Hall, Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. The show, which can also be heard streaming live on livestream.com/berklee, features Daniela Schachter on piano, David Clark on bass, and Mark Walker on drums. Special guest Martin Guas will be featured on guitar and voice.
The concert begins at 7:30pm, and admission is free. For more information, click here.
LISA FEATURED ON SOMATIC VOICEWORK TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
Lisa was interviewed for a spotlight feature by the Somatic Voicework Teachers Association. The conversation covers everything from her transition from musical theater to jazz, projects she is currently involved in, and how Somatic Voicework has helped her as a singer. You can read the entire interview and learn more about Somatic Voicework by clicking here.
LISA INTERVIEWED IN BRILLIANT CORNERS
There’s a new interview with Lisa in the Winter 2016 edition of Brilliant Corners, the only national journal to focus on jazz-related literature. Each issue is edited by Sascha Feinstein, a poet, essayist, editor and Professor of Creative Writing at Lycoming College. In addition to the conversation with Lisa, this issue also contains work by Ricardo Aleixo, Dante Di Stefano, Sandra Kingery, John McCluskey, Jr., and David Reich, among others. You can grab your copy by clicking here.
We’ve also got great reviews for the latest CD on our “Press” page, including a four-star review from All About Jazz and a humbling listing as one of the Best Jazz CDs of 2014 in the Vocal Jazz Category by Michael Nastos, news anchorman for WDEE and jazz writer and advocate! See these and all of our other reviews by clicking here.
Stay tuned for more news about upcoming concerts and educational opportunities!
“Thanks again for all your interest and support!”
– Lisa