Lori's friends: Tracey Cutler, Kenney Dickerson, Glenn Douglas, William Knowles, Mark Saltman, Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson, Alvin Trask, Antonio Parker, David Ylvisaker, Derrick Gardner, Dion Clay, Andre Thomas, Allyn Johnson, Mark Prince, Leland Edgecombe, Mamadi Nyasuma (deceased), Will E. Smith, William Hubbard, Noble Jolley, Nathan Jolley, Cherie Mitchell, Al Johnson, Alex Brown, Frederic Yonnet, Alvin White, Benjie Porecki, Brian Lanier, Cecil Isaac, Dave Wells, Greg Byrd, James Dudley, Janelle Gill, Jeff Neal, Jesse Powers, Jonathan Davis, Kevin Prince, Kevin Jackson, Mark Russell, Quincy Phillips, Daryl Hunt, Ricky Payton, Ron Oshima, Anthony Wellington, Sean Chase, Sean Geason, Sherry Winston, Steve Budnick, Tony Cothran...
Influences
Dianne Reeves, Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, and many more!
Check out Lori singing with Julia Nixon!
Julia sings "Old Fashioned Love"
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Check out Lori performing with The Saltman-Knowles Sextet at HR-57 on October 19, 2007!
Recent Press Quotes
"Gorgeous, tuneful Jazz that's even appealing to people who don't know they like jazz" -Low Budget Superhero....
"Musically this is a solid group, real nice changes and tonal colorings" -Seoul Reviews....
"It was as if the neo-archaic style of writing made an instant and everlasting imprint in my brain." -Brian Ball, Music Editor- Womensradio.com....
Featuring:
Lori Williams-Chisholm- Vocals
Mark Saltman- Bass
William Knowles- Piano
Jimmy 'Junebug' Jackson- Drums
Robert Landham- Saxes
Alvin Trask- Trumpet
Sounds Like
...check out another performance when Lori was pregnant with Yusef Khalil at The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival - performing with Sherry Winston...visit http://www.sherrywinston.com/video/index.html
...check out the reviews........
MEET ME AT THE CAFÉ....
“The evening's standout, vocalist Lori Williams, crooned most of the jazz standards with a smoke-and-honey voice.”
Lisa Traiger – The Washington Post.....
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“Arts United of Washington again combines drama, music and dance for their program, "Meet Me at the Cafe", at the Joy of Motion Dance Center on Wisconsin Avenue. It is a pleasant 90 minutes of an intermissionless theatrical but the winner is definitely the superb jazz quartet that gave a solid performance along with vocalist, Lori Anne Williams, who gave comparable scatting to the late Ella.”
Bob Anthony – Foggy Bottom News.....
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THE ALL NIGHT STRUT....
More diminutive but no less powerful, Lori Anne Williams and her honeytinged soprano particularly shine on the World War II medley including “G.I. Jive,” “Shoo Shoo Baby,” “Rosie the Riveter,” and “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition.” However, Williams’ best moment comes near the end, when she scats some lines after singing on the seductive “I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl.” The moment is pure exhilaration, which is almost unmatched throughout the evening.
Deryl Davis – Washington Theater Review........
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allaboutjazz.com. ....
CD Review of It's About the Melody....The music’s core is the unquestionable chemistry of the Soulservice alumni (Saltman, Knowles, saxophonist Charles Langford, and drummer Mark Prince), but its active ingredient is the crisp, clear-as-a-bell voice of Lori Williams. She almost effortlessly glides--one might even say floats--through the tunes which, like all great songs, are easy to sing but almost impossible to sing well.
- by Michael J. West....
Check out Lori (pregnant with Yusef Khalil) in this video about the Saltman/Knowles band's live recording!
Daughter of Robert Williams and (the late) Myrtle W. Williams, Lori Anne Williams is the lead vocalist for two Washington-based jazz ensembles (Collaboration and Lori Williams & Friends), and featured vocalist on The Saltman Knowles Group and Sherry Winston's CDs. She graduated from Hampton Institute University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Media Arts. She is currently attending The University of the District of Columbia (Jazz Studies Major). She is the proud mother of two talented and gifted children - daughter, Lauren Vanessa and son Yusef Khalil. She has two sisters, Robyn W. Carlin (Educator and Math Specialist) and Vanessa Williams (Gospel Recording Singer and Artist). Lori was the former Director of Programs for the Best Friends Foundation. She also taught Music at Thomson Elementary School in Washington, DC. Currently, Lori is the General Music Teacher, Director of Choirs, and former Music Department Chairperson at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School (also in the District). She has an extensive background in the performing arts. She has directed several choirs including the National Diamond Girls Jazz Choir; the Sagamihara Christian Fellowship Gospel Choir in Japan; the Fort Foote Baptist Church Gospel Choir in Fort Washington, Maryland; Carmody Hills Baptist Church Children’s Choir in Capitol Heights, Maryland; and the Bethlehem Baptist Church Gospel Choir in Washington, DC.
Lori has performed with many nationally-known recording artists such as Regina Belle, Eric Benet, Keter Betts, Tom Browne, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, N'Dea Davenport, Will Downing, David Dyson, Walter Hawkins, Nathan Heathman, William Hubbard, Allyn Johnson & Divine Order, Ben E. King, Debbie Kirkland, Ledisi, Maysa, Marion Meadows, Maysa, Julia Nixon, Phil Perry, Lloyd Price, Ellie Saitoh and The Love Tambourines, Saltman Knowles Group, Spur of the Moment, Sylver Logan Sharp, The Sherelles, Gary Taylor, Tony Terry, Bobby Vee and The Vees, Andre Ward, Kim Waters, Caron Wheeler, Allyson Williams, Vanessa Williams, Vesta Williams, and Sherry Winston. She also has done extensive studio recording and commercial work on the East Coast, USA and Japan.
Lori Williams performed in Arts United of Washington’s live jazz theatrical and dance presentations of “Meet Me at the Café” and “The Scenic Route” at the Joy of Motion Dance Center – Jack Guidone Theatre in Washington, DC. She also showcased her singing, acting and dancing ability in director Thomas Jones’ production of “The All Night Strut” at the Metro Stage Theater in Alexandria, Virginia.
Lori’s affiliations include Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Prince George's County Alumnae Chapter, Maryland), The International Association for Jazz Education (former President-elect – Washington, D.C. Unit), DC Music Educators Association (Secretary – Washington, D.C. Chapter), Oxon Hill High School Instrumental Boosters Association (Past Secretary), The National Association for Female Executives, and Kappa Tau Alpha. Lori Anne was recognized as an outstanding Music Teacher in the October 2000 issue of Teaching Music magazine. She was selected to have her biography appear in the 2005 Premier Edition of Great Women of the 21st Century for her professional dedication and commitment to communities. She was also recognized as a 2005-2006 National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teacher. Lori Anne was selected as a recipient of the 2007 Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award. She was honored at the Mayor's Arts Awards, held at the John F. Kennedy Center, received a custom trophy, and a $500 award to be used for the music program at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School. This award was given on behalf of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC Public Schools, and the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative.
Creative Works: Best Men Theme Chant / written and arr. by Lori Anne Williams; What Have I Found in You? / by Lori Williams; Taste Your Kiss / by Lori Anne Williams; How Can I Begin Again? / by Lori Willliams; Make Music Not Madness: Theme Song/by Lori A. Williams.
lori ... what about april is fabulously done. love your voice and style. i look very forward to working with you and recording the two duets for my CD. you have a new fan. warrenO
every day is a day of thanksgiven so lets give God what he deserve and and show some who needs that God is ther and that he is a way maker so on this day and even when this day is gone let the ones you have know that you love them wail you have them around. and the ones you meet show them that god love them two becuse you never no what some one else is going thouth. so god bless much love and keep it real. and when you have time give a listen to some of songs from my cd i am who god saids i am
They don't follow the fashion Latest trend, no reaction State of the world's affairs Seem indifferent, but really care Self-reliance what its all about Don't need it, you do without In the balance of the universe Doesn't matter could be worse ....."Exceptionally Cool".....
Just stopping in to say hello. It was nice seeing everyone at Sylver's Performaces. You all sounded great, and the band was tight. Peace & much Respect.
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