Laila Biali

Laila Biali is an award-winning Canadian jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and bandleader. As a side musician, she has worked with Chris Botti, Sting, Dave Brubeck, Paula Cole, and Suzanne Vega. Her sound melds bright contemporary jazz with modern and Great American songbook-era pop. Biali began playing piano before she was five. She studied classical music and piano through elementary school through to graduating from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Studying at the school she developed a deep, abiding interest in jazz. At 19 she won scholarships to attend Toronto's Humber ...