About The Founder

                                    

Loretta Lee a native of Chicago has been known as an “up and coming” smooth and sophisticated jazz vocalist, who is progressively taking Chicago by storm. During the course of her musical career, Loretta is also recognized for her impressionable, breath-taking and striking impersonation of the late Billie Holiday. Her impersonation has an astonishing likeness of the legendary icon which began in the musical production Rhythm on Wheels at the Legacy Theatre and Kenwood Academy. She later received training at ETA Theatre where she completed an acting course, she also completed a vocal jazz course at Bloom School of Jazz to broaden the scope of her career.

 

APRIL 16, 2011, Loretta is noted for her productions of “Remembering Billie Holiday” a musical documentary, performed, written and directed at Illinois Institute of Technology, accompanied by Generations Big Band.

February 9, 2013, Ray & Joan Kroc community center. accompanied by The Sound Mine Merchants Big Band

 February 23, 2013, at Prairie State college accompanied by The Sound Mine Merchants Big Band

May 17, 2014, will be the fourth production at Carver Military Academy Loretta’s extraordinary performance creates the sounds and memories of yesterday’s always receiving great reviews each year, accompanied by The Sound Mine Merchants Big Band.

OCTOBER 10, 2015, Harold Washington Cultural Center accompanied by The Sound Mine Merchants Big Band

 NOVEMBER 14, 2015, Thorton Township High School accompanied by The Sound Mine Merchants Big Band

NOVEMBER    5, 2016   Thorton Township High School accompanied by The Sound Mine Merchants Big Band

 

LORETTA LEE” S NEW 2026 SINGLE RELEASES.

“I WANNA BE LOVED”.” WHAT DO YOU SEE IN HER”AND “SNOWBOUND”

 

June 1, 2011, Loretta’s debut album was released titled “GOODBYE” in which she produced .

Programming and piano Mike Logan and Ken Cooper on trumpet.

The steppers song “day by day “ from the album is very popular Loretta performed for three years in Detroit Michigan, for the Christmas steppers and ball room  party.

September 1,2012 a new original cd single released “STAY A WHILE WITH ME”

Lyrics by Loretta Lee & Gregory Edwards Sr. music arrangement, programming and piano

By Carnell C. Newbill.

 

Loretta Lee has performed at several venues The First Charity- Chicago Automobile Show at McCormick Place, The Mahogany Black Heritage Awards, Chicago Music Awards at the Excalibur Nightclub, Chicago Daley Center, private and corporate affairs. Loretta lee and The Generations Big Band have performed at the Chicago Hyatt Regency-Senior Obama Inauguration Ball and three consecutive years performing for the senior Christmas shows at the Hyatt. The Alpha Fraternity New Years’ Party at the Best Western Hotel, Room 43,Geen Dolphin Street. Green Mill, and Oak Lawn Hilton.

Identified as a sultry jazz vocalist, Loretta Lee has performed  at the,

Caribbean Festival and the African Festival in Chicago accompanied by The Sound Mine Merchants Big Band and South  Shore Country Club Jazz Festival
 

The William Brown Show "Songs of Love" on Chicago Access Channel 19.

And   Geri Patterson’s “Report to the People” on channel 25

Multi-talented Loretta Lee is not only a jazz vocalist and actress she is an Billie Holiday impersonator. She has also given remarkable performances as an R&B soloist. In addition to singing, Loretta enjoys roller skating, stepping, and Latin dancing. With great passion and love, she continuously sings and performs from the bottom of her soul and is truly a phenomenal entertainer.

 

 

 

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