Lia Booth
Lia Booth is a jazz vocalist in Southern California and has been performing live in clubs and music venues in the Inland Empire, Orange County, and Los Angeles for the past six years. She spent four years singing in advanced vocal jazz ensemble Singcopation under the direction of Bruce Rogers and one year singing with Cal State Long Beach advanced vocal jazz ensemble Pacific Standard Time under the direction of accomplished vocalist and session singer, Christine Guter.
Lia specializes in the Great American Songbook and takes a dry, expressive approach to her interpretation of the tunes she sings. She currently has three residencies wherein she can be found once a month: Baci Italian Restaurant in Huntington Beach with Square One Jazz, Brass Lamp in Long Beach with her own trio The Spare Buttons, and Port Restaurant and Bar in Newport Beach as a duo with pianist Bradley Young. Some other musicians of note she has worked with are Ron Eschete, Abraham Laboriel, Bill Cantos, Dean Koba, Ron Kobayashi, Kevin O’Neal, and Mike Peak, among many others over the years.
Lia is also a current entrant in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition hosted by IndabaMusic.com