Jessica Lá Rel is a recording artist, songwriter, and storyteller from Chicago by way of LA. Her “cinematic soul” sound likens her music to an orchestra traveling from the south side of Chicago to Ghana. Her 2016 debut EP, Four Freedoms, ranked #12 on the UK Soul Charts, and landed her opportunities to perform for Oprah Winfrey, Sterling K. Brown, US. Rep John Lewis, Civil Rights Freedom Rider Rip Patton, and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Garnering 1 million views on YouTube, Huffington Post commented on Lá Rel's work, stating Lá Rel "is a rising superstar with incredible potential, an artist who inspires, and someone that we should all be looking out for." 

Lá Rel has been featured in The Root and Buzzfeed as an “artist to watch”, and she has opened for Ella Mai, J. Holiday, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Melanie Fiona, Luke James, Omarion, and Angelique Kidjo. In 2018, Lá Rel toured the country, hosting intimate house concerts in a series she called The Sit In, invoking the historic legacy of intimate demonstrations in the Civil Rights Movement. Following the tour, Jessica released her debut album, War Love, having teamed up with long-standing musical partner, Tyler “Eaglebabel” Brooks of The Outsiders and Troy Miller, platinum selling producer behind Dreaming Room by Laura Mvula and Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter. War Love landed Jessica a nomination for Best R&B Song by the Independent Music Awards for her song, “Here Comes The Sun.” Jessica Lá Rel is a powerhouse vocalist, dynamic writer, and storyteller we all should watch.

Jessica Lá Rel

R&B/Soul Vocalist

• Nominated for Best R&B Song for 2019 Independent Music Awards

• Her debut EP ranked #12 on the UK Soul Charts

• Garnered just shy of 1M views on YouTube

• Performed for Oprah Winfrey, Jesse Jackson, Sterling K. Brown, and US. Rep John Lewis

• Opened for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, J. Holiday, Ella Mai, Omarion, Melanie Fiona, Luke James, and Angelique Kidjo

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