Ledisi

Concert with Ledisi at BIX Jazzclub - as part of jazzopen stuttgart 2025.

Ledisi:
Ledisi, an award-winning singer, songwriter and producer, won her first Grammy for "Best Traditional R&B Performance" in 2021. She founded her own label and released the successful album The Wildcard. In 2020, she produced the PBS special Ledisi Sings Nina Simone and followed it up in 2021 with Ledisi Live at The Troubadour. Her album Ledisi Sings Nina was nominated for a Grammy and received excellent reviews.

With 14 Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist, as well as multiple Soul Train Music Awards and NAACP nominations, Ledisi has established herself as one of the leading female vocalists of her generation. She has collaborated with artists such as Prince, Smokey Robinson and Patti LaBelle and is also active in film and television, including as Mahalia Jackson in the biopic Remember Me.

In addition to her music career, Ledisi is also involved in theater and as an advocate for the arts, especially for the rights of creative people and young musicians. She is President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy and has published two books. As CEO of her label Listen Back Entertainment/BMG, she remains a driving force in the music industry.