With inviting, optimistic songs and a highly anticipated new full length album on Innervision Records, vocalist and songwriter Aysha showcases her sexy, sensual style with a dynamic mix of top artists and producers in contemporary urban jazz
The soulful, easy-grooving title track, co-written with, produced by and featuring saxophonist Darren Rahn, reflects where vocalist and songwriter Aysha was in her life when she wrote it, making positive changes along her spiritual journey. Its magical sense of uplift is capturing hearts around the world quickly, rising to #13 on the Groove Jazz chart, #4 on the UK Top 30 Soul chart and hitting high on similar charts in Germany and Japan. Aysha met Rahn, a consistent genre hit maker as both a solo artist and producer for everyone from Toby Keith, Dave Koz and Wayman Tisdale to Jonathan Butler, Najee and Kirk Whalum, when the two performed at the 2013 Dubai Jazz Festival. Likewise, "Release Me," Take Me Higher's first lead single co-written with and produced by Monty Seward (Howard Hewett, Vanessa Williams, Diana Ross), reached #7 on the UK Top 30 Soul chart.Another driving reason for Aysha's wild optimism on Take Me Higher is the exciting career momentum she brings to the project, in addition to the success of the two lead singles. She was nominated in 2009 and 2010 for Jazz Artist of the Year at the Los Angeles Music Awards, and her popular 2010 EP Stay With Me, the singer's follow-up to her 2006 debut Love Is a Rock, earned her Jazz Album of the year honors. She has established herself in the urban jazz realm in a variety of ways, from concert and festival performances to launching her own jazz radio show "Smooth Saturdays with Aysha," on Urban Soul Radio (http://www.urbansoulmedia.com). The show airs live from 10-12 Saturday mornings and includes interviews and live performances with such featured guests as Everette Harp, Howard Hewett, Paul Brown, Najee, Blake Aaron, Will Donato, U-Nam, Jackiem Joyner, Gerald Albright and many others.
Take Me Higher was digitally release May 12th and the physical CD will be available in stores and online June 16th. Aysha recently held her CD Release party at "The E-Spot Lounge," Sheila E's new Latin/R&B club in Studio City, CA.
"It's really wonderful to have the opportunity to share my music with so many people and work with such high caliber musicians and producers. To riff a little on the title, I'm glad to be able to take everyone a little higher with this new album."
Website: http://www.ayshamusic.com
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