Shayla Edmonds

The Daily News celebrated the first kickoff celebration at the Amsterdam Avenue Street Fair 2012. It was a day of family fun and many great talent performances. The event had many invited Media Anchor Reporters and celebrity guests at the “DAILY NEWS CELEBRITY CORNER BOOTHS, INCLUDING SHAYLA EDMONDS”. There were lots of great food and games for the family to enjoy throughout the day. Thanks to Griselda Garcia for doing such a great event..........
SHAYLA HAD THEM
DANCIN’ IN THE STREET!

- NY Daily News

The Daily News celebrated the first kickoff celebration at the Amsterdam Avenue Street Fair 2012. It was a day of family fun and many great talent performances. The event had many invited Media Anchor Reporters and celebrity guests at the “DAILY NEWS CELEBRITY CORNER BOOTHS, INCLUDING SHAYLA EDMONDS”. There were lots of great food and games for the family to enjoy throughout the day. Thanks to Griselda Garcia for doing such a great event..........
SHAYLA HAD THEM
DANCIN’ IN THE STREET!

- NY Daily News

For the past year, Shayla has provided our establishment with great entertainment. Her extensive repertoire of jazz, blues and Motown has kept our customers smiling, singing along and always giving a resounding applause.
We have hired Shayla for special events such as Neighborhood Eats for ABC-TV, Holiday and private birthday and retirement parties and other events. We can always rely on her to be on time, look elegant with fashionable wardrobe and bring professional and talented musicians to accompany her.
Shayla sings music for just about any occasion and has a charming personality to go along with her great vocals. If you plan to book Shayla, be prepared for a great time with total professionalism.

Yours truly,

Kiesha
- Kiesha

For the past year, Shayla has provided our establishment with great entertainment. Her extensive repertoire of jazz, blues and Motown has kept our customers smiling, singing along and always giving a resounding applause.
We have hired Shayla for special events such as Neighborhood Eats for ABC-TV, Holiday and private birthday and retirement parties and other events. We can always rely on her to be on time, look elegant with fashionable wardrobe and bring professional and talented musicians to accompany her.
Shayla sings music for just about any occasion and has a charming personality to go along with her great vocals. If you plan to book Shayla, be prepared for a great time with total professionalism.

Yours truly,

Kiesha
- Kiesha

Shayla Edmonds is clearly a jazz singer, but to describe her that way is to ignore her broader appeal. Her show kept this dyed-in-the-wool cabaret critic happy, as it obviously did for a mixed audience of jazz, cabaret, and even Motown fans, who got a few numbers to relish.
With four instrumentalists and two backup singers accompanying her, Edmonds virtually danced along with her vocals, her mobility on stage an attractive plus to her singing. If the vocal arrangements themselves – of songs varying from Ellington to Cole Porter – broke no new ground, they were captivating and well done, including an uptempo “Blue Skies,” “Fever,” and a strongly delivered “Proud Mary.”
Musical Director Lucy Galliher on piano, bassist Hideshi, drummer Glenn Soriano and Ron Service on sax and flute did the instrumental honors, with one-named backup singers Kimberly and Leslie. As good a collection as they were, and they had ample opportunity to show their mettle, they understood it was Edmonds' show, supporting her agreeably without ever overshadowing her.
A composition of Edmonds' own, “Blue-Eyed Blues,” commemorated an audition at which she lost the part because “they needed a blue-eyed blonde.” For laughs, and she got them, at her encore she reappeared adorned in a blonde wig. Edmonds came across as unfailingly warm, personable, upbeat and joyous.
Peter Leavy
Cabaret Scenes/
- Peter Leavy