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      IN 2007, LISA WAS INDUCTED INTO THE MINNESOTA ROCK & COUNTRY HALL OF FAME!

LISA YORK HAS BROUGHT HER ECLECTIC STYLE OF MUSIC TO SOME OF THE FINEST ENTERTAINMENT VENUES IN THE WORLD. A PIANIST AND VOCALIST SINCE THE AGE OF 4, SHE BRINGS A DISTICTIVE BLEND OF SMOKEY JAZZ, SULTRY BALLADS, SILKY LATIN, RHYTHM & BLUES AS WELL AS RAGTIME WITH A LITTLE NEW ORLEANS ADDED. JON BREAM OF THE MINEAPLIS STAR & TRIBUNE AND “THE MINNEAPOLIS READER” TOM SUROWITZ RESPECTIVLY HAS DECLARED LISA’S VOICE AS PASSIONATE, DRAMATIC, SUBTLY SOULFUL, AND AUTHORITATIVE.

SHE ROMANCE’S A SONG, WHETHER WORKING AS A SOLO ARTIST OR WITH A BACKUP ENSEMBLE, LISA LIVES UP TO HER REVIEWS WITH GRACE AND EASE. WITH A PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN ALMOST EVERY IMAGINABLE MUSICAL STYLE, SHE HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT DEMAND AS A PIANIST AND VOCALIST LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTENATIONALLY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

HER UNIQUE VOCAL AND PIANO STYLE HAS ENABLED HER TO TOUR WITH CBS & MCA RECORDING ARTISTS ALEXANDER O’NEAL, CHERRELL AND PEBBLES, AS WELL AS WITH HER FAVORITE R&B LEGEND, SYL JOHNSON AND WORLD BEAT REGGAE ARTISTS IPSO FACTO, RECIPIANTS OF THE 1989 “BEST UNSIGNED BAND IN THE WORLD” AWARD IN TOKYO JAPAN.SHE HAS ALSO PERFORMED AT THE INVITATION OF THE “UNITED STATES DEPT. OF DEFENSE” IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

ESPECIALLY NOTABLE AMONG LISA’S ACCOLADES, SHE HAS PERFORMED TWICE ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, AS SOLOIST WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA’S DISTINGUISHED ENSEMBLE COLLEGUIM MUSICUM AND ALSO MINESOT’S BAY FRONT BLUES FESTIVAL. SHE HWAS WORKED EVERY MAJOR VENUE AND FESTIVAL IN THE TWIN CITIES WITH COUNTLES GROUPS AS WELL AS SOLO.

LISA’S EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND INCLUDES MUSICAL THEATER WHICH SHOWCASED HER EXCELLENCE NOT ONLY AS A VOCALIST, BUT ALSO AS AN ACTRESS & DANCER. ROUNDING OFF HER EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS, LISA PROVED A CAPABLE TEACHER OF KEYBOARD TECHNIQUE, VOCAL STYLES, AND MUSIC THEORY AT MINEAPOLIS MUSIC TECHNICAL COLLEGE, A MEMBER OF FORTUNE 500.

SHE HAS RECEIVED MENTION IN NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS DOWN BEAT & GIG MAGAZINES. LISA’S TELEVISION APPEARANCES INCLUDE, ARSENIO HALL, AMERICAN BAND STAND & SOUL TRAIN.

AS A SOLO ARTIST, HER INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES INCLUDE, Zurich SWITZERLAND’S CENTRAL HOTEL & CAFÉ DU THEATRE, TOKYO JAPAN’S CLUB AFTER SIX & CENTRUY COURT, A YEAR’S ENGAGEMENT AT BEIJING CHINA’S FIRST AND ONLY PIANO BAR IN THE BEIJING MOVENPICK. AN 11 MONTH ENGAGEMENT FOLLOWED FOR SHANGRI-LA HOTEL IN CHINA’S GARDEN CITY OF HANGZHOU WHERE SHE BUILT A LOCAL, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWING. SHE HAS WORKED FOR MARRIOT PUERTO VALLARTA & REGENT CRUISE LINES.

MOST RECENTLY SHE HAS WORKED IN BADEN BADEN GERMANY IN THE FALL OF 2006 & FOR THE DOWNHILL HOUSE HOTEL IN BALLINA IRELAND IN THE FALL OF 2007. PRESENTLY SHE IS WORKING SOLO AS WELL AS WITH HER HUSBAND STEVE YORK, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BASS PLAYER & COMPOSER, AND WITH MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS IN PUERTO VALLARTA MEXICO. SHE & HER HUSBAND HAVE RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE PRESS IN THIS CITY SINCE MOVING THERE IN 2005. IN JANUARY SHE AND HER HUSBAND COMPLETED A 5 WEEK ENGAGEMENT FOR REGENT CRUISE LINES.
LISA JUST COMPLETED 6 MONTHS WITH CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES AS BOTH A PIANO BAR ENTERTAINER & ATRIUM SOLOIST/VOCALIST.
Updated:  December 24, 2009

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