ZOLA!
Zola
is an internationally known vocalist and Billboard award winning
songwriter whose songs are recognized
in many categories including, jazz, cabaret, blues, adult-contemporary
and country. This versatile singer~pianist has recorded six solo
albums of original material, that also include baby lullabies and
children’s music.
 Zola
in concert.
She has
performed as lead female singer and commissioned songwriter with
general business bands and as a solo artist overseas and locally,
making her singer songwriter USA debut in 1997 at Boston’s Scullers
Jazz Club. In 2006
Zola won critical acclaim and rave
reviews for her performance at Scullers that celebrated the launch of
her latest CD “here
with you” recorded with some of Boston’s finest jazz
musicians.
 In
1995, ZOLA recorded “Letting Go”, her first solo album
of adult contemporary songs. In 1997, ZOLA made her debut as a jazz
artist at Boston’s renowned jazz club,
Scullers.
This was followed by the release of “On
the Blue Side –
Zola sings the
Jon Seiff songbook”
(2001), then her self titled CD , “Zola” (2002). ZOLA is also
featured on a number of “BSW songwriter” compilation CD’s and on
“Boston Sings Out”, a jazz recording project with the
Frank Wilkins Trio, produced by Magnetic Records. Her latest CD, “here
with you”, recorded at
Dreamworld
Productions studio, was released
in November, 2006 at
Scullers
Jazz Club.
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Zola with Krisanthi at Scullers
Zola,
born in Cape Town, South Africa, apparently began singing long before
she could talk. She started composing songs at the piano at a very
young age and by the time she was a teenager, she had already had a
number of her songs published. Being the daughter of a world
renowned Yiddish and Broadway actress/singer/comedienne,
Chayela Rosenthal, Zola’s
introduction to the arts came about at a very young age. Her love of
musical theater came naturally, as did her gifted talents as a singer
and her ability to act. By age three she was already the favorite
child star in the open air summer stage shows. At age nine, Zola was
singing and dancing in local community variety shows with “The
Tripple Ripple” - a singing trio she formed with her two best
friends! She continued on to play every lead role in her
school musicals and plays. Growing up, Zola saw every musical movie,
or theatrical production that she could, after which she would race
home, humming the theme songs in her head, and run to the piano where
her little fingers would effortlessly bring those melodies out to
play. Daughter of Holocaust survivor parents,
Zola was “raised in an environment
well acquainted with love, need, loss and hope, all of which became
the building blocks of her original compositions”, sought after songs
that are continually covered by other artist too. While greatly
inspired by Broadway musicals, film scores and instrumentals, Zola’s
other musical influences included Barbara Streisand, The Carpenters,
The Beatles, Sting, Bette Midler, Burt Bacaharach, and the legendary
jazz greats. In her college years, while singing with leading general
business bands, Zola wrote and performed “First Dance” wedding songs
for herself and a few close friends. She then moved on to
voiceovers, commercials, contract work for hire, songs for film and
privately commissioned songwriting projects that
include personalized song gifts. In between her Creative Arts “Broadway
Kid Starz” teaching program and entertaining young
children,
Zola continues to write, record and
perform - all with equal passion and love.
Website:
www.zola.us Email:
zola@zola.us
 Zola
with Jinny Sagorin.
Press quotes:
“...really a beautiful, beautiful CD…”- Holly Harris - WBOS 92.9 -
Blues on Sunday. “...good hooks and such pretty melodies…” Ralph
Murphy, Assistant VP-ASCAP, Nashville. “...her songs
have a startling immediacy. She has those delicate ethereal high notes
that quiver with emotion...” – Beverly Creasey, Theatre Mirror, IRNE.
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