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Elisa Fiorillo - That Girl Can Sing!

Enjoy this captivating performance of hit standards, performed by Elisa Fiorillo at the 2022 Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, California!

Songs include "Summertime," "I've Got A Crush On You," "Night and Day," and "Over the Rainbow." Elisa is joined by Tony Guerrero (trumpet), Mark Visher (Sax), Chris Barron (Piano), Corbin Jones (Bass), and Bryan Taylor (Drums).

Elisa has been entertaining audiences for decades, ever since winning the 1985 season of TV's "Star Search." In 1987, she was signed to Chrysalis Records, and in 1990 her hit single, "On The Way Up," co-written and produced by Prince, reached Billboard's top 30. She also appeared on Prince‘s album Diamonds and Pearls as a backup vocalist.

In the 2000s, Elisa turned her musical direction toward jazz, recording stellar interpretations of songs from the Great American Songbook. Using her married name Dease, Fiorillo partnered with Nashville-based guitarist Tyler Reese in 2013 to form an independent musical duo called The Dease & Reese Project.



This performance was originally recorded live on August 16, 2022, at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, CA.

NEW! Josh Nelson
Performance of the Month

Listen to Josh Nelson and his jazz trio perform a mix of originals and jazz standards at the Laguna Performance of the Arts musical stage! As a pianist, composer and recording artist, Josh Nelson has performed and recorded with some of the most respected names in jazz and beyond, including Natalie Cole, Ivan Lins, Anthony Wilson, George Mraz, Jeff Hamilton, and others.

NEW! Bill Cantos - Music of A&M Records
Performance of the Month

Enjoy this tribute to the legendary music of A&M Records! The music and lyrics of Bill Cantos have been recorded by artists spanning the worlds of pop, jazz, theater, gospel, and world music: Ramsey Lewis, Lea Salonga, Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Herb Alpert, Cheryl Bentyne, The Imperials, Flora Purim, Clay Crosse, Helen Baylor, Mark Winkler, and many others. He has written songs (with Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Mari Falcone) for the new musical Chasing Mem’ries, which recently premiered at the Geffen Playhouse in LA.

Since 2008, Bill has collaborated live and in the recording studio with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall, contributing to six albums including the Grammy-winning Steppin’ Out. He also performed with Burt Bacharach as keyboardist and featured vocalist from 2011 until Burt’s final live show in 2019. He was a backing vocalist on three world tours with Phil Collins and has also toured with Diane Schuur, David Foster, Deniece Williams, Debby Boone, Freddie Hubbard, Vikki Carr, and Rita Coolidge.