Chicago Native, Singer, Lyricist, Actress, EMC (Equity Membership Candidate), member of the Chicago Cabaret Professionals, and Graduate from Columbia College Chicago, where she received her B.A. in Vocal Performance.
LaShera received the 2022 recipient of the Denise Tomasello Scholarship Award for the Emerging Artist, you can review the article from my alma mater:
LaShera loved being versatile and wanted to be broader in the style and genre of Music. At Columbia, she proved herself to be the goto singer for any style needed, from Country, Pop, and Rock to Jazz, Gospel, Blues, and R&B Soul, and quickly found herself performing with such greats as New York Voices along with Darmon Meader and Peter Eldridge, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Mavis Staples, Brian Culbertson and other professional musicians. Outside of the college, she has sung with Frieda Lee, Lynne Jordan, Kimberly Gordon, Margaret Murphy-Webb, Michele Thomas, Anne Burrell, the late Tecora Rogers, Greta Pope, Cynthia Clarey, Jenifer French, Jeannie Tanner, and, Ellen Winters Reynolds; Daryl Nitz Entertainment.
She is currently a freelance vocalist and lyricist with The Forte Band alongside her band leader, guitarist, and dear friend - Chris Forte. She also sings with the Soundtracks of a Generation, embodying Aretha Franklin in the show titled "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." she does jobbing gigs with John Paris Ensemble, Mike Zabrin & the Funktastic Band, and the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective.
LaShera has performed at the Skokie Theatre and City Winery, for the Ella Fitzgerald tribute to her album; “Live at Mr. Kelly's” and Living Legends. Plus, the Chicago’s Annual Blues Fest in summer of 2012 and again in 2016, along with her blues mentor, Mr. Fernando Jones. She was a featured soloist in the “I’ll Take You There, Homage to Blues and Gospel” musical with Ms. Bobbi Wilsyn, along with other former instructors and other artists. She also performed at other festivals with the Chicago Yestet, including the Green Mill, and Room 43. She was also featured in the “I Wanna Be the Change” music video as 1/3 of the vocalists with Sophie Grimm & Jeannie; who wrote & composed this anthem; that was inspired by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, speeches. LaShera was a lead vocalist at Holy Trinity Church in Downtown Chicago, under the direction of Jonathan Gilley. Furthermore, She taught and Acted for Windy City Music Theatre and has participated in shows with Windy City such as; “Little Shop of Horrors” (2013), “Guys and Dolls” (2014), “Oliver” (2014), “Godspell” (2015), “Cinderella” (2015) “A Little Princess” (2016) “Hairspray” (2017). She had the pleasure of being a part of the Jeff Award Nominated Production “Violet” (2017/18) under Griffin Theatre, and in “Legally Blonde, the Musical” (2018) with Paramount Theatre. She participated in a staged reading @theaterwit called "Dream City; Burnham's Dream (2024)
Check out this great video
Check out this great video
Check out this great video
Written and Composed by Jeannie Tanner featuring Sophie Grimm and LaShera Moore Ellis
THIS CHRISTMAS BY DONNY HATHAWAY
Performed by LaShera Moore and Chris Forte on Guitar
LaShera Moore Senior Showcase - Part 1
Tuesday, April 3rd. 2012
You can image how long ago this was done.
LaShera Moore Senior Showcase - Part 2
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
You can image how long ago this was done.
The Forte Band featuring LaShera Moore rocking out Blues, Rock and Soul.
by Ben E. King
by Sarah Vaughan
We Found Love, covered by The Forte Band featuring LaShera Moore on vocals
SoundTracks of a Generation Presents SoulBliss, a Tribute to Aretha Franklin (LaShera Moore) and Joe Cocker (Derrick Procell)
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective.
Friday, Jan 31st @ Winters
Friday, Feb 15th
Friday, March 7th
Saturday, March 22nd
Joe Cocker/Mad Dog and the Englishmen
Satuday,July 26th @ North Shore Center for the Arts in Skokie
Aretha Show
Saturday, March 29th at
Beverly Arts Center - tickets online;https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/r-e-s-p-e-c-t-the-aretha-franklin-tribute/
Not Available
Nov 7 thru 30th
Funktastic
Saturday,May 31st in Loews Chicago O'Hare hotel in Rosemont - Private Event
Not Available
Nov 7 thru 30th
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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