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Atwood Magazine 2/28/2023

"The Bloodline" An Essay

My first published essay about the first single off of my upcoming album Gold Dust. 

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DownBeat Magazine (March 2020)

By Yoshi Keto

Switching between originals, r&b favorites and jazz standards, Steele’s set was a study in contrasts and dynamics. Bill Withers’ “Grandma’s Hands” was transformed from an intimate anthem at its beginning to a near-whispered prayer. “Gone Under,” originally Steele’s collaboration with Snarky Puppy, got the seated crowd gyrating in their chairs.

 

https://downbeat.com/news/detail/san-jose-jazz-winter-fest-showcases-wave-of-rising-stars

In one performance, California-born, New York-based vocalist Shayna Steele unleashed enough voltage to light up the West End.
-Matt Pannell, London Jazz News

"Steele’s confidence and showmanship are commendable, and proves through this collection of catchy, spirited songs, it’s only a matter of time before she fully rises."
– Rachel Weiss, Elmore Magazine

 
"Based around Shayna Steele's big voice and a repeated piano figure, this nearly eight-minute track ("Gone Under") from her new album, Rise, builds to a peak and tapers off with a jazzy, seemingly-improvised outro."
- Chris Steffen, All Music
 
"Steele’s big voice is let off its reigns, ending with the sort of gospel like force that cleanses the soul."
- Backseatmafia.com
 
"There are all kinds of everything on the 11 tracker but the unity comes from Ms. Steele's ever expressive vocals and the quality of the material – all the lady's own creations are proper 'song-led' tunes – not sketches, skits or simple grooves - while the selected covers offer the same level of quality."
- SoulandJazzandFunk.com
 
"Steele’s range, versatility and varied influences – from jazz to gospel, soul and folk – encapsulates all of the possibility brimming from the American musical canon according to the highs and lows of her powerhouse vocal."
- Okayplayer
 
"Featuring pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph - from the funk/soul collective Robert Randolph and the Family Band - ("Wear Me Down") is a bluesy throwback full of sass thanks to Steele’s dynamite vocals and on-screen personality.” 
- Singersroom
 
"Singer Shayna Steele's soothing, folksy brand of jazz-tinged R&B is something that we've come to enjoy here." 
- Soul Bounce

 
 

 
 
 
Pre-Order Gold Dust NOW! Available 4/21/23

Pre-Order Gold Dust NOW! Available 4/21/23

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