JAZZIZ Editor's Choice for "The Bloodline"
Women's History Museum Guest Artist
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.
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Jazz Times Review of RISE
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
"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
- 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
- Backseatmafia.com
"Singer Shayna Steele's soothing, folksy brand of jazz-tinged R&B is something that we've come to enjoy here."
- Soul Bounce
- Soul Bounce