Maysa Leak (born August 17, 1966) is a U.S. American jazz singer. She is well known by fans of contemporary jazz both for her solo work and for her work with the band Incognito.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, at an early age Maysa discovered that she wanted to be a musician when her parents took her to see the musical Purlie. She recalls, “The moment Melba Moore took the stage and opened her mouth I made my decision that music would be my fate.”
After receiving her degree from Morgan State University, Maysa headed to Southern California to perform with Stevie Wonder’s female backup group Wonderlove, While with Wonder, Maysa was a vocalist on the Jungle Fever soundtrack and performed on numerous television shows including The Arsenio Hall Show, Oprah and The Tonight Show.
It was during an over-the-telephone audition in the early 90s, that Maysa become a member of the acclaimed British jazz/funk/R&B band Incognito and in 1992 she relocated to London and recorded Tribes, Vibes & Scribes, featuring the hit single "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing." Since then, Maysa has appeared on over seven Incognito recordings.
Maysa recorded her self-titled debut in 1995, followed by her second album All My Life in 1999, Out of The Blue in 2002, Smooth Sailing in 2004, Sweet Classic Soul in 2006, and now Feel The Fire, 2007.
Maysa has also collaborated with well-known jazz performers like Gerald Veasley, Rick Braun, Will Downing, Jason Miles' Soul Summit, Rhythm Logic, Jonathan Butler and Pieces of a Dream.
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Maysa (1995)
- Prelude
- What About Our Love?
- Black Heaven
- Sexy
- More Than You Know
- Can We Change the World?
- Goodbye Manhattan
- J.F.S.
- Let It Go
- Alone at Last
- Rain Drops
- Peace of Mind
- Goodbye
Out of the Blue (2002)
- Friendly Pressure
- Out of the Blue
- Spirit (Interlude)
- Head to the Sky
- Simple Life
- Right Here Right Now
- MSDF (Interlude)
- Mr. So Damn Fine
- I Want You (Interlude)
- Blue Horizon
- Osaka
- Everything
- Tailor Made Love
- If It's Love
- Thank You (Interlude)
- Family Affair
Smooth Sailing (2004)
- Hypnotic Love
- Smooth Sailing
- Soul Chils
- Scat World
- Where Do You Go?
- So Very Hot
- All Day Long
- Time for Love
- Where Have You Be en?
- . One More Chance
- . Unexpectedly
01. A Conversation With The Un iverse
02. All I Do
03. Grateful
04. Happy Feelings
05. Higher Love
06. I Can't Help It
07. I Need A Man
08. Let's Figure It Out (A Song For Bluey)
09. Love So True
10. My Destiny
11. Never Really Ever
12. Simpatico
13. Take Me Away
14. Walk Away
