Riding in the car as a child with my three older sisters and one older brother, I was always told to shut up as I sang along with whatever song was playing on the radio. Singing since I was old enough to carry a tune, and the youngest of the brood, I was never discouraged. Singing was in my soul.
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, a jazz town and the birthplace of Charles “Bird” Parker, it makes perfect sense that Jazz is Betta Late’s first love. Eighteenth and Vine was where the like...
Riding in the car as a child with my three older sisters and one older brother, I was always told to shut up as I sang along with whatever song was playing on the radio. Singing since I was old enough to carry a tune, and the youngest of the brood, I was never discouraged. Singing was in my soul.
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, a jazz town and the birthplace of Charles “Bird” Parker, it makes perfect sense that Jazz is Betta Late’s first love. Eighteenth and Vine was where the likes of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and all the jazz greats hung out and jammed after hours
Betta Late has traveled extensively touring overseas with the USO, and performing all over the United States in various bands and musical theatre productions. Always staying true to her roots and early training, she has perfected her skills as a jazz vocalist, songwriter and arranger.
Her upcoming debut EP titled Cover-2-Cover Love will feature some of her favorite love songs from her favorite female and male artists.
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