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“A voice that lifts the whole room — the rare singer who can hush a festival crowd with a whisper.”
The Lakeside Review
“From the Soul is a triumph: traditional jazz singing with a thoroughly modern glow.”
Harborlight Music Weekly
“The standout set of the weekend. Nobody phrases a ballad like this anymore — except her.”
Seaside Festival Gazette

Recent coverage

Harborlight Music Weekly · July 2026

Best Female Vocalist: the night belongs to Ember and Oak

Full report from the 2026 awards ceremony, the acceptance speech, and the encore that followed.

The Studio Journal · June 2026

Live to tape: inside the From the Soul sessions

How seven musicians, two microphones and one unforgettable voice made the record of the summer.

City Nights Magazine · June 2026

Eleven songs, one take: the Hold Me Close short film

Director Theo Marchetti on shooting the new single in a single evening in Chicago.

Festival Times · May 2026

Seaside announces its soul headliner

The festival confirms its Saturday-night closer, plus two surprise collaborations.

Concert crowd under stage lights
Vintage-style microphone from the press archive

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