Laurin Talese

About Laurin

Laurin Talese has been captivating audiences with her pure tone and poignant lyrics since childhood. A Cleveland, Ohio native, Laurin was classically trained at the Cleveland Institute of Music and later studied classical and jazz voice at the University of the Arts where she received a bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance. Her debut album, Gorgeous Chaos, released in 2016, features a stellar lineup of musicians and was met with wide acclaim.

Ms. Talese's talents have allowed her to travel around the globe, performing in a host of internationally renowned venues including the Newport Jazz Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in 2018 when she won the seventh annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Ms. Talese is proud to represent the United States as a cultural ambassador with American Music Abroad—an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, implemented by the Association of American Voices. Following in the footsteps of former Ambassadors Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Dave Brubeck, Laurin Talese performs for international audiences and leads educational workshops to bring jazz to new populations. In 2021, Ms. Talese made her Philadelphia Orchestra debut performing repertoire including her original composition “This Love” conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Ms. Talese enjoys serving her local community as Vice President of the Recording Academy’s Philadelphia Chapter. In 2022, she premiered her newest work, Museum Of Living Stories, commissioned by Chamber Music America.