Entries by shameem

The West Australian article 19/11/10 – “Shameem farewell gig”

Young jazz-pop diva Shameem Taheri-Lee will perform her last major gig at the Ellington Jazz Club on December 5 before she dedicates 2011 to national touring, recording an album and jetting to the UK to write with Nelly Furtado collaborator James Byran. The producer discovered Taheri-Lee’s music online and invited her to travel overseas to […]

Evening at the Ellington

The long-awaited early evening show at the Ellington is coming up fast… Enjoy Shameem’s delicious spread of smooth grooves while you chill out after a hot day with cool drinks and the Ellington’s fine tapas menu. As always, there will be funky originals, some more familiar tunes and some brand new music, straight off the […]

Projects, projects, projects…

BLOG ENTRY 15/11/10 So I’m in limbo right now… waiting to see if grants come through for WA tour (planned for February) and the songwriting trip to the UK (planned for May). Hate this waiting! I’ve decided that if I don’t get the funding for the WA tour, that I’ll cut the tour in half […]

Guardian Express, article 17/11/09 – “Talking all that jazz”

Shameem Taheri-Lee will launch her first album this Friday at the Civic Hotel in Inglewood. Taheri-Lee (21) is building a name for herself as a jazz singer, having performed professionally since 2004 and currently completing a jazz composition course at WAAPA. Earlier this year, she was also a finalist in the prestigious James Morrison Generations […]

Perth Woman, Issue 35 – “A Performance of a Lifetime”

Perth’s creative jewel, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, has trained start like Hugh Jackman and Frances O’Connor. Always on the lookout for tomorrow’s stars, Perth Woman brings you the WAAPA graduates who are turning heads around the world… Shameem – Jazz Singer From early on Shameem begged her uncle, a piano teacher, for […]