Researched musician profile
About LaShera Ellis
Moore-Ellis’s official biography identifies her as a Chicago native, vocalist, and actor with a vocal-performance degree from Columbia College Chicago. It traces a performance practice spanning jazz, blues, soul, gospel, cabaret, theater, and screen work.[1]
Her Chicago work includes Soundtracks of a Generation, the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective, the Chicago Yestet, and appearances at rooms and festivals across the city. The official biography also records her 2022 Denise Tomasello Scholarship Award for an emerging cabaret artist.[1]
The media selected on Moore-Ellis’s official site shows different parts of that range, from a Black Ensemble Theater performance to a Chicago Cabaret Professionals program. Those artist-curated videos provide a first-party route into her stage work without reducing it to one genre.[1][2]
Chicago roots
Her biography documents a Chicago upbringing, Columbia College training, and work across the city’s clubs, theaters, and festivals.[1]
Cabaret recognition
Her official biography records a 2022 emerging-artist scholarship from Chicago Cabaret Professionals.[1]
Ensemble range
Her official biography names projects spanning soul revue, jazz ensemble, theater, and live event work.[1]