“Sonya Heller takes her place alongside the great female voices of the Folk and Jazz world.”—Crossroads Magazine
Sonya Heller, composer of Urban ballads and 2009 winner of the Indiegrrl Songwriter of the year contest.
An old hip soul in a brand new pair of shoes. She takes in the sounds of the city, recreates them for us in a great “melting pop” of folk music, jazz and a hint of Latin spirit. Listening to her, we settle down without further ado and let ourselves be carried away into the “atmospheric” universe of her voice...
Just off the press is Sonya's newest release "West Eleventh Street", a gumbo of Urban Americana topped with a jazzypop hot sauce! With critical acclaim coming so early in this release, W. 11th has surely made it's mark as confirmed by endorsements from Rolling Stone, Crossroads and Blues Again magazines, RadioJazz, Luna Guitars and most importantly her fans, this diva of “Urban Americana” has taken a new genre into the ring and come out a winner.
She's graced many stages. Here are just a few:
Femmes du Monde Festival -Paris
Club Sunside - Paris
Des Mots de Minuit - France
Divafest – Guerneville, California
Norcal Womens Festival – Laytonville, California
Vashon Earth Fair – Washington State
Indiegrrl/Womens K.I.S.S. – Provincetown, Ma.
Hickory Festival – Hickory, North Carolina
Concert on the Square – Jonesborough, Tenn.
American Musicfest – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Sacred World Music Festival – Los Angeles, California
Great American Weekend – Goshen, New York
Strictly Mundial – Montreal, Canada
All About the Song – Austin,Texas --
Her CD “Fourth Floor” has received critical acclaim in such notable publications as:
Crossroads Mag. - France
Acoustic Guitarist Mag. - France,
KAELE Magazine – Switzerland
Acoustic Guitarist Mag. - France
Music Morsels Mag. - US
Maverick Mag. - UK
SHE Mag. - US
Star Ledger - US
and many more...
"Sonya is out to conquer Europe and no doubt will succeed!!"-Kaele Mag.
"The latest gift to the singer/songwriter world...one of the most ear-opening in a long time" -Music Morsels Mag.
