Tia R

Tia was born to sing. The daughter of Atlanta jazz legends Bob and Phyllis, Tia began recording commercials and soundtracks at age 13. She traveled west to earn her degree and train at Brigham Young University with world-renowned tenors Ray Arbizu and Terry McCombs, then sang her way through Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany. Despite her classical music education, Tia’s passion has always been jazz. She’s sung at Birdland and sat in with some of the greats, including Detroit, MI pianist Johnny O’Neal; NYC, NY bassist Steve Doyle; and Teaneck, NJ guitarist Russell Malone. ​ You can catch her performing live at the numerous jazz venues around Atlanta such as the Velvet Note, Churchill Grounds At Mason Tavern, Venkman's, Apres Diem, and Red Light Cafe. World class jazz trumpeter, Art Hoyle, featured soloist with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Quincy Jones and Henry Mancini said of Tia “that this is the voice of the female Chet Baker.”