"Joyful, exotic... a la the bluesy moans of Janis Joplin..." - Los Angeles Times

- GRAMMY Nominated album "King Cake" on Billboard World chart #15.
- Pollstar Box Office sellouts on US & European summer dates.
- Voted "Zydeco Band of the Year" 2009 by the Bay Area Blues Society.
- New album "Absolutely Live!"

A Blue Fiddle Records recording artist, Lisa's strong vocals, boundless energy and blue violin "Louie" have spread her infectious "Zydecosis" to more than 20 countries and the US.

Bringing modern Louisiana-roots music to a wide audience reaches far beyond a career playing solely traditional genre. Lisa's family music combines multi-faceted Louisiana French, Irish Celtic, Blues and Jazz genres, in which she is well-versed. The power of family songs and stories convey our shared human emotion - a cultural journey transforming over time.

With her All-Star band, Lisa performs for millions of fans in concerts and festivals, films, TV, commercials radio and educational shows worldwide, to all ages in genres including Americana, Cajun/Zydeco, Jazz, Folk, World, Rock, Pop, Blues, and Bluegrass.

- Lisa has worked with multi-Grammy winner/producer KebMo', Beatles' producer Sir George
Martin, Little Richard, Queen Ida, Brian Setzer, John Hiatt, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett, Taj
Mahal, Dave Koz, Al Rapone, Rockin' Sydney, Joe Simien, and a host of others.
- Music director, Emmy-winning "Late Mr Pete Show."
- In films Beverly Hillbillies Movie, Man in the Moon, Red Dragon, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
and more, soundtrack on film The Waterboy.

A fourth-generation fiddler and descendant of immigrants who arrived in Roddy Bayou, Louisiana in 1718, Lisa was born to parents originally from Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia and Virginia. A descendant of Francis Scott Key and F. Scott Fitzgerald, kin to Bill Haley as well as the LeBoeuf, Broussard, Lambert and Thibodaux families, young Lisa grew up in California under mentorship of several Louisiana-born icons:

- GRAMMY winner Queen Ida (grew up in Daly City, CA)
- Danny Poulard (40 year resident of San Francisco, CA.) and
- Protégé of Cajun accordion legend Joe Simien (50 year resident of South Los Angeles, CA,) performing in Joe's band for 15 years

The Zydekats:

Lisa Haley - violin and vocals (KebMo', Brian Setzer, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Dave Coz, Queen Ida, many others.)

Skip Edwards - accordion, keyboards and vocals (Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Johnny Rivers, Lucinda Williams, Flaco Jimenez, Juice Newton, Sir Douglas Quintet, many others.)

Chuck Alvarez - guitar and vocals (Tim Weisberg, David Benoit, musical director/guitarist for Grammy winners The Emotions.)

Andy Anders - bass and vocals (many traditional Cajun/Zydeco greats including Joe Simien, The Platters.)

Maria Martinez - drums and percussion, New Orleans native (Rita Coolidge, Johnny Paycheck, Barry White, Angela Bofill, Klymaxx, Emmanuel, Trini Lopez, Peach, El Chicano, Nel Carter, many more.)

Additional Players Available:

Rubboard/Percussion

Lady Mardi Gras stilt dancers - two to five members

Swamptone Horns - three to five piece horn section

The ultimate complement: "That girl plays as good as a man!"
- Clifton Chenier, "The King of Zydeco"

"A world-class show - all the way to the top! We need more like Lisa Haley!"
- John Ertl, Bastille Days Fest, Milwaukee

"The "Mick Jagger" of Zydeco - Swamp-Rock ala Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams"
- Jake Bacon, KUCI Radio

"Lisa has the Spirit in her, big time! Her music just plain grabs you and takes you over!"
- KebMo', multi-GRAMMY winner, co-producer, "Talking to the Sun" on Ryko/Warner

"...enormous fun... makes people want to get up and enjoy!"
- Sir George Martin (Beatles' producer)


Endorsers: Yamaha, Barcus-Berry, Peavey, JBL, Fender/SWR, Korg, DW, Paiste,
QSC, BBE, ProTec cases, ProCo cables, Thomastic


Discography

Absolutely Live! (2009)

King Cake (2008) on Blue Fiddle Records

All the Way Live! (2006) on Blue Fiddle Records

Reggie Alligator (2005) single on Blue Fiddle Records

Talking to the Sun (2002) on Ryko/Warner

Louisiana (2000) on Corazong Records Europe (compilation)

The Music of Joe Simien (1999) on Blue Fiddle Records

Waiting for the Sky (1997) on Blue Fiddle Records

Lisa Haley & the Zydekats (1995) on Blue Fiddle Records

Radio airplay in the U.S. and 66 countries worldwide.

Links

http://www.lisahaley.com