Sheila Landis

Sheila Catherine Landis (born September 10, 1953, Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American jazz, R&B vocalist and songwriter.

In 1981, Landis formed her own label, SheLan Records,[1] initially releasing five albums of self-penned material.

Landis draws inspiration from vocal artists Sarah Vaughan, Flora Purim and Joni Mitchell.

[5] Motown, Brazilian bossa nova and samba, classic rock and pop have also been influences in forming her soulful sound amalgam.

David Nathan, of AllMusic, writes, "Landis has an extraordinarily flexible voice and an uncanny ability to use it to great advantage.