DESIRÉE ROOTS on Shockoe Sessions Live! it's our 200th episode!

Concerts performed at In Your Ear Studios. If you can't make it in person, you can watch live or later HERE!

It's the 200th episode of Shockoe Sessions Live! and we're celebrating with the one and only Desirée Roots!

Desirée Roots has been showcasing her triple threat talent for more than 35yrs in her hometown of Richmond, VA as well as regionally. She has traveled extensively throughout the East Coast performing with a plethora of singing groups. She performs regularly in theatrical productions, concerts, festivals, workshops and studios, as well as operatic, R&B, gospel and jazz genres. Her versatility within different genres of music keeps her busy, however her favorites are classical, gospel and Jazz!! Desirée grew up in a musical family and continues to carry the torch. Her long awaited CD entitled "Don't Ever Stop Dreaming" has gained airplay and accolades from the USA to Europe and Brazil.

Desiree has been a guest performer with the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra and, has been honored to share the stage with music giants such as Grammy Award Winning Blues Guitarist Buddy Guy, Jazz Saxophonist Gerald Albright, the late saxophonist Art Porter, and the late great Blues Giant BB King . Her vocal styling can be heard on regional and national ad campaigns as well as several episodes of "The Cosby Show" and "A Different World". A graduate of Virginia Union University with a concentration in Performance and Education, Desirée has shared the stage and/or been the opening act for many renowned artists, including Kenny Garrett, Bobby Watson, the late Phyllis Hyman, Shirley Horne, Boney James and Brian McKnight . In 2004, Desiree received the Theresa Pollack Prize for Excellence in the Arts as Best Vocalist in Virginia. Her latest project, "Forever Ella", in which she wrote, is a production featuring a 14 piece orchestra and artist portraying Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong.

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