Elizabeth Meza began her career as a vocalist at an early age. As a small child in Mexico,
she already felt that music was an important part of her life and knew that sooner or later
she would become a performer.
Soon after becoming a vocalist, Elizabeth started as a soloist with the University of Veracruz Pop Orchestra in Jalapa, Veracruz. Shortly thereafter she moved to Mexico City where she started to appear in live Jazz venues.
Her professional and musical talents were perfected when she decided to travel to England in the 80’s with the purpose of rounding her artistic preparation. She started taking English diction lessons and performed as background vocalist in well known bands of the decade. This is the case with the Jazz-Funk Band, with whom she recorded Treatment (The Rules of Love) as a soloist. During those years she toured several European countries, performing diverse genres such as Jazz, Pop, Salsa, Reggae, as well as Mexican music.
At about the same time, she traveled to Amsterdam, Holland, where she recorded the album entitled 16 K, and toured the Costa Del Sol in Spain with a Jazz trio, performing in festivals throughout the Southern portion of the Iberian Peninsula. Her stay in the European continent allowed her to travel to Paris and Alsace, among other prominent cities, as the performed in Jazz festivals and night clubs.
In the early 90’s, Elizabeth returned to Mexico where the search of her own musical identity lead her to participate in vocal arrangements and recording collaborations, as well as numerous tours with international artists such as Deep Purple, Jim Brickman, Emmanuel, Alejandra Guzman, Paulina Rubio, Willie Colon, Ricky Martin, Ricardo Arjona, and La Ley, among others.
At the insistence of her friend and band colleague, Brazilian Jazz pianist Joan Henrique, Elizabeth Meza decides to record Tenderly, her first album, a selection of Jazz standards with traditional arrangements, sprinkled with Brazilian and Blues rhythms. It won’t be long before Elizabeth surprises us again with another musical production, Nocturnal, in which she takes on traditional Jazz fused with a sensual blend of Blues and Bolero.
Recently, Elizabeth returned from the United States, where she was invited by peermusic to record a Latin Jazz album of Spanish versions of mostly American standards as well as a few Mexican songs. The project features José Negroni (Piano), Nomar Negroni (Drums) (both from the Latin Grammy® nominated Jazz group, Negroni’s Trio), Nicky Orta (Bass) and Grammy®-winning saxophonist, Ed Calle. The album was produced by Latin Grammy® nominated producers Ramón Arias and Julio Bagué.
Elizabeth Meza has been performing in the most important festivals and venues in Mexico such as Cumbre Tajin, Festival Afrocaribeño de Veracruz, Festival Internacional de Merida, Festival Internacional de Jazz de la Riviera Maya and the Jazz Festival of Villa Hermosa. Recently, Elizabeth was one of three judges during the debut season of Simon Cowell’s “Latin American Idol.”
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