Maysa Leak

• Name — Maysa Leak • Born — 16 August 1966 • Birthplace — Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. • Genre — * Jazz • R&B • soul • Occupation — *Singer-songwriter • record producer • Years Active — 1991–present • Label — * Blue Note • Dome • Warlock • N-Coded • Expansion • Shanachie • Associated Acts — Incognito • Website — www.maysa.com

Leak attended Milford Mill High School in western Baltimore County. After receiving her degree from Morgan State University, Maysa headed to Southern California to perform with Stevie Wonder’s female backup group Wonderlove. While with Wonder, Maysa was a vocalist on the Jungle Fever soundtrack. It was during an over-the-telephone audition in the early 1990s that Maysa became a member of the British jazz/funk/R&B band Incognito and, in 1992, she relocated to London and recorded Tribes, Vibes & Scribes, featuring the hit single "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing". Maysa recorded her self-titled debut in 1995. Maysa has also collaborated with jazz performers such as Gerald Veasley, Rick Braun, Will Downing, Jason Miles' Soul Summit, Rhythm Logic, Jonathan Butler, and Pieces of a Dream.

Maysa continues to live in Baltimore. She has a son named Jazz.

• Year — Album details — US Chart positions — Note • R&B/ Hip-Hop — Jazz — Con. Jazz — Heat — Indie • 1995 — Maysa* Released: August 29, 1995 * Label: Blue Thumb / GRP — 64 — — — — — — — — • 2000 — All My Life* Released: March 21, 2000 * Label: Rice / N-Coded / Warlock — 88 — 11 — — — — — — • 2002 — Out of the Blue* Released: March 15, 2002 * Label: N-Coded / Warlock — — — 10 — — — — — — • 2004 — Smooth Sailing* Released: July 21, 2004 * Label: N-Coded / Warlock — 61 — 15 — 9 — — — — • 2006 — Sweet Classic Soul* Released: February 21, 2006 * Label: Shanachie — 48 — — — — — 47 — — • 2007 — Feel the Fire* Released: May 22, 2007 * Label: Shanachie — 30 — — — — — 18 — 43 • 2008 — Metamorphosis* Released: October 14, 2008 * Label: Shanachie — 13 — 3 — 1 — 4 — 28 • 2010 — A Woman in Love* Released: January 26, 2010 * Label: Shanachie — 70 — 7 — 1 — 22 — — • 2011 — The Very Best of Maysa* Released: March 29, 2011 * Label: N-Coded — — — 43 — — — — — — • Motions of Love* Released: November 8, 2011 * Label: Shanachie — 41 — 5 — 1 — 9 — — • 2013 — Blue Velvet Soul* Released: June 18, 2013 * Label: Shanachie — 32 — 5 — 3 — 11 — 50 — * R&B #13 • 2014 — A Very Maysa Christmas* Released: October 27, 2014 * Label: Shanachie — — — 20 — 7 — — — — • 2015 — Back 2 Love* Released: May 26, 2015 * Label: Shanachie — 21 — 4 — 2 — 6 — 22 — * R&B #9 • 2017 — Love is a Battlefield* Released: May 26, 2017 * Label: Shanachie — — — 3 — 1 — 5 — 20 • 2023 — Music for Your Soul* Released: March 31, 2023 * Label: Blue Velvet Soul Records • "—" denotes a release that did not chart.