Vocalist extraordinaire Lisa Fischer was sharing a bill with Ranky Tanky the first time she heard the band play. “Quiana Parler was singing her guts out and the band was just cradling her in sound,” ...

Lisa Fischer is a master shapeshifter, and trying to get a firm grasp on her music is a fool’s errand. Just when you think she’s settled into a particular style or setting she heads off in a new ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — After winning her first Grammy in 1991 for her debut album, it seemed inevitable that singer-songwriter Lisa Fischer would hit it big as a solo artist. But the vocal powerhouse ...

Jazz is a universal language, and San Jose Jazz’s Summer Fest brings an international cast of vocalists to the Plaza de César Chávez and its environs Aug. 9-11. From Beninese superstar Angelique Kidjo ...

Ranky Tanky’s music celebrates the African American Gullah culture of America’s Southeast. Credit: Courtesy Photo / The Kurland Agency. Vocalist Lisa Fischer, a longtime backup singer for both Luther ...

Lisa Fischer just wants to sing. Her soulful, powerful voice has accompanied the Rolling Stones, Luther Vandross, Tina Turner, and countless others on the road as a backup — although certainly not ...

Even if you don’t know her name, you definitely know her music. Before embarking on a successful solo career, Lisa Fischer worked steadily singing backup for such luminaries as The Rolling Stones, ...

Lisa Fischer is the most extraordinary vocalist you might experience in concert. And then she gets even better during the second show. That was the case Monday night when Fischer returned to the ...

She was just packing up for her tour last week when the call came to make a record with Jackson Browne. Such is life for Lisa Fischer, who’s one of the pop world’s most renowned backing singers when ...