Kayla Waters
Biography Kayla Waters
Kayla Waters
Hot new artist, Kayla Waters is an elite pianist, composer, songwriter, and performer. Anticipating the upcoming release of her debut piano record, “APOGEE”, success in the music industry is indubitably on the way for this new artist. Kayla has eloquently found herself welcoming and utilizing a plethora of opportunities to tour the world and play with several musical legends and major recording artists. The distinctive list includes musical giants such as Stevie Wonder, Patrice Rushen, Avery*Sunshine, and Maysa Leak, to name a few. This past April, Kayla’s gifts garnered her national recognition on the BET television network’s highly acclaimed “Black Girls Rock” awards show. Kayla expertly played keyboards for the legendary Gladys Knight, Marsha Ambrosius, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Imani Uzuri. She was also a featured performing artist at the first annual Fender Rhodes Fest in Los Angeles, California last summer along with a host of stellar music contemporaries.
Kayla Waters, a classically trained child who grew up in a jazz household, is no stranger to the music world. Her parents observed the musical proclivities in their child from as early as 10-months old, when baby Kayla regularly found her way into the family living room and began “playing” the family’s Brentwood acoustic piano. Her parents enrolled her in piano lessons at the age of six. Since that pivotal moment, she instantly fell in love and began to master her musical gifts with excellence.
As the daughter of Kim Waters, international smooth jazz icon, Kayla closely observed the inner workings and processes of the music industry. While watching his career unfold, she soon became inspired to pursue a career as a solo piano artist. In addition to being featured on several of her father’s albums, she has performed with him at renowned concerts and jazz festivals worldwide. Collectively, these experiences nurtured her inner artistry, and served as critical preparation for Kayla’s evolution as an emerging composer and songwriter.
When she is not performing, Kayla is busy serving as the Director of Music and Worship at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. She’s also the Music Director of the Howard University Early Learning Program, where she obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance (Summa Cum Laude). As a budding recording artist and producer, Kayla is also a member of the Grammy Recording Academy.
Kayla acknowledges that God is at the forefront of everything she does. It is He who orders her steps and for this she is eternally grateful.
