Laura Ainsworth

“A voice and style that don't belong to this century, let alone this decade…Close your eyes, and drift into a different world.” –

Kev Rowland, Gonzo Weekly music magazine From her home base of Dallas to Los Angeles, New York, India and Dubai, the world is falling in love with Laura Ainsworth. With her satiny, three-octave voice, her sexy sense of humor and her trademark elbow-length gloves and beaded gowns that would fill Julie London with envy, Laura ushers audiences into her own enchanting world...a sophisticated cocktail that combines the elegant retro style of nightclub shows of the ‘40s and '50s with modern musical twists. She calls it

New Vintage, which is also the title of her award-winning third album. It’s an intoxicating blend that has attracted some of the top jazz players in Texas to her side, including longtime partner Brian Piper, one of the most sought-after pianists/producers in the Southwest. It’s also earned her critical raves and industry honors, including: a profile in

Downbeat magazine; performances at Manhattan’s famed Metropolitan Room, L.A.’s Whiskey A-Go-Go and Mike Huckabee’s nationally-broadcast TV variety show on TBN; "Best of the Year" ratings from the radio shows "Cocktail Nation" and "Everything Old is New Again," three Global Music Awards Bronze Medals;

Clousine International Music Magazine Awards for "Best Jazz Video" and “Best Jazz Album;” five nominations each for "New Vintage" in the Josie Music Awards and Artists Music Guild Heritage Awards; and an unprecedented triple win at the AMG Heritage Awards for Album, Video and Female Vocalist of the Year. The next year, she won a second AMG Award for the video for "Where Did The Magic Go" from that same album. More recently, Eclectus Records released

Top Shelf, a remastered audiophile vinyl LP collection of 10 great tracks from Laura's first three CDs,

Keep It To Yourself, Necessary Evil, and

New Vintage. It was picked up for distribution in Japan by the major record store chain, Disk Union, which inspired an expanded, deluxe mini-LP edition from Japan's Ratspack Records. Her catalog is also distributed in South Korea by Music Island. Her fourth album of new material, a collection of fan requests called

You Asked For It was released on Nov. 18, 2022, on Bandcamp as an 11-song US digital download and Japanese import mini-LP CD with bonus track. All of her critically-acclaimed CDs feature production, arrangements and keyboards by Laura's musical partner, Brian Piper, one of the most sought-after jazz pianists in the Southwest, along with the cream of North Texas' renowned pool of jazz musicians.