LELA & JOE

Lela Kaplowitz - vocal; Joe Kaplowitz - keyboards

Lela Kaplowitz is an award-winning jazz vocalist known for her charisma, virtuosity, and infectious positive energy. With an impressive international career, she has performed on iconic stages such as Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Birdland, and Blue Note in New York, as well as at renowned jazz festivals around the world. Her interpretations of the Great American Songbook and original compositions are filled with passion and authenticity.

In 2009, Lela won both the jury and audience first prize at the International Jazz Vocalist Competition in Finland, earning the prestigious title of Lady Summertime. Always surrounded by top-tier musicians, she creates music with ease, depth, and elegance.

Her musical partner and husband, Joe Kaplowitz, is a prominent pianist, organist, tubist, composer, and arranger, recognized as one of the most active musicians on the Croatian jazz scene and a permanent member of the Croatian Radiotelevision Jazz Orchestra.