Bio

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands native Wilma Ann crossed crystal blue 
waters to share her dynamic vocal presence. Her voice is touched with 
intimate soul, softened by jazzy resonance and glorified with the 
cunning to flow smoothly through tight gospel-tinged riffs. Her music 
is at once soulful and funky, with an occasional hip-hop edge.
 

Wilma Ann began her musical career in grade school studying the flute, 
and she also began singing in church at age eleven. As her love for 
vocal music grew, she changed disciplines and formally studied vocal music by attending New York City's "Fame" High School of the Arts. 
There she studied classical music and learned to sing in Italian, 
French, German, and Spanish.

As a student at the Ivy League's Cornell University, she directed the University's gospel choir and founded 
Baraka Kwa Wimbo, a smaller gospel ensemble. She also performed as a soloist and as part of a vocal trio with the university jazz ensembles. A backstage meeting with Dizzy Gillespie in Spain had earlier inspired her to pursue jazz vocal performance — a connection she carried with her into her work.

Wilma Ann has recorded 
a Gospel Soul album entitled "Under the Surface," sung at Carnegie Hall 
with the New York Choral Society, toured internationally as a member 
of the Bobby Lewis Ensemble, and continues to perform as an 
international soloist and with her jazz band. She also hosts Sunday 
Sessions, her weekly live vocal jazz show.