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Lola Florial

Press kit · San Francisco, CA

San Francisco jazz-pop vocalist and songwriter with vintage soul. Original songs, jazz standards, and soul, blues, pop, and R&B covers, with a band or backing tracks.

Booking — management@lolaflorial.com
Lola Florial holding a vintage microphone. Photo by Michael B. Moore.

Performance options

Band or backing tracks
Lola performs with a band featuring keys, guitar, bass, and drums, with an optional horn section featuring trumpet, saxophone, and/or trombone. Performances with backing tracks are also available.
30-, 45-, 60-, and 90-minute performances.
Multiple-set packages available upon request.
Repertoire
Original songs, jazz standards, and soul, blues, pop, and R&B covers. Full song list available upon request.

Watch Lola live

Bring It On Home To Me

Live at Tupelo, San Francisco. A soul cover with band accompaniment.

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At a glance

Based in
San Francisco, CA
Genre
Jazz-pop, vintage soul
Latest release
If You Have to Ask — EP, July 24, 2026, Bluest Blue Records

If You Have to Ask

  1. 1Did I Lose My Mind
  2. 2Low
  3. 3Love Me Up
  4. 4It Ain't Been Easy

What listeners said

What a great damn voice and stage presence.
Getting some Amy Winehouse vibes.
She is giving you Billie Holiday incarnate.

Listener comments on the r/sanfrancisco post of her open mic performance of “Low”. Read the listener comments on Reddit

Selected performances

  • Tupelo Blues Jam

    San Francisco, CA

    Apr–Aug 2026
    5 appearances in 2026 · View dates
  • Stookey’s Blue Room Jazz Jam

    San Francisco, CA

  • The Corner Lounge Bistro Jazz Jam

    Harlem, New York, NY

  • The San Francisco Invitational Jam

    San Francisco, CA

    open mic

  • Hotel Utah Open Mic Night

    San Francisco, CA

  • Neck of the Woods Open Mic Night

    San Francisco, CA

  • Loulou Petit Bistro & Speakeasy Performance

    New York, NY

  • UPenn Jazz Ensemble Spring Showcase

    Philadelphia, PA

    Ensemble showcase

  • UPenn Jazz Ensemble Fall Showcase

    Philadelphia, PA

    Ensemble showcase

Press photos & one-sheet

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Lola Florial holding a vintage microphone in a burgundy dress

Microphone portrait

Photo: Michael B. Moore

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Lola Florial in daylight, wearing a black patterned halter top

Daylight portrait

Photo: Hannah Meader

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Side view of Lola Florial at a microphone in warm lighting

At the microphone

Photo: Michael B. Moore

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About Lola

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Lola Florial is a San Francisco jazz-pop singer and songwriter with a voice rooted in vintage soul. A Penn Jazz Ensemble alumna, she began performing at open mics — where a stranger filmed her original song “Low” and shared it on r/sanfrancisco. Her debut EP, “If You Have to Ask,” arrived in July 2026 on Bluest Blue Records.

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Lola Florial is a San Francisco-based jazz-pop singer and songwriter whose music sits between eras — jazz-inflected phrasing over modern production, intimate lyrics in arrangements that stay lush and restrained.

She studied electrical engineering and robotics at the University of Pennsylvania and sang with the Penn Jazz Ensemble before moving to San Francisco and working as an Engineering Program Manager at Apple. She began performing her own songs at open mics. One night a stranger filmed her singing her original “Low” and shared it on r/sanfrancisco, where listeners responded to her voice and stage presence.

Her debut EP, “If You Have to Ask,” was released in July 2026 on Bluest Blue Records — four songs about love, longing, and learning to trust the quiet.

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Lola Florial is a San Francisco-based jazz-pop singer and songwriter with a voice rooted in vintage soul. Drawn to intimate storytelling and timeless melodies, she makes music for quiet moments that linger.

She studied electrical engineering and robotics at the University of Pennsylvania, where she sang with the Penn Jazz Ensemble. After graduating she moved to San Francisco and worked as an Engineering Program Manager at Apple, writing lyrics late at night and taking her first original songs to open mics around the city.

At one open mic, a stranger filmed her performing her original song “Low” and shared it on r/sanfrancisco. Listeners praised her voice and stage presence, with some drawing comparisons to Amy Winehouse and Billie Holiday.

Her sound lives in the space between eras, shaped by Billie Holiday, Sade, Amy Winehouse, Chet Baker, Norah Jones, and Ella Fitzgerald. Jazz-inflected melodies meet modern production; intimate lyrics float over arrangements that feel both lush and restrained. It is music for late nights, for slow dances, for moments you want to remember.

Her debut EP, “If You Have to Ask,” was released on July 24, 2026 on Bluest Blue Records — four songs about love, longing, and learning to trust the quiet.

Contact

Booking, press, and asset requests — management@lolaflorial.com