Tiya Adé has been a fixture on DC's music scene for decades, wowing audiences with her rich voice and electric performances.

Known professionally as Tiya!, she has mastered a variety of musical styles, including jazz, blues, gospel, and R&B. She can get funky with the best of them, belt out a bluesy tune, or emote a tender, romantic melody.

She has performed with illustrious bands and musicians throughout her career both in the U.S. and abroad. Tiya! has appeared with such luminaries as Cicely Tyson, Ruby Dee, Odetta, Pete Seeger, Nelson and Winnie Mandela, and Roberta Flack. She is also an accomplished arranger, songwriter, and producer.

A native Washingtonian, Tiya! is a lead vocalist with DC’s renowned band leader, Bobby Felder, and his various bands and orchestras. Until its closing in 2015, she was the resident vocalist for more than 15 years at the legendary Channel Inn Hotel, the famous watering hole for the District’s political and business elite.

She also sings, writes, and produces with “In Process . . ." — an African American women’s ensemble (see below).

She is currently the producer of Jazz@Wesley, a jazz series located in Chevy Chase, DC designed to support local jazz musicians and connect with the neighborhood.

Tiya's voice is a force to be reckoned with.

About

A journey in music

In Process...

Tiya! is a founding member of In Process..., an African American women’s a cappella ensemble.

Using rhythms and harmonies born of slavery and adapted and nurtured throughout the sojourn of African people in America, the women of In Process... lift their voices in the oral tradition to raise contemporary issues and the consciousness of all people.

Their blended repertoire includes spirituals, gospel, jazz, blues, and historic and contemporary songs of love, freedom, peace, and justice.

Tanesha S.

★★★★★

"Tiya's energy and stage presence are unbelievable. I recommend her highly. "