Janice Borla has made utilizing her voice as a jazz instrument her artistic mission, applying it to her explorations of instrumental jazz tunes by modern and contemporary jazz composers and participating in the improvisatory process as an equal member of an ensemble. Her recordings and performances have earned consistently high praise as a result of her luxurious sound, superb technique, adventurous repertoire and truly imaginative vocal improvisations. Borla continues to expand the parameters of jazz vocal expression on her newest release From Every Angle (BluJazz 3350) which received a "4-Star" review in DownBeat and was embraced by jazz radio stations throughout North America who were encouraged to program the CD by JazzWeek, the jazz broadcasting industry’s bible, that hailed the recording as “Another fine effort from a singer who seems to do everything right.” Often cited for her adventurous, risk-taking approach, Borla continually chall...