Biography
Singer/recording artist Laura Shaffer was born and raised in Las Vegas, and started performing professionally at age 18. She studied three different instruments and a little dance in her youth, but Singing was the way for her to convey her love for music to her audience. Spending years honing her talents working on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and being mentored by show business industry veterans, she continues to perform in all of its major hotels: The Palazzo, Mandalay Bay, The Wynn, The Cosmopolitan, The Mandarin Oriental, Bellagio, Four Seasons, Bally’s, etc., as well as popular off-Strip casino resorts such as The Hard Rock Hotel, The Tuscany, The Palms, Red Rock Casino Resort, and Green Valley Ranch Resort. In 2014, her sold-out concert at Las Vegas’ nationally renowned performing arts venue, The Smith Center, was broadcast to subscribers around the world by Yamaha. She has opened for such icons as Tony Bennett, Bob Newhart, Wayne Newton, J Lo, and Donny and Marie, and was chosen as the single performer to represent Las Vegas in the Emmy-winning CNN show, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown “Las Vegas” episode. She has entertained such diverse celebrity clientele as all-star quarterback Drew Bledsoe and Grammy + Oscar nominated tenor Andrea Bocelli at their own private parties. Having gathered an international, multi- generational fan base with her glamorous Old Hollywood look and her swinging & sultry take on the great jazz and swing standards, she also performs special engagements across the US, and has entertained at countless gala events, celebrity launches, corporate events, and charity benefits. From showrooms to ballrooms to lounges, from small combo to big band, the “Noir Nightingale” enthralls with the glamour of Golden Era Hollywood, the glitz of mid-century Las Vegas, and an engaging vocal style. She is currently in production with a Christmas 2020 video release, and two album follow-ups to her RKO Records CD, “Julie London Songbook”, due to release in 2021. She also released two vintage tribute pictorial calendars for 2021. She is the owner of Midnight Refrain, a media and consumer content company that focuses on the 1920s through the 1960s in music, print, and related products.
Laura’s musical ability comes by way of her father, pianist/arranger/recording artist Charlie Shaffer, who has written arrangements for the likes of Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, and The Houston Symphony Pops Orchestra, and been accompanist/Musical Director for Peggy Lee, Lola Folana, Joe Williams, Jackie Gleason, Debbie Reynolds, and others.
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Video Demo’s
Vintage Vegas meets Classic Hollywood solo and/or duet show act
Satin Doll With Trio from Cabaret Jazz
Dance Show and Sextet
“When Laura Shaffer sings, it’s like stepping into a time machine. Your head begins to spin a bit, the eyes go aflutter, and the next thing you know, you’ve been transported to an era when music was melodious and fashion was glamorous but not gaudy. It’s like stepping into a film noir, except she’s in living color.”
“...she cast her timeless spell over all within her range for a pair of standing room only shows. Already a veteran performer at major corporate events and top casinos, Shaffer exudes the grandeur of the golden eras of American music, not just in sound and style, but in looks and persona as well. In many ways you might say she was born 50 years too late, but the past’s loss is truly the present’s gain. Laura Shaffer is refreshingly ours to enjoy right now.”
- Arthur J. Bloberger, Nightlife LasVegazine