Blossom in the flowers…day in the evening hours…I come out and feel the heat as this passion comes into me…flows like sultry harmony —Natalie Oliveri’s “Lust”

Since her induction into the music world, Chicago-based songstress and writer Natalie Oliveri has infused her eclectic neosoul cum Latin jazz sound into the pulse of the city. Her inherent ability for writing touching, emotion-tinged lyrics seems intrinsic. “Natalie started writing music at such a young age and had an extraordinary ear for composing beautiful pieces, it all came very easy and natural for her,” says Gerald Rizzer pianist & coordinator of Chamber Music Ensembles at Sherwood Conservatory of Music. While she’s feverishly pursued music since eight-years-old, her focus was further cultivated once receiving her Bachelor of Art in Music Business Management/Vocal Performance degree at Columbia College Chicago.

Each song has a story, each word a purpose. Whether the soulstress is belting out tunes in English, Spanish or Portuguese her music car