LaTeesha M. Jackson

LaTeesha M. Jackson is a Kansas City based singer and coach. She has been featured regionally and internationally in concerts, benefits, and tours. She has performed in musical theater, opera, cabaret and the American songbook. LaTeesha has held freelance teaching artist positions with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Kansas City Young Audiences. LaTeesha has created educational content for numerous operas and created new programs including Opera: Breaking the Color Barrier and American Spirituals: A Prelude to the Civil War.

As a teaching artist she is always looking for new meaningful and relevant ways to reach students, drawing inspiration from current events, trends, history and cultures. As a teaching artist she uses music as a way to build empathy and enhance the learning of other subjects. 

ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE
Music

SPECIALTY PRACTICE AREAS
Arts Integration
Social Justice

Job TItle
Kansas City Young Audiences