Zakiya Hooker

Vocals / West Coast Blues / Contemporary Jazz / Classic R&B
Stockton, CA

Singer-Songwriter

At first glance it would seem that Zakiya Hooker was born into the blues.  After all, her father is Blues Legend John Lee Hooker.  But rather than relying on her father.  Zakiya has pursued life and her music on her own terms.

In 1991 Zakiya made her first public appearance with her father John Lee Hooker at the Kaiser Center Theatre in Oakland, CA.  Since that time Zakiya has gone on to perform on shows with Etta James, Charles Brown, John Hammond, Taj Mahal and many more.  By 1993 Zakiya released her first album "Another Generation Of The Blues" on Silvertone Records.  In 1997 she released her second album "Flavors Of The Blues" worldwide on Pointblank/Virgin Records.  2001 brought a live release recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina "Colors Of The Blues".  She is now working on her fourth CD.

Zakiya has spoken on Blues panels and given spoken word performances about this unique American Art form, all in addition to her performing and recording career.  She was selected to give a spoken word performance at film director Martin Scorsese's Radio City Music Hall Blues Concert on February 7, 2003 in New York City, a concert that was filmed by director Antoine Fuqua.  Zakiya was also a panelist, as well as a spoken word performer at San Francisco's KQED-TV launch program for Scorsese's fall 2003 PBS-TV series, "The Blues" at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre on September 16, 2003.

Zakiya's music has carried her all over the world and given her the opportunity to perform for fans the world over.  Zakiya has performed internationally in Paris, Amesterdam, London and Switzerland.  Zakiya has performed at the world famous Fillmore Auditorium, the San Francisco Blues Festival and the Monterey  Jazz & Blues Festivals.  She has been on the cover of several well known trade magazines including Billboard Magazine.  Zakiya's voice can also be heard on advertising for Lexus and AIWA, and also on the soundtrack of the movie Chalk, which recently won both the Camera d'Or at Cannes and Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in San Francisco.

Zakiya Hooker is John Lee Hooker's living legacy.  She is the singer-songwriter daughter of this American Icon and she is carrying her father's seminal blues torch confidently into the future.  Her Jazzy Blues sounds take you in and out of songs like Hey Lady, Baby You Busted, New Orleans Rain, Protect Me From The Blues and many, many more. 

Zakiya can entertain you with the Best in Blues and Jazz.