Captivating. Ava Lemert is a crowd-pleasing firecracker of a lady. She is a singer, sax player and songwriter in Sacramento entertains her audiences with an immense voice and lyrical, moving saxophone line. Her singing is influenced by the great Gladys Knight, Sarah Vaughn, Etta James and Julie London and her sax work has been influenced by David Sanborn, Earl Bostic, Stan Getz, King Curtis and Lee Allen. Ava has a big vocal range: both in breadth and style, she can go from tenor to soprano and above and can croon "Since I Fell for You" and melt the heart with her tenor sax. Then, there's her soulful original grooves that blend neo-soul with a jazz influence and a voice that commands you to listen more and more. What she adds is the real show stopper: the sex appeal of the saxophone. Ava can scintillate with her funkafied alto, or turn your soul blue with her tenor sax "Smokie" and blend those voices with her own to make a unique, memorable show.