Earl Thomas & The Gospel Ambassadors featuring Sister Leola

Earl Thomas is an internationally acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader whose music lives at the crossroads of traditional gospel, deep soul, and contemporary blues. 

With more than two decades of touring and recording across the United States and Europe, Thomas brings a voice of rare authority—emotional, commanding, and deeply rooted in African-American musical tradition. Earl Thomas & The Gospel Ambassadors featuring Sister Leola is not a gospel revue—it is a full-blooded, electrifying live experience. 

Call and-response vocals, ecstatic harmonies, and a rhythm section steeped in the blues and soul combine to create performances that uplift audiences regardless of language, culture, or faith. Sister Leola is the four-voice vocal collective at the heart of the ensemble, featuring Brittany Cooper (contralto), Daniell Dredden (soprano), Symphonie Johnson (second soprano), and Breyanna Smith (alto). 

Their latest release LIVE IN LONDON was recorded in front of a sold-out audience at London’s legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club during the EFG London Jazz Festival, capturing the raw power, joy, and spiritual electricity of the ensemble in peak form.