VOX/PIANO:"Mellow and stylish" Clive Davis, Sunday Times. With the generous support of The Arts Council of England Wendy Kirkland and her band are poised to spread the gospel of her acclaimed album PIANO DIVAS and welcomes all enquiries. With several gigs this month including the 29th @ The Verdict, Brighton.
VOX: Stylish re-imaginings of 12 perfectly chosen 80s hits! 4**** Reviews! Airplay on BBC3, JAZZ FM...available worldwide and in store at HMV & Barnes & Noble via Nova/Universal...! ‘Such is Beirne’s skill that she sings these pop favourites as though she were singing Gershwin, Porter or Berlin.’ Derek Ansell, Jazz Journal
SAX: The Julian Costello Quartet tours it's highly acclaimed album and invites people to attend a pre-concert open soundcheck to ask questions and to encourage a dialogue with the audience.
DRUMS: Released April 2018 Lifelike is the much admired live album recorded @ The Vortex - Jazzwise's 4-star rating and praise for "...a superb Williams band in flight." All About Jazz chimes in with "Sounding as real as it gets". Leader Jeff Williams has been linked to iconic names: Joe Lovano, Stan Getz, Dave Liebman, Ted Curson and Lee Konitz to name a few. Living in both London & New York Jeff recently performed with his American band in NY's iconic club Smalls.
VIOLIN/VOX: Endorsed by Snowboy Iraqi / Welsh Azhaar the person is as unique as her beautiful music which the BBC hails as "One of the most distinctive acts on the jazz world scene". Azhaar is currently booking her tour of latest release 'Original Love'.
VOX: 'Songs for the Late Hours' is Jo Harrop's latest album chock full of brilliantly arranged covers, great musicianship and classy, mellow vocals. Featured later this month at Scarborough Jazz Festival and next month at Pizza Express.
VOX/GUITAR: Odette's unique and mesmerising debut 'A Shake of the Hand' sparked an excited flurry of festival and venue gig offers. ""Odette's music and her vibe are every bit as special as her wonderful videos promised - a fantastic gig and well-received!" Wigan Jazz Festival.
SAX: Dubbed 'The Future of Jazz" in a 4-Star review of his latest album Ask, Seek, Knock " on which saxman Samuel Eagles collaborated with the great Jean Toussaint. Notably his performance @ Love Supreme Festival went down a storm and his Spotify 'State of Jazz' Global playlist has topped 450,000 streams!
GROOVY AND SOULFUL: Tristan has charted on the UK Soul Chart and is a sponsored by Jazz Promotion Network and Dutch Performing Art's 'Going Dutch' programme. Click for details on upcoming gigs including 29 September @ The Brook Southampton and @ The Wall2Wall Festival Club night 30 September.
PIANO: London expat Emmanuel Waldron who has performed for royalty has opened a music school in Norway. His new album - his 5th - 'chaordicism' features gorgeous compositions and astonishing musicianship.
DRUMS: With a new album in the pipeline for an autumn release on his own Tentoten Records label Clark Tracey is gearing up for extensive touring with his latest quintet and invites bookings from clubs and festivals.
QUARTET: Lenore Raphael,p; Wayne Wilkinson,g; Chris Hodgkins,t; Alison Rayner,b - The much-admired American pianist rejoins her Brit compatriots to kick off part II tour of their album tour @ Pizza Express Soho 14 May 2019 and welcome gig enquiries.
VENUE: The Cellar Bar, Hemel Hempstead features 80's inspired vocalist Beverley Beirne and her band 27 September. Not to be missed!
GRAPHIC DESIGN / WEBSITES: Skilfully applying the 'less is more' principle designer Pritpal Ajimal produces elegant, edgy designs.
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