Vox: A former actress in London's West End Claudia Morris subsequently developed a career as a highly praised jazz singer playing some of London’s hottest Jazz clubs including performing the ‘Doris Day Songbook’ at Cadogan Hall with the Hollywood String Orchestra. Now touring her 4th album amongst many plaudits Claudia has been lauded for her "passion and clarity".
DRUMS: Lifelike is the much admired live album recorded @ The Vortex - Jazzwise's 4-star rating and praise for "...a superb Williams band in flight." Jeff Williams has been linked to iconic names: Joe Lovano, Stan Getz, Dave Liebman, Ted Curson and Lee Konitz to name a few. With homes and bands in both New York and London Williams keeps busy performing in both cites.
SAX: Lauded by Downbeat with a 4.5-star rating of her new album released on Whirlwind Recordings Josephine Davies continues to make waves with her acclaimed trio Satori.
STEEL PAN: Mark Cherrie has top notch credentials having performed with Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, The Drifters, Paul Young etc - and is on a mission to de-worldify the image of the steel pan by proving that it can be a serious jazz instrument. Recently completed a successful tour of new album 'Joining the Dots' - with generous support from The Arts Council of England with the cream of UK jazzers performing with virtuosity, joy and panache. More gigs planned for 2019 and welcoming all enquiries.
VOX/PIANO:"Mellow and stylish" Clive Davis, Sunday Times. PIANO DIVAS celebrates the work of female pianist singers. In 2018 the indefatigable Wendy Kirkland and her tight band toured the width and breadth of this country impressing audiences - forging a solid reputation and sowing the seeds for a bright future.
TRUMPET/TROMBONE/ELECTRONICA/VOX: Fresh from a two-weekend residency at Pizza Express Soho during LJF - Jay Phelps invites bookings for his current projects.
SAX: Featured recently during LJF at Cadogan Hall Charukesi reflects the leader's interest in rhythmic music from around the world with Alyson Cawley,tenor sax & clarinet; Rob Luft, g; Will Glaser, d.
VENUE: The Cellar Bar, Hemel Hempstead features lauded harpist Alina Bzhezhinska as she promotes her acclaimed album 'Inspiration'.
GRAPHIC DESIGN / WEBSITES: Skilfully applying the 'less is more' principle designer Pritpal Ajimal produces elegant, edgy designs.
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