Jazz

The ‘South Sounds’ concert series booked up-and-coming songwriters in an auditorium with floor to ceiling windows that looked out over the Long Island Sound. It was so close to New York City you could hear the resonant buzz of the Manhattan traffic. But it was far enough away that the ...

“Live or recorded, Claudia is a joy to hear." BBC Radio Ulster, Jazz Show “Passion and clarity delivered with a velvet voice, Claudia lights any stage” BBC Radio Cambridgeshire From her early days as an actress in London, Claudia was spotted for her musical talent and went on to appear ...

The award-winning singer and musical theatre star Patti Boulaye brings to Chapel Arts her wonderful, moving one-woman show ‘Billie and Me,’ in which she discusses the parallels of her life and career with that of the great singer Billie Holiday. Holiday’s life, songs and cause of her death, have made ...

The Sunset Café Stompers are a 7 piece outfit comprising some of the UK’s finest exponents of vintage New Orleans jazz. Expect to hear ragtime, gospel and blues by the likes of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller delivered with verve and delight by this talented ...

Building on her passion for the Empress of the Blues, Julia Titus started to perform as Ma Bessie in mid-2015 to share the music of Bessie Smith and her contemporaries with a new generation of listeners. Mixing Julia’s rich, warm vocal sound with a dynamic group of musicians that look ...

Solana was born in Valencia, Spain, in 2012, and although it has since found a niche in Bristol's contemporary folk scene, the band are far from settling down into complacency. With years of adventurous touring already behind them and a constant appetite for developing their compositions, Solana's rich sonic tapestry ...