I've had an interesting two months - I've had my turn at being a visiting singer with various house bands and jam sessions.
I started September by singing with the
Barry Green trio at the
Spice of Life. You can read a review of my performance by clicking
here. It was a wonderful night of music, and well supported by friends, family and jazz fans alike. The Spice of Life has a great basement bar/jazz club, and the jazz nights (Wednesday and Thursday) are the highlight of a busy week of nightly music. Fantastic singers are featured each Wednesday night, and there frequent open mics to showcase your talent in this reputable venue.
Another highlight was singing as a guest with
King Candy and the Sugar Push at the
A-Train in Hammersmith, which is a weekly Thursday night swing dance club. I had just 3 days to learn 2 sets of swing dance songs - which was a great challenge, but very enjoyable. Singing the likes of Anita O'Day and the Andrews Sisters was great fun, and I hope they'll ask me to join them again one day soon.
Moving into October, I visited
Mycenae House one Monday evening to sing a couple of tunes with the house band. I was incredibly impressed with the wonderful piano playing of Phil Mead, and the bass of Dave Moses. It was great to get up to sing with a house band who knew my chosen songs so well - there was a lot of musical freedom which isn't always achievable without rehearsal. I hope to be there again before too long.
The following Monday saw me at the King's Head in Bexley for Bexley Jazz club - appearing once again as Derek Nash's guest. I had the pleasure of singing 4 songs with the house band which features the amazing bassist Joe Mudele. He's had an incredible career and is still going strong at 80-something. A great privilege to sing alongside.
So that's the news so far for September and October. November and December appear to be just as promising, as they'll be packed full of promotional work for my forthcoming debut album. More news to come in December!
Thanks for reading
Sarah .x
