Ashley Pezzotti - Masterclass
Ashley Pezzotti - Masterclass
Sat 12 November 2022
Stage time / 12:00pm
Doors / 11:30am
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
Location
Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club,140 Newington Butts, Kennington, London
SE11 4RN
We are proud to welcome Ashley Pezzotti to the UK. Sharing techniques in scatting & skills in vocal dynamics she has acquired from the great mentors the likes of Dee Dee Bridgewater & Jason Moran.
As part of the EFG London Jazz Festival we are proud to welcome Ashley Pezzotti to the UK. Sharing techniques in scatting & skills in vocal dynamics she has acquired from the great mentors the likes of Dee Dee Bridgewater & Jason Moran. Over the years she has worked hard on developing these skills and making them her own which has led to multiple appearances in major venues across America.
“Just One of Those Things takes scatting at a bebop pace to levels of invention and intricacy only horn players can create. This blazing sound is her signature, her flourish of originality. It only takes hearing a phrase or two to know this is a Pezzotti.”
LET THE SHOW BEGIN
“Ashley Pezzotti is a 'singers singer'. Not only does she deliver timeless melodies (Standards and her original compositions), she has also mastered the art of 'scat singing' and can hold her own with any horn player.”
MARCUS PRINTUP, JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA
At the young age of 25 years old, Ashley has performed with renowned artists such as Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Arturo Sandoval, Joey Alexander, Dave Holland, Jon Secada, and country star Keith Urban. In the spring of 2019, Ashley participated in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program where she was mentored by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jason Moran, Casey Benjamin, Marcus Printup, and Peter Martin and performed her original compositions at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
Her 2019 critically acclaimed debut album “We've Only Just Begun” features an array of original compositions inspired by the Great American Songbook. Ashley also showcases her superb ability to tell a story through some of the great jazz standards featured on the album. The album features a world class band including Emmet Cohen on piano, Alex Weitz on tenor saxophone, Bob Bruya on bass, and Kyle Poole on drums. The release was accompanied by a national tour including performances at Birdland Jazz Club, The
As part of the EFG London Jazz Festival we are proud to welcome Ashley Pezzotti to the UK. Sharing techniques in scatting & skills in vocal dynamics she has acquired from the great mentors the likes of Dee Dee Bridgewater & Jason Moran. Over the years she has worked hard on developing these skills and making them her own which has led to multiple appearances in major venues across America.
“Just One of Those Things takes scatting at a bebop pace to levels of invention and intricacy only horn players can create. This blazing sound is her signature, her flourish of originality. It only takes hearing a phrase or two to know this is a Pezzotti.”
LET THE SHOW BEGIN
“Ashley Pezzotti is a 'singers singer'. Not only does she deliver timeless melodies (Standards and her original compositions), she has also mastered the art of 'scat singing' and can hold her own with any horn player.”
MARCUS PRINTUP, JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA
At the young age of 25 years old, Ashley has performed with renowned artists such as Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Arturo Sandoval, Joey Alexander, Dave Holland, Jon Secada, and country star Keith Urban. In the spring of 2019, Ashley participated in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program where she was mentored by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jason Moran, Casey Benjamin, Marcus Printup, and Peter Martin and performed her original compositions at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
Her 2019 critically acclaimed debut album “We've Only Just Begun” features an array of original compositions inspired by the Great American Songbook. Ashley also showcases her superb ability to tell a story through some of the great jazz standards featured on the album. The album features a world class band including Emmet Cohen on piano, Alex Weitz on tenor saxophone, Bob Bruya on bass, and Kyle Poole on drums. The release was accompanied by a national tour including performances at Birdland Jazz Club, The
