Lulu Pierre & Tony Kofi: Celebrating Billie Holiday and Ben Webster!
Lulu Pierre & Tony Kofi: Celebrating Billie Holiday and Ben Webster!
Sat 23 November 2024
Stage time / 8:00pm
Doors / 7:00pm
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
Lulu Pierre & Tony Kofi: Celebrating Billie Holiday and Ben Webster! One of London's rising jazz vocalists joins forces with established tenor sax boss Tony Kofi to celebrate a great musical partnership, that of Billie Holiday and Ben Webster!
One of London’s rising jazz vocalists joins forces with established tenor sax boss Tony Kofi to celebrate a great musical partnership, that of Billie Holiday and Ben Webster - from the early sessions together which first made Billie's name in the 1930s, to the reunion sessions of the 1950s which many regard as Lady Day's last great recordings. Accompanying Pierre and Kofi are Alex Webb (piano), Hamish Moore (bass) and Dan Hester (drums). Accompanying Pierre and Kofi are Alex Webb (piano), Hamish Moore (bass) and Dan Hester (drums).
Lulu Pierre is a startling new arrival on the London jazz vocal scene, who has proved herself to be a classic Torch Song stylist in the tradition of Julie London. She can also swing out like Sarah Vaughan, with a voice that can move from a seductive sweetness to a lived-in rasp. With the experienced piano accompanist Alex Webb and his trio, she performs evergreens from the Great American Songbook, heart-breaking Torch songs and some surprising non-jazz repertoire choices.
Tony Kofi won the Best Instrumentalist Award at the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards, Best Ensemble at the 2005 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Album of the Year at the 2005 BBC Jazz Awards and was nominated for an award MOBO in 2008. Born in Nottingham to West African parents, Tony spent a four-year period at the legendary Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, on a scholarship music diploma. Since then, he has performed with the World Saxophone Quartet, Clifford Jarvis, Courtney Pine, Donald Byrd, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Eddie Henderson and recorded with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Ornette Coleman, as well as with his own bands. With Alex Webb, he created the show A Portrait of Cannonball and a recent tribute to Ben Webster, which played in the EFG London Jazz Festival of 2023.
'Brilliant vocals by Lulu backed by an amazing set of musicians. Thoughtful and great songs choices in the set. Definitely looking forward to hearing more from Lulu' – DesignMyNight.com
One of London’s rising jazz vocalists joins forces with established tenor sax boss Tony Kofi to celebrate a great musical partnership, that of Billie Holiday and Ben Webster - from the early sessions together which first made Billie's name in the 1930s, to the reunion sessions of the 1950s which many regard as Lady Day's last great recordings. Accompanying Pierre and Kofi are Alex Webb (piano), Hamish Moore (bass) and Dan Hester (drums). Accompanying Pierre and Kofi are Alex Webb (piano), Hamish Moore (bass) and Dan Hester (drums).
Lulu Pierre is a startling new arrival on the London jazz vocal scene, who has proved herself to be a classic Torch Song stylist in the tradition of Julie London. She can also swing out like Sarah Vaughan, with a voice that can move from a seductive sweetness to a lived-in rasp. With the experienced piano accompanist Alex Webb and his trio, she performs evergreens from the Great American Songbook, heart-breaking Torch songs and some surprising non-jazz repertoire choices.
Tony Kofi won the Best Instrumentalist Award at the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards, Best Ensemble at the 2005 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Album of the Year at the 2005 BBC Jazz Awards and was nominated for an award MOBO in 2008. Born in Nottingham to West African parents, Tony spent a four-year period at the legendary Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, on a scholarship music diploma. Since then, he has performed with the World Saxophone Quartet, Clifford Jarvis, Courtney Pine, Donald Byrd, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Eddie Henderson and recorded with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Ornette Coleman, as well as with his own bands. With Alex Webb, he created the show A Portrait of Cannonball and a recent tribute to Ben Webster, which played in the EFG London Jazz Festival of 2023.
'Brilliant vocals by Lulu backed by an amazing set of musicians. Thoughtful and great songs choices in the set. Definitely looking forward to hearing more from Lulu' – DesignMyNight.com
