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GAYA - David Beebee
British pianist bassist and composer David Beebee's first encounter with the piano was at an early age. After training at the Royal Academy of Music David toured with his quartet 'Momentito' as well as other groups including with Theo Travis and the Palestinian singer Reem Kelani. He released 'Gaya' in 2002, an album of original music for a nine piece band. Recently he has been touring internationally with Reem Kelani.
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Artist Website: davidbeebee.co.uk
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GIVE ME THAT SMILE - Krista Wells & Dave Newton Trio
Krista Wells was born in Seattle but has lived in the UK for most of her adult life. As a result, her singing style is influenced by artists from both side of the Atlantic - especially from the Deep South, where her family ties now reside in Alabama.
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Artist Website: kristawellsjazz.co.uk
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SUMMER IN WINTER - Debbie Gould
The launch of her album `Summer in Winter` at the 606 Jazz club in Chelsea was a sell out, and was fantastically well received. She has a writing partnership with Adrian Shore - and they have amassed an impressive book of songs, which they are recording for an added portfolio of recordings. Described by Linley Hamilton of BBC Radio Ulster as "Very, very good - I`m very surprised not to have heard of her, though I think she`ll be around for a long time."
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Artist Website: sure-gold.com
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CAPTIVATED - Zena James
British jazz-soul vocalist Zena James has launched her second album ‘Captivated’ with refreshingly original, groove-based jazz and a distinctive ‘crossover’ sound. Inspired as much by ’70s soul and pop as by the jazz greats, Zena returns to Pizza Express Jazz Club in Dean St to launch the album on Sunday with a funky new take on popular and rare jazz gems and irresistible, low-down R&B sounds…Expect powerful originals, infectious grooves and jazz & pop classics like you’ve never heard them before…
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Artist Website: zenajames.com
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YESTERDAYS - Rythme Futur
Rythme Futur have been performing Jazz, Gypsy Jazz and Swing music around the UK and Europe for 10 years and this latest album is the most recent result, with a real emphasis on the live aspects of performance. Taking the swing of the Hot Club of Paris as a starting point, Rythme Futur have played alongside their heroes of Gypsy Jazz such as Moreno and Matcho, and Ensemble Zaiti, which has influenced their own music strongly.
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Artist Website: rythmefutur.co.uk
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TRIBUTE - Daryl Markham
An album of original songs, it also feature some of the songs which made him so popular on The X-Factor 2009. Daryl Markham is a singer/songwriter from Seaford England. He made his name after appearing on The X Factor 2009 and was one of the stand out auditions of the entire season. Before then he worked as a cabinet maker running his own business Since the show Daryl has been writing and recording this debut album.
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Artist Website: www.darylmarkham.org
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BBC Children in Need Christmas Single by Daryl Markham
In December '10 we released a Christmas single in aid of BBC Children in Need. The single was written and performed Ex Factor star Daryl Markham. Daryl hit the headlines in 2009 when he wowed the audience and judges on ITV’s The X Factor. See the fabulously kitsch video on YouTube... or
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Artist Website: www.darylmarkham.org
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OUT NOW - Nicola Emmanuelle - Orry's Song
Coming from a South African jazz dynasty, (her Father Nathan ‘Dambuza’ Mdledle was the founder and lead singer of the Manhattan Brothers and a hall of famer, her Mother Louisa Manuel also in the South African hall of fame, a singer with the ‘Woodpeckers’); London born Nicola attended the Cleo Laine school of music followed by the Bourne school of music and Goldsmiths foundation, then enjoyed a Classical training by Elizabeth Anderson Kramer.
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Artist Website: nicolaemmanuelle.com
