ROSINA BULLEN

Rosina Bullen – Voice | Evan Main – Piano | Nick Pennington – Guitar | Mathias Jensen – Bass | Angus Mason – Drums

UK born, Brooklyn based artist Rosina Bullen brings her ‘Indie Song Stories’ to London with the UK Release Show of EP ’Trip To Tikal’. The singer-songwriter who has  forged her own path of Indie Folk/Rock, combining her unmistakable vocal  style, deep poetic lyrics and trademark genre-melding sound. Collaborating with the acclaimed producer Hector Castillo,  a multi-Grammy award winner, her latest EP, ‘Trip To Tikal,’ showcases  her evolving artistry. This June Rosina is bringing her New York-based  band to Crazy Coqs, London as a part of their UK release tour presented  by Spice Jazz.

Having trained in Jazz in both London and New York her rich Jazz  education has influenced her song writing in the way that she approaches  harmony, melody and rhythm. Rosina released her debut EP ‘Painting A  Picture’ to rave reviews in December 2022. The music sits at a rich intersection between folk, jazz and indie  rock exploring topics of grief, love and empowerment with themes of  story-telling, finding oneself, having your heart broken and learning to  heal.

“The gorgeous warmth of Rosina’s vocals fly and fluber across the track playfully reminiscent of Joni Mitchell.” — RGM Press

“It is an impassioned and slightly  nostalgic ending to the EP, bringing us into the musical world of Rosina  Bullen, an exciEng place to be.” — Jazz In Europe, Women In Jazz Media

Note: Spice Jazz Soho: Presents at Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zédel, 21 Sherwood Street, London, UK

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BETTY SHIRLEY & THE WILL THOMPSON TRIO

Betty Shirley – vocals  | Will Thompson – piano | Mark Kravanick – bass | Simon Lott – drums

Longtime New Orleans jazz vocalist, visual artist and educator Betty Shirley has come full circle in her life and is now reaping the benefits of her hard-earned endeavors. The Times-Picayune declares Shirley’s a voice that should be heard round the world.

Tonight, Ms. Shirley presents one of her acclaimed concerts in Tribute to Bessie Smith and Nina Simone, alongside some beloved jazz, blues and juke joint favorites. Arranger of the material for tonight’s show is her musical director, pianist Will Thompson.

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LEZLIE HARRISON QUINTET

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NICOLE HENRY & LEESA RICHARDS

Nicole Henry’s versatile and emotionally driven performances have wowed audiences in 20 countries, earning her numerous accolades including a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance” and “Best New Jazz Artist” by HMV Japan. Her latest album “Time to Love Again” reached #4 on the U.S. jazz radio chart, and she completed a 35-city U.S. national tour.

Leesa Richards, a Detroit native now based in Miami, began her career as a professional dancer and gained critical acclaim for her role as Mary Magdalene in the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. She has performed with artists like Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, and Gloria Estefan, and recorded with Barbra Streisand and Lenny Kravitz.

Limited number of free tickets for students.

After concert jam session, musicians bring your instrument

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TATIANA EVA~MARIE & THE AVALON JAZZ BAND

Tatiana Eva-Marie – Vocals | Gabe Terracciano – Violin | Dion Berardo – Guitar | Max O’Rourke – Guitar | Wallace Stelzer – Bass

Nicknamed the Gypsy-jazz Warbler by the New York Times, Tatiana Eva-Marie is a transatlantic bandleader, singer, author, and actress based in Brooklyn. She plays French pop derived from the Django tradition with Balkan Gypsy and folk influences.

Accruing over 70 million views on YouTube, Tatiana Eva-Marie was acclaimed as a millennial shaking up the jazz scene by magazine Vanity Fair. She performs regularly in New York at various clubs (Blue Note, Dizzy’s, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Birdland, Joe’s Pub…), across the USA (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Freight and Salvage, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Tucson Jazz Festival…) and around the world.

Though her interests have led her to explore a wide range of musical styles, Tatiana Eva-Marie’s craft is always inspired by her own French and Balkan heritage; a love for the Parisian art scene era spanning the 1920s to the 60s; a passion for traditional Gypsy songs; a fascination for New Orleans music; and a deep connection to the Great American Songbook.

Born into a family of musicians, painters, and poets, Tatiana began her career at age four, immersed in the world of show business. Before her twenties, she had already recorded many albums, established herself as an actress on the Paris stage, written and directed two musicals, while pursuing a Master’s Degree in medieval studies at the Sorbonne University. Completely dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to artistic creation, she developed a fascination for the Renaissance Man archetype and began to travel the world collaborating with artists of various spheres. She soon chose New York as her home base, where she quickly built up a reputation as a singer, and started the Avalon Jazz Band, which became overnight the number one reference for French swing around the world. With her musicians, she performed on some of the most important American stages and became the international ambassador of “1930s Paris”.

In the past few years, incapable of abandoning herself to a pandemic-induced lethargy, Tatiana released four albums, starred as guest singer in various projects, wrote the libretto of an opera by Swiss composer Gérard Massini, and started an online arts and culture publication – Shrine Magazine. She was recently onscreen in the cinemas of France in Gérome Barry’s first feature film Swing Rendez-Vous, loosely based on her New York lifestyle – her first role as a leading lady!

Tatiana’s latest project Djangology is a reinvention of the music composed by Parisian guitarist Django Reinhardt – the father of Gypsy jazz – through the addition of her own original lyrics and arrangements.

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