Elaine Delmar sings George Gershwin & Cole Porter

Showing on Thu 30 Jan
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One of the great British jazz voices, multi award-winning singer Elaine Delmar, is joined by a world-class line-up of musicians, to perform her acclaimed interpretations of the music and songs of George Gershwin and Cole Porter.

Through a diverse repertoire curated by Elaine, the concert will feature classic arrangements alongside fresh interpretations of the Gershwin and Porter songbooks. Expect a sparking collection of the 20th Century’s most celebrated songs, including numbers such as ‘S'Wonderful’, ‘Embraceable You’, ‘Begin the Beguine’, ‘Night and Day’, ‘Summertime’, ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You’ … and much, much more.

Reviews:

“Among the multitude of good jazz singers in Britain, there is not one who can surpass Elaine Delmar” The Observer

“Elaine’s interpretations have an almost painterly quality, deep chrome notes followed by piercingly bright flourishes, and sudden Sarah Vaughan-like swoops into that honeyed, low cello register. Yes, Elaine Delmar has it all, her peerless vocal quality matched by carefully-honed interpretative skills. To use an overworked phrase yet again, she’s a national treasure” Jazzwise

“Her style is a mixture of Broadway musical punch and jazz inflected subtlety. she has the belting defiance of a torch singer at times and the knowing raised eyebrow rasp of a blues artist, but also a hushed, confiding intimacy where it is appropriate, it is a blend that invites the widest possible audience” The Guardian

Presented by Elaine Delmar and JBA Concerts.