Saturday, 10 Oct
20:00
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Saturday, 10 Oct
20:00
Times
8:00pm
Running Time 0 hours
Venue Studio, York Theatre Royal
One of the U.K.’s finest jazz singers returns...
Beverley Beirne has performed at leading clubs throughout the UK and Europe including Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Jazz Club, 606 Club, The Stables (Cleo Laine’s prestigious venue), Gregory’s in Rome and Venice Jazz Club, and headlined at Marsden Jazz Festival and Limerick Jazz Festival with her band of leading U.K. musicians. For this performance, she brings with her two incredibly talented and highly regarded jazz musicians on the London scene, pianist John Crawford and Andy Hamill on double bass and the exceptionally skilled and talented northern based drummer Steve Hanley.
Dream Dancer, Beverley’s latest album was in the long-list for The Grammy’s Best Jazz Vocal Album and received multiple 4* reviews. ‘Old Brazil’ from the album, written by saxophone legend Duncan Lamont originally as the theme to the 70s children’s programme Mr. Benn, was at #no2 in the Roots Charts in the states for several weeks. The album focuses on her original takes on songs of hope, passion, of living life to the full, of day dreaming, regret, love lost and love found and ultimately of dancing through the game and rhythm of life. The album was produced by Grammy-winning NY producer Jason Miles (Luther Vandross, Miles Davis, Sting).
The material contains some of the finest songs and song-writers in the jazz repertoire and beyond, such as the little known ‘Reaching For The Moon,’ by the great Irving Berlin featuring double bass and ‘Grandma’s Hands’ by Bill Withers, highlighting both Beverley’s comparison to Anita O’Day and Cleo Lane. True to form, Beverley also includes original interpretations such as David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance,’ and a crowd pleasing bluesy version of The Clash’s ‘Should stay or Should I go.’
Beverley will also include original songs from U.K. legend Duncan Lamont and a preview of some of Beverley’s own compositions due to be recorded next year for her fourth studio album.
This show will be on sale for YTR members at 1pm on 06 Jul. General sale will open at 1pm on 11 Jul. Find out more about becoming a YTR member here.
This show is part of The Old Paint Shop season, which transforms our Studio into a cabaret club.
Seating is unreserved, so be sure to grab your seats early and get a drink at the bar.
