ReVoice! Hits High Five with Carmen Lundy and Claire Martin
Monday, June 9, 2014
ReVoice! – the acclaimed vocal-festival curated by singer Georgia Mancio – celebrates its fifth edition in serious style across four venues (inside and outside London) in an expanded 12-night programme that runs from 9 to 20 October.
The event’s ethos of spotlighting a wide variety of British and international jazz vocal talent and kicks off at its first regional concert at Watermill Jazz Club in Dorking with renowned UK vocalists Claire Martin and Joe Stilgoe (9 Oct). Other highlights among the numerous artists appearing will be the duo of US soul-jazz-looping singer/percussionist Vinx and English tap dancer Lee Payne with their Hands, Mouth & Feet show, striking French/Cameroonian singer songwriter Sandra Nkake, and a rare four shows over two club nights from Grammy-winning US star Carmen Lundy (pictured above) backed by a trio led by revered keyboardist Patrice Rushen.
Georgia Mancio, as well as curating the event, performs each night on the opening set and has lined up another ambitious series of collaborations as she performs each night with the likes of Andrew McCormack, Tom Cawley, Michael Janisch and Gareth Lockrane among others.
The festival continues at Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho for nine-nights with a double bill each night topped by: Rebecca Parris (10-11 Oct); Diana Torto/John Taylor/Julian Siegel (12 Oct); Liane Carroll/Ian Shaw/Georgia Mancio (13 Oct); Christine Tobin’s Deep Song (14 Oct); Vinx/Lee Payne (15 Oct); Sandra Nkake’s Shadow Of A Doubt (16 Oct); and Carmen Lundy with Patrice Rushen Trio (17-18 Oct).
The event then closes out over two nights with Belgian-born singer Gabrielle Ducomble at the Hunter Club, Bury St Edmunds (19 Oct) and then a trio of Georgia Mancio, Sara Colman and Randolph Matthews at the 606 Club, Chelsea (20 Oct).
– Mike Flynn
For full details and tickets go to www.revoicefestival.com