Video of the Day: Watch a preview of Fini Bearman's new album as she announces UK tour
Kevin Whitlock
Friday, April 11, 2025
Vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Fini Bearman previews upcoming album with an animated video for 'Plz Call' and also announces UK tour dates for spring and summer
Photo: Lena Gansmann
Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Fini Bearman releases her fifth studio album Last Night Of The World on 25 April 2025, via UK indie Pastiche Recordings. Having built an impressive profile as a soloist and collaborator, gaining nominations for London Jazz Singer of the Year from the Global Music Foundation and a Deutsche Jazz Preis for vocal album of the year to name just two of many accolades, Bearman presents what she describes as her "very best work to date", which is a culmination of the vast experience and burgeoning talent that she has gained and cultivated throughout her career so far.
On Last Night Of The World, Bearman is joined by Tom Cawley, Robin Mullarkey, James Maddren, Matt Calvert and Al Cherry, together with guests Alice Zawadzki, Zosia Jagodzinska, Gareth Lockrane, George Crowley and Gwilym Simcock.
She will be supporting the album with a series of UK dates: 15 May – Hot Numbers, Cambridge; 4th June – The Flute & Tankard,Cardiff; 5 June – The Bebop Club, Bristol; 9 June – The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; 10 June – Venue TBC, Glasgow; 12 June – SoundCellar, Poole; 15 June – The Blue Rooms, Lincoln; and 4 July – 1000 Trades, Birmingham.
Last Night Of The World is reviewed in the May 2024 issue of Jazzwise, out next week.
In the meantime, you can preview the album track 'Plz Call' via this animated video: