Claire Martin w/ The Martin Sjöstedt Trio
Wed 2 Oct - 7:15 for 8:15 (£27.25/£25.62)Beacon Lantern Book
Claire Martin (Vocals), Martin Sjöstedt (Piano & Keys), Niklas Fernqvist (Bass),
Daniel Fredricksson (Drums)
Claire Martin OBE; has to worldwide critical acclaim, established herself as the pre-eminent Jazz vocalist on the UK jazz scene gaining many awards, including
winning the British Jazz Awards eight times during her career which spans over three decades.
Claire appears as a featured soloist with the Halle Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTE Concert Orchestra, the Royal
Northern Sinfonia, the BBC Big Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Claire co-presented BBC Radio 3's flagship jazz program 'Jazz Line Up'
from 2000 to 2017.
"Easily the best British singer of her generation" - The Times.
Claire is touring Europe in 2024 as she reunites with her accomplished Swedish trio, led by the exceptional pianist and arranger Martin Sjöstedt, for their latest collaborative endeavour - 'Almost in Your Arms' (Stunt Records).
Sjöstedt, one of Sweden's most gifted and talked about jazz musicians, has created imaginative new arrangements of contemporary material exclusively for this exciting project.
"She ranks among the four or five finest female jazz vocalists on the planet" - London Jazz News.