Ann Hampton Callaway’s show Sirens of Swing arrives at London’s The Pheasantry this week, from 25-27 October 2024. The Tony-nominated will be performing selections from her highly acclaimed recordings To Ella with Love, From Sassy to Divine: The Sarah Vaughan Project and Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration! as well as signature songs from singers Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Etta James and more.
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Ida Girls London release fundraising single
Classical crossover group Ida Girls London have released their Les Misérables medley ‘Stars’ in support of the charity Help Musicians. First created and performed for a fundraising concert at Leicester Haymarket, the medley has been recorded by each of the singers (Georgi Mottram, Wendy Carr, Jasmine Faulkner and Sarah Vaughan) during lockdown in their own […]
IDA – Stage and Screen Show – The Other Palace
IDA – Stage and Screen Show at The Other Palace, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Formed only three years ago, Ida is an all-girl classical crossover group which delivers a diverse programme of popular operatic arias and all-time favourite songs from cinema, pop and musical theatre. Since forming they have become firm […]
‘We feel we have finally found our niche in the industry’: Meet classical crossover group IDA (with a dose of musical theatre too!)
The Other Palace is the venue to go to see all things musical theatre, not just in the main house but also in the intimate studio space and tonight there is an opportunity to see the very talented IDA in their stunning stage and screen show. These beautiful young singers have quickly established themselves as […]
Interview – Salena Jones – jazz doyenne who bridges gap with pop
SALENA JONES is one of the finest jazz singers around. Singing from childhood all over the world, she has performed with all the greats from Louis Armstrong and Sarah Vaughan to Dudley Moore and Tom Jones, among many others. Salena has recorded more than 40 albums and more than 20 singles. She is appearing at The Pheasantry in the […]
Cafe Society Swing – 59E59 Theaters, New York
Cafe Society Swing continues at 59E59 Theaters, New York until 4 January. Those still mourning the demise this past June of After Midnight, the scintillating Broadway revue of music from New York’s legendary Cotton Club, can find some solace in Cafe Society Swing. This new Off-Broadway offering celebrates another ground-breaking Manhattan nightspot, Cafe Society, which […]
Ann Hampton Callaway sings Sarah Vaughan – Ronnie Scott’s
Ann Hampton Callaway sings Sarah Vaughan continues at Ronnie Scott’s, London until 30 September. Blink and you’ll miss her, but the incomparable Ann Hampton Callaway is back in town for a short two-night love-in at Ronnie Scott’s, finally fulfilling a “bucket-list” ambition to perform at London’s jazz mecca. Like the No. 9 bus, it had been a long wait […]
