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SUMMARY:Downstairs Living Room: Evelyn Axton
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM – 1 set of music\n  \nLine-up:\nEvelyn Axton – Voice\nLior Solomons-Wise – Piano\nGuy Dempsey – Double bass\nJonah Phillips – Drums \nAbout:\nFollowing the release of her debut EP ‘The Birds’ in May\, Evelyn will be performing her songs as part of the Downstairs Living Room series for the first time. Featuring a jazz quartet set up\, this performance will be a beautiful representation of how her songs translate in a more explorative jazz setting. \nEvelyn is a London-based jazz vocalist and songwriter whose solo work blends the beauty and narrative of American and British folk songwriting with jazz. She is influenced by songwriters such as Joni Mitchell\, Carole King\, Labi Siffre and Nick Drake. Her vocal style is shaped by these artists alongside the jazz tradition\, taking inspiration from the greats – Ella Fitzgerald\, Chet Baker\, Carmen McRae. \nEvelyn’s music is marked by the jazz harmony she studied at the Guildhall School of Music\, but her lyrical vulnerability sets her apart. Originally from the Lake District\, her work is centred in nature\, taking inspiration from contemporary poets like Wendy Cope\, and using this interconnection to explore her own interior world.\nHaving performed at renowned venues such as The Troubadour and the Vortex Jazz Club\, Evelyn released her debut EP The Birds in May 2026\, gaining traction with Cerys Matthews on BBC 6 Music and Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2. This year she will perform and launch her EP across the UK – having sung with orchestras\, choirs\, and many larger ensembles\, this is the first time she has forged ahead as a solo artist. \n‘this voice […] will stop you in your tracks […] just that essence of a jazz singer – someone who’s able to capture the moment\, capture what they’re feeling in the moment\, and able to use their voice exactly how they want to – but also with that gorgeous songwriting as well’ – Jamie Cullum\, The Jazz Show on BBC Radio 2 \n 
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LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Shirley Smart Sextet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 sets of music\n  \nLine-up:\nShirley Smart – Cello\nAlistair Martin – Trumpet\nJames Arben – Tenor Saxophone\nJohn Crawford – Piano\nMarcus Penrose – Double bass\nDemi Garcia Sabat – Drum kit \nAbout:\nShirley Smart’s Sextet draws on a background of 10 years living in Jerusalem and working with the overlapping worlds of jazz\, Arabic\, Turkish and North African music. Her music draws upon this rich tapestry of influences to create an evening of vibrant melodies\, grooves\, swing and lively improvisation. \nShowcasing her unique ability to explore the potential of the cello in a jazz context\, performing multiple roles as bassist\, lead and soloist on the instrument\, and featuring also some of the UK’s leading lights in world-influenced jazz\,this dynamic group promises an evening of inspired music-making. \nOriginally trained under Raphael Wallfisch at the Guildhall School of Music\, and Janos Starker in Paris\, Shirley subsequently moved to Jerusalem\, where she worked with some of the region’s leading artists\, including Avishai Cohen\, Omer Avital\, Khaled Jubran\, Sabreen and Yasmin Levy. \nSince moving back to London from Jerusalem\, Smart has established herself firmly on both the jazz and world music scenes working with artists including Mulatu Astatke\, Neil Cowley\, Robert Mitchell\, Misha Mullov-Abbado\, Nikki Yeoh and Alice Zawadzki. Current projects in which she is involved also include Issie Barratt’s Interchange Dectet\, which releases its debut album ‘Donna’s Secret’ in 2020 2019\, and Nikki Yeoh’s trio project Cafe Oran which debuted at the Ronnie Scotts International Piano Trio Festival in 2019. She also appears as a guest on the upcoming NYJO album\, and a duo album with pianist Robert Mitchell is planned for release later in 2021. \nShirley has appeared at numerous festivals in the UK and abroad and recent highlights include the Cheltenham Festival\, EFG London Jazz Festival\, Birmingham Jazz Festival Scarborough Jazz Festival\, Vivacello Festival in Moscow\,Biennale and Klaipedia Cello Festival in Lithuania. \nShe is also a keen educator\, and has given workshops for the National Youth Jazz Collective\, Jazzlines\, Trinity Laban and Kent University\, She is a Professor of Improvisation and Musicianship RCM and Jazz Musician-in-Residence at St. John’s College\, Cambridge.
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