Maria Raducanu Quintet at London Jazz Festival at St John's Church Leytonstone

Part of EFG London Jazz Festival.

Possessing one of the most distinctive voices in the world, Maria mixes Romanian dirges with Fado, Rembetika, blues and improvisation, in creating a music that is pure, deeply emotional and goes straight to the heart.” John Zorn

A rebel soul, Maria Raducanu grew up listening to Billie Holiday, Betty Carter and Nat King Cole, wishing that someday she would sing Coltrane’s compositions with Keith Jarrett’s imagination and expressiveness. She brings a free spirit to the best songs from around the world - especially those suited to the female voice...

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Part of EFG London Jazz Festival.

Possessing one of the most distinctive voices in the world, Maria mixes Romanian dirges with Fado, Rembetika, blues and improvisation, in creating a music that is pure, deeply emotional and goes straight to the heart.” John Zorn

A rebel soul, Maria Raducanu grew up listening to Billie Holiday, Betty Carter and Nat King Cole, wishing that someday she would sing Coltrane’s compositions with Keith Jarrett’s imagination and expressiveness. She brings a free spirit to the best songs from around the world - especially those suited to the female voice. Her interpretation of heart-stoppingly beautiful Romanian tradition such as the classic Foaie Verde confirm her as a modern-day Maria Tanase, and she adds fado and Balkan folklore, lullabies and Russian romances, Sephardic standards, tangos and bossa, flowing together into an all-encompassing, utterly-captivating sound-world.

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