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Sara Dowling Quintet - The George Shearing Project at Bulls Head Jazz Club
Courtesy of Larry Pryce | Posted on May 14, 2018
Where
Bulls Head Jazz Club
373 Lonsdale Road
London
Map
020 8876 5241
When
Sat, May 19, 2018
20:30
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Musicians
Sara Dowling
vocalsNat Steele
vibraphoneGabriel Latchin
pianoDario De Lecce
bass, acousticSteve Brown
drumsAbout
This immensely gifted vocalist with her intense, emotional vocals, draws on influences that are wide and far-reaching. Born from an Irish father and Arabic mother, her environments played a significant part in her musical journey from her father’s jazz collection of Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Bud Powell, Lester Young and Ben Webster to the haunting, chant-like melodies on her mother’s radio from the great Arabid chanteuses, Fairuz and Umm Kalthoum. Now one of the UK’s leading jazz vocalists, Sara is a regular performer at London’s leading jazz venues and her album, “From Shadows Into Light” received a five star review from Jazz Journal who said “A vocal with timeless quality”...