Ola’s emotionally charged live performances have taken him to some of the most prestigious festival stages, concert halls and jazz clubs as well as several different tours in the UK and around the world. In Germany, Ola has collaborated with The WDR Big Band in Cologne Philharmonie, The Babelsberg Film Orchestra in Nikolaisaal Potsdam and most recently with The SWR Big Band at the Jazzfest Aalen with arrangements of his beautifully crafted songs.
Ola has shared stages with some of the world’s finest soul and jazz artists: Al Jarreau, Dianne Reeves, Joe Zawinul, Roberta Flack, Natalie Cole, Roy Hargrove, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. Now a regular presence at some of the world’s premier festivals and concert halls, Ola looks forward to building greater inroads into the Americas and Asia.
The Press say Ola possesses “…a stunning voice of enormous range and emotional clout.” His voice is “beautifully clear and appealingly textured, almost classical …with a range and elasticity to match his rich tonal qualities.”...
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Ola’s emotionally charged live performances have taken him to some of the most prestigious festival stages, concert halls and jazz clubs as well as several different tours in the UK and around the world. In Germany, Ola has collaborated with The WDR Big Band in Cologne Philharmonie, The Babelsberg Film Orchestra in Nikolaisaal Potsdam and most recently with The SWR Big Band at the Jazzfest Aalen with arrangements of his beautifully crafted songs.
Ola has shared stages with some of the world’s finest soul and jazz artists: Al Jarreau, Dianne Reeves, Joe Zawinul, Roberta Flack, Natalie Cole, Roy Hargrove, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. Now a regular presence at some of the world’s premier festivals and concert halls, Ola looks forward to building greater inroads into the Americas and Asia.
The Press say Ola possesses “…a stunning voice of enormous range and emotional clout.” His voice is “beautifully clear and appealingly textured, almost classical …with a range and elasticity to match his rich tonal qualities.”
"… a master of his instrument, a superb storyteller, a gracious human-being.”
-Robert Papaleoni, Co-Executive Producer ” - OLA ONABULE IN CONCERT” WCNY TV (PBS) Syracuse, NY, USA
"OLA ONABULE seems to be made to dominate an audience from the height of a stage… Impressive physical presence, tangible charisma, typically British elegance…from an intimate whisper to an earth-shaking explosion, ivory timbre, a vocal extension that easily reaches the most emotional extremes of both high and low notes."
- ITALIAN VOGUE
"ONABULE is a soul singer of the old school with a commanding presence and a grafting work ethic. His voice has touches of George Benson and Al Jarreau as well as the grittier Memphis style and he has a range and elasticity to match his rich tonal qualities. Onabule and his band will be a hot midnight ticket”
-ROB ADAMS, THE HERALD, Glasgow
“Drawing from the a rich palette of styles that include Soul, Jazz, and Funk, the sophistication of the music – deft harmonic changes that can take the breath away, subtle metrical shifts that catch you unaware – similarly marks Ola Onabule out as a songwriter of impeccable craftsmanship. And taking centre stage throughout is Ola’s remarkable voice, an instrument capable of both caressing the ear and conveying powerful emotion often within the confines of a single song. His falsetto has to be heard to be believed…
-Peter Quinn, Jazzwise, UK.
Tour Schedule:
http://www.ola-onabule.co.uk/Tour.html
Ola's US band comprises:
Etienne Stadwijk: MD and Piano
(Paul Simon, Richard Bona, KJ Denhert)
Obed Calvaire: Drums
(Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Yellow Jackets)
Jonathan Maron: Double Bass
(Bill Ware, Groove Collective)
Robin Macatangay: Guitar
(Richard Bona)
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