Polly Gibbons & Her Quartet at Jazz Forum

Polly Gibbons is a singer/songwriter who hails from the small town of Framlingham in Suffolk, Englan
With her wide-ranging repertoire and interpretive skill, this exciting jazz singer could stand a chance of breaking free of the genre ghetto if she puts her mind to it. I hear echoes of Ella, Lena, Aretha, even Janis. But Gibbons is a full-blown phenomenon of her own, and together with these ace swingers and soloists shes given us something special. Blog CriticsGibbons is a jazz talent whose voice is also steeped in vintage R&B with shades of Aretha Franklin A programme that sensitively mixes standards and originals...

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Polly Gibbons is a singer/songwriter who hails from the small town of Framlingham in Suffolk, Englan
With her wide-ranging repertoire and interpretive skill, this exciting jazz singer could stand a chance of breaking free of the genre ghetto if she puts her mind to it. I hear echoes of Ella, Lena, Aretha, even Janis. But Gibbons is a full-blown phenomenon of her own, and together with these ace swingers and soloists shes given us something special. Blog CriticsGibbons is a jazz talent whose voice is also steeped in vintage R&B with shades of Aretha Franklin A programme that sensitively mixes standards and originals. The Sunday Times

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