Mads Mathias at Jazz on A Winters Weekend at Best Western Royal Clifton Hotel And Spa

We owe the introduction to this charismatic and exceptionally talented Danish multi-instrumentalist singer, songwriter, lyricist to an appearance at Neil Hughes’ Cinnamon Club. Mads (pronounced Mas) is an original talent with a unique and effortlessly charming vocal delivery and with an obvious deep respect for the crooner tradition going back to Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Jr. It is however his skill at writing catchy, stylishly crafted and melodic tunes with idiomatic English lyrics redolent of Johnny Mercer and Cole Porter that really makes you sit up and take notice. He’s already a star in his native Denmark where his debut album ‘Free Falling’ won him ‘Best New Danish Jazz Artist of the Year’ award and has been nominated for ‘Danish Vocal Release of the Year.’ He’s already had an honourable mention in the USA’s International Song Writing Competition with his first try - his song ‘Fool for Love’...

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We owe the introduction to this charismatic and exceptionally talented Danish multi-instrumentalist singer, songwriter, lyricist to an appearance at Neil Hughes’ Cinnamon Club. Mads (pronounced Mas) is an original talent with a unique and effortlessly charming vocal delivery and with an obvious deep respect for the crooner tradition going back to Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Jr. It is however his skill at writing catchy, stylishly crafted and melodic tunes with idiomatic English lyrics redolent of Johnny Mercer and Cole Porter that really makes you sit up and take notice. He’s already a star in his native Denmark where his debut album ‘Free Falling’ won him ‘Best New Danish Jazz Artist of the Year’ award and has been nominated for ‘Danish Vocal Release of the Year.’ He’s already had an honourable mention in the USA’s International Song Writing Competition with his first try - his song ‘Fool for Love’. All this plus a real jazz feel and swing made him a must for our festival.

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