Lauren Kinsella UK Tour, September 4-23rd

Vocalist Lauren Kinsella's star is in ascendence. In recent years, she has worked extensively with groups like Blue Eyed Hawk, Thought Fox and Snowpoet. She has won awards and delighted audiences across the country and has released albums on Edition Records, Two River Records, Diatribe and WideEarRecords. She has also taken up a post teaching voice at Leeds College of Music.

In September, Lauren will tour across the UK with a band including Tom Challenger (sax), Dan Nicholls (piano), Conor Chaplin (bass) and Simon Roth (drums) with support from the PRS Women Make Music fund.

Audiences in the North will have a number of opportunities to catch this wonderful band in action; first at Chapel Allerton Jazz Festival on September 4th, then at the Lescar on September 7th and finally at The Black Swan in Newcastle on September 8th.

One of the brightest creatve sparks to come out of the contemporary jazz vocal feld in a long while.
Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise

A full list of tour dates is given below - for more information on Lauren, visit her website.


September 4 - Chapel Allerton Arts Festival, Leeds 3.30pm 
September 7 – The Lescar, Sheffield 8.30pm 
September 8 – Jazz North East present Women in Music @ The Black Swan, Newcastle 8pm
September 18 – Clapham Omnibus, London 8pm 
September 22 – The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen 8.30pm 
September 23 – Edinburgh house concert (message Lauren via www.laurenkinsella.com for full details and ticket reservation) 

Elliot Galvin Trio UK Tour

Award-winning pianist Elliot Galvin is embarking on a 14 date tour of the UK with his trio and is making a few stops in the North along the way.

Described by the Guardian as 'audaciously accomplished', Elliot last year won the European Young Jazz Musician of the Year. His trio features Simon Roth on drums and Tom McCredie on double bass. They've already kicked off their tour, playing at the Lescar in Sheffield on the 2nd and in Birmingham on the 3rd. Below are the remaining tour dates and you can find more information on his website.

Tour Dates

September 4th - The Verdict, Brighton
September 6th - The Lighthouse, Deal
September 7th - Pizza Express, Maidstone
September 8th - Dempseys, Cardiff
September 9th - The Vortex, London
September 10th - Cambridge Hidden Rooms
September 11th - Colston Hall, Bristol
September 12th - Zefirelli's, Ambleside
September 13th - Seven Jazz, Leeds
September 15th - Secret House Concert, Edinburgh
September 16th - Butterfly and Pig, Glasgow
September 17th - Blue Lamp, Aberdeen

Gig Preview: Elliot Galvin Trio in York

Wednesday 28th January
University of York
7.30pm
£14/12 or £3 for students

Award winning pianist Elliot Galvin brings his trio to York next week featuring drummer Simon Roth and Yorkshire-born Tom McCredie on bass.

The group released their debut album, Dreamland, on Chaos Label last year and have performed extensively across the UK. They were the deserving recipients of the European Young Jazz Artists Award in 2014 and were invited to open the Burghausen Jazz Festival to a crowd of over 1,000 people.

Audaciously accomplished... This set hops all over the musical landscape, but the awesome Galvin's intelligent musicality always reminds him, and us, of the plot. - John Fordham, The Guardian