Sunday Lunchtime Special: Rachel Sutton, Eileen Hunter & Jo Harrop
RACHEL SUTTON, JO HARROP & EILEEN HUNTER -
“TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME”
The 606 Club’s Sunday lunch concerts often feature a wonderful singer performing timeless jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. However, for this EFG London Jazz Festival show, we have asked not one but three of our favourite vocalists, who are also old friends of the Club, to perform both separately and together with a shared rhythm section in what promises to be a delightful, fun-filled, unique afternoon! Rachel Sutton trained at The Welsh College of Music and Drama and her background in theatre adds that extra dimension to her performance. With a rich tone and sense of swing, Rachel’s performances include standards and show tunes along with her own arrangements of more modern popular songs plus the occasional original. Her winning onstage persona will charm any audience! Inspired by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone and Billie Holiday, Jo Harrop performs a beautiful, straight-ahead set of timeless jazz favourites. She includes appearances at the likes of the Jazz Cafe, Royal Albert Hall, the Sage Gateshead, Pizza Express, St. Martins In The Fields and Zedel and has been featured on Courtney Pines’ Radio 2 show ‘Jazz Crusade’, Jazz FM and BBC Radio London. Eileen Hunter is not only a wonderful vocalist with a lovely, breathy delivery but also a highly accomplished musician, fluent on both piano and flute. Signed to Jive Records in 2003 her first CD “I Miss the Sky” was eventually released through radio station Jazz FM. Eileen has worked at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Regents Park Open Air Theatre as well as the 606 for many years. Accompanying these wonderful singers will be a rhythm section that includes Roland Perrin-piano, Jamie McCredie-guitar, Neville Malcolm-bass and Matt Home-drums. This is promises to be a special concert featuring artists of the highest calibre who are really excited at the prospect of working together. As Eileen said “Really looking forward to this!”…as are we all!
“Rachel Sutton mixed 50s American swing with contemporary composition to great effect... soaring vocals” Jazz Journal; “[Jo Harrop]… A singing sensation… her voice is amazing…a class act” BeBop Spoken Here; “Eileen not only provides an inspiring vocal performance but she is an amazing musician” Jazz FM
