Legendary blues/jazz singer Carol Grimes will be performing songs and free flowing beat poetry excerpts from her new book ‘A Singer’s Tale’.

“The Singers Tale weaves its stories, sometimes shady, mad and bad, but with music and song at their heart. Street busker to Ronnie Scotts, from Notting Hill to Nashville and Memphis to San Francisco from Hackney to Texas and Eastern Europe, but always returning to London.”

“Grimes is a true, charismatic artist, who can groove” Brian Blain
“Humour, passion and top notch musical performances.” London Jazz Review

Dorian Ford piano, Deirdre Cartwright guitar, Alison Rayner bass, Winston Clifford drums.
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Innovative young guitarist Shirley Tetteh will be guesting with
Deirdre Cartwright, Alison Rayner, Winston Clifford in the first set.

Shirley Tetteh draws on straight ahead Jazz, Afrobeat, Blues & Bop, lighting up the music with the old spark and developing her own voice through composition, interpretation and performance.

She currently plays with Courtney Pine’s ‘Venus Warriors’ project, Gary Crosby’s  Groundation and Jazz Jamaica.

 

BOOKING NOW
The Vortex Jazz Club
Doors 8pm First set 8.45pm
Advance tickets £10, on the door £12