Tara Minton Quintet

Tara Minton Quintet

Tara Minton is an Australian born harpist, vocalist and composer. She is proudly endorsed by Les Harpes Camac and holds a master's degree in Jazz Performance from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Sought after as both a harpist and vocalist, Tara has worked with Björk, Tom Walker, Stan Sulzmann, Geoff Gascoyne, Emma Rawicz, Miranda Mulholland, Alice Zawadski, Ester Wiesnerova, Vivvienne Aerts, Faris Ishaq, The Ronnie Scott's All Stars, The Rotary Connection, Opera North, The Royal Ballet and the Australian World Orchestra.

In 2018 Tara was invited to accompany Björk for her first television appearance in over a decade on "Later... with Jools Holland." She then performed with her at Primavera Sound Festival before beginning her Masters in Jazz Performance at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Whilst studying, Tara played live with Tom Walker on "BBC Live Lounge" and recorded a Valentine's Day special live performance of his hit single, 'Just You and I.' In 2019 after completing her studies, Tara was invited as a headlining artist for Festival Internacional de l'Arpa Sentmenat. She also recorded 'By Appointment or Chance' with Canadian folk legend, Miranda Mulholland, which was later nominated for a JUNO Award.

In 2020 Tara released her critically acclaimed album ‘Please Do Not Ignore The Mermaid', exploring themes of climate change and mer-myth.

“An otherworldly collection that brings the harp centre stage” - The Sunday Times

Despite covid, Tara was a finalist in the 2021 World Harp Competition and in January 2022 she released ‘Two For The Road’ with bassist Ed Babar. The album was produced by Geoff Gascoyne (Jamie Cullum) and features Stan Sulzmann on tenor saxophone. That same year Tara was invited perform a full recital at the 2022 World Harp Congress in Cardiff and joined The Australia World Orchestra for The BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta. In the Autumn of 2022 Tara featured with 'The Ronnie Scott's All Stars' for their celebration of the music of Burt Bacharach, recorded live at Ronnie Scott's and broadcast on the BBC.

“Bewitching" - Jazzwise