Nishla Smith Quintet - Jazz at The Blue Lamp
Thu 14 Oct 2021 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
The Blue Lamp, AB25 1BU
Description
Nishla is a singer and songwriter who defies easy categorisation: her live sets include a breathtaking variety of material, from celebrated originals to dark jazz standards and devastating ballads. Her often dreamy and melancholic aura is offset by an energetic and imaginative band of Manchester’s finest young contemporary improvisers.
Formed out of a residency at Sage Gateshead, the Nishla Smith Quintet have recently performed at the Manchester and Lancaster Jazz Festivals, NQ Jazz, and Vortex Jazz Club, and are currently part of Jazz North’s Northern Line artist roster. The quintet will release a debut album on Whirlwind Recordings in November, 2021.
"Nishla Smith’s original ballads sound like standards from the American Songbook … maudlin moments shoulder ecstatic reveries…"
London Jazz News
Nishla Smith vocals, songs / Aaron Wood trumpet / Richard Jones piano / Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley bass / Johnny Hunter drums
Doors 7:30pm / music from 8pm.
Advance Tickets (including booking fee):
General Admission: £13.50
Concessions : £10.50
Student Tickets: £5.
Ticket prices on the door:
General Admission: £15
Concessions: £12
Student Tickets: £5
Location
The Blue Lamp, AB25 1BU