Sarah Jane Eveleigh & Melbury Music + Poco Loco (Double bill on the Sunday Lunchtime Session)
Sarah Jane Eveleigh + Melbury Music + Poco Loco
Entry Requirements: Under 16s are not permitted in the venue. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
Melbury Music:
Sarah Jane Eveleigh’s mellifluous, rhythmically assured vocals are always a treat. Here she is supported by the ever-popular Melbury Music Quartet, this time featuring Duncan Lamont Jr. on sax, clarinet and flute, Richard Sadler on bass, Martin Bazley on piano and Andrew Eveleigh on drums. Melbury Music perform regularly at the OSO Arts Theatre and other top local London venues and at various prestigious social events. Sarah Jane imbues the well-loved and lesser known vocal numbers she sings with real energy and clarity, drawing on her extensive repertoire centred on jazz, Latin and pop.
Poco Loco
Poco Loco is a Barnes-based quintet that takes its cue from the heyday of hard-bop and soul jazz of the late 50s/early 60s. The line-up is the classic trumpet/tenor sax frontline plus rhythm first popularised by Horace Silver and Art Blakey.
The emphasis is on crowd-pleasing, foot-tapping grooves across an eclectic mix of re-arranged standards and lesser-known gems from the period. Adrian Astor trumpet, Gerard Gregg-Smith tenor sax, Huw Jones keys, Paul Southern bass, Hakan Yazici drums.
Line Up
Sarah Jane Eveleigh
A gifted and expressive singer, dedicated to the art of storytelling, Sarah Jane Eveleigh is swiftly gaining a strong reputation as a very adept and enigmatic jazz vocalist. Described as a great architect of songs, with a mastery of jazz timing, she adores performing songs from the Great American Songbook, delivering ballads with vulnerability and emotion, and up-tempo swing with class and precision. Sarah Jane works with many talented musicians, singing with various popular rhythm sections and big bands across London and the South East.
