Emilia Martensson with the Fable String Quartet

Emilia first came to the attention of jazz listeners with her guest appearance on the Kairos Quartet’s debut album, and her spellbinding vocals have been causing a stir ever since. Combining the influence of folk music from her native Sweden with some of the greatest songs of the twentieth century, Emilia has successfully managed to forge a distinctive and unique niche for her vocal talents on the London jazz scene. She launched her wonderful debut album at the Club to great critical acclaim, featuring her typically diverse range of material, from Swedish traditional music to Schumann compositions, Nat King Cole to James Taylor, all delivered in her beautiful, original vocal style. Tonight Emilia will be performing music from her second album, “Ana”, which not only features her regular trio of the brilliant Barry Green on piano, Sam Lasserson on bass and the remarkable Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale but will also feature the addition of the highly impressive Fable String Quartet. The music is a terrific mix of Swedish folk songs, gentle originals, popular songs and classic Jazz standards, all arranged in a an intricate but highly accessible setting to highlight not only Emilia’s beautiful, soaring vocals, but also the impressive improvisations of the band together with the sensitive and thoughtful arrangements of the string quartet. I consider Emilia to be one of the finest singers of her generation and this mouth-watering combination of jazz quartet and string quartet in the intimate setting of the Club is one that we are all anticipating with relish. Highly recommended. £14

"ethereal voiced Swedish singer Martensson effortlessly mixes delicate folkish melodies with swoonsome jazz lines to create her own bewitching sound" Time Out;
"bewitching…singer" Jazzwise