Barb Jungr

Described as “Britain’s most gifted song stylist” and “one of Europe’s most intriguing and intelligent interpreters of the contemporary song” multi-award-winning vocalist Barb Jungr has successfully combined the intricacies of cabaret with the power of Jazz to create a unique concept of the popular song. It is little surprise that her CDs have been chosen Album of the Year by The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and The Washington Post. A regular performer these days in the US as well as the UK, Barb was the recipient of the “Best International Artist” in New York's “Backstage Awards for Excellence in Cabaret” and is a stylist whose unique voice and imaginative arrangements are internationally recognised. She's been a guest on Start The Week, Saturday Live and A Good Read on BBC Radio 4, appeared on BBC4 TV in a programme celebrating the lives of the great jazz divas, was profiled in the Independent on Sunday magazine and has written for The New Statesman. Back from a rave-reviewed Australian tour Barb sings, as she puts it, “her best summer selection ever for the 606, with Dylan, Cohen, Springsteen and Mitchell alongside the Great American Songbook”. And watch out for her latest album on the Naim label, “Stockport to Memphis”, exploring her Northwestern roots along with her love of soul, blues and jazz. Barb has been wowing audiences and critics worldwide with her astonishingly powerful performances: Time Out New York said her concerts are like religious experiences, naming her as one of the "ten things you need to see in your life”. It’s a very special gig this one.

“Brings the same creative capacity for reinterpretation and re-examination that Ella Fitzgerald brought to Cole Porter” The Wall Street Journal;
"sensational ... extracts the primal essence of songs" The New York Times;
“genius” Time Out London;
“One of the very best nightclub singers in the World” Time Out, New York