Sunday Lunchtime Special With Georgina Jackson

After acquiring what she likes to describe as “a strange and somewhat unfashionable obsession with Jazz and Big Band music at an early age” Georgina began her musical career as a professional trumpet player, working for a number of years with many famous faces and big bands in concert halls, television and radio. However, again as she describes it “harbouring a desire to wear a posh frock” she decided that adding singing to her repertoire could be, well, fun. So she set up her own band to sing with and the rest, as they say, is history. These days her excellent swing Jazz vocals can be heard in a variety of impressive settings, not least as featured vocalist with the BBC Big Band (with whom she appears and records regularly), the BBC Concert Orchestra and as resident singer with Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra. Her first CD was Jazz FM’s “CD of the Week” and the single “Change Partners” from her second CD, “Watch What Happens”, released in June 2012, shot to number 1 in the iTunes Jazz Chart with the album itself making it into the top 5. The London Evening Standard also awarded the album “CD of the Week” status. Not surprisingly the band are all highly respected players on the scene including pianist Rob Barron, bassist Dave Chamberlain and drummer Matt Skelton (Stacey Kent). This is great, swinging straight ahead jazz from one of the most talented of the new singers on the scene. Oh, and she still plays great trumpet as well so expect something just a little different. Highly recommended. And don’t forget this is our family day so children are more than welcome. “If you can't get…to see Diana Krall…then Georgina Jackson makes a winning substitute” The Times.