Sara’s fabulous musical fearlessness combined in great musical partnership with top-rankers, Ross Stanley (piano), Dario Di Lecce (bass) and Steve Brown (drums), will deliver breath-taking arrangements of the classic American songbook together with stunning originals. Rip-roaring standards, swinging Latino and inspired ballads. Voted best vocalist for the British Jazz Awards 2019, Sara will charm, move and delight you. Absolutely not to be missed.

Sara Dowling

Voted Best Vocalist in the British Jazz Awards 2019, Sara Dowling is gaining fame as one of the most talented jazz singers in the UK. She first trained as a cellist at Chetham’s and the RNCM, before emerging as a powerful and expressive jazz vocalist and composer. Her most important influences are Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughan.

Although her vocal approach is steeped in the jazz idiom and its repertoire, Sara is now coming forth with her own original sound that resonates in her compositions as well as her unique approach to standards.

The fabulous fearlessness with which she approaches the act of singing, the burning conviction, the irresistible communicative power and jaw-dropping musicality she brings to it makes Sara one of the UK’s leading Jazz vocalists.

“How soon before it will become normal to think about her as one of the best jazz singers this country has? “ SEBASTIAN SCOTNEY – LONDON JAZZ

“Sara is now a real force of nature within UK jazz with surely a great future ahead of her” JAZZ VIEWS

“Her voice has all the qualities that you find in the great singers” GUY BARKER

“Rarely does a jazz singer grace our scene with such breathtaking authenticity and natural flair. Dowling is this thing.” IAN SHAW

https://www.saradowling.co.uk/

One of the most in demand musicians in the UK, the genial talents of Ross Stanley on any keyboard instrument is a sheer delight.

Ross is one of the UK's top jazz pianists - constantly in demand for his flowing creative and lyrical playing. His soloing is profoundly steeped in complex harmonic tension and release but always serves the music and is universally revered by both fellow musicians and the wider listening public alike.

Ross's musical skills have kept him in high demand, seeing him playing with jazz names such as Will Vinson, Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Ian Shaw, Liane Carroll, Stan Sulzman, SteveArguelles, John Paracelli, Bobby Wellins, Clark Tracey as well as being a regular member of the Jim Mullen Organ trio and the Jaqui Dankworth Band and performing in many small and large ensembles - including Nostalgia 77 Octet and The Heritage Orchestra.

Dario Di Lecce moved to London in 2012 and quickly became one of London’s ‘most in demand’ bass players. Heavily influenced by his hard bop heroes such as Joe Henderson and Jackie McLean, he started his career playing with renowned musicians in Italy. He has performed in France, Holland, Slovenia, Germany, the Czech Republic and the United States, sharing the stage with many world-famous international artists. He is in constant demand as a sideman and has played for artists such as Grant Stewart, Michael Kanan, Luigi and Pasquale Grasso, Steve Fishwick and Stacey Kent.

Born in Manchester, England, Steve Brown developed an early interest in music and began playing drums at age 14. By age 19, he was performing with local jazz groups. By the time he was 23, Steve had become the "first call" jazz drummer in Manchester, working with Scott Hamilton, Art Farmer and UK artists during their engagements in the city.

In 1996, Brown moved to London and began working as a sideman with many of the capitol’s finest musicians including engagements with jazz greats Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison and Conte Candoli. During the next 4 years his playing career went from strength to strength and Steve was the winner of the ‘Drums’ and ‘Rising Star’ categories in the 1999 British Jazz Awards. He has gone on to win the British Jazz award in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014

In 2000 Steve joined the Quartet of the great jazz saxophonist Scott Hamilton with whom he toured internationally for the last eighteen years.

In between his engagements with the Scott Hamilton Quartet Steve continues to perform and record with a wide variety of artists including Benny Golson, Benny Green, Carl Fontana, Barry Harris, Junior Mance and Charles McPherson.

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