About This Event
Beverley
Beirne
has performed at leading clubs throughout the UK and Europe including Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Jazz Club, 606 Club, The Stables (Cleo Laine’s prestigious venue), Gregory’s in Rome and Venice Jazz Club, and headlined at Marsden Jazz Festival and Limerick Jazz Festival with her band of leading U.K. musicians. For this performance, she brings with her two incredibly talented and highly regarded jazz musicians on the London scene, pianist
John Crawford
and
Andy Hamill
on double bass and the exceptionally skilled and talented northern based drummer Steve Hanley.
Dream Dancer,
Beverley
’s latest album was in the long-list for The Grammy’s Best Jazz Vocal Album and received multiple 4* reviews. ‘Old Brazil’ from the album, written by saxophone legend Duncan Lamont originally as the theme to the 70s children’s programme Mr. Benn, was at #no2 in the Roots Charts in the states for several weeks.
The album focuses on her original takes on songs of hope, passion, of living life to the full, of day dreaming, regret, love lost and love found and ultimately of dancing through the game and rhythm of life. The album was produced by Grammy-winning NY producer
Jason Miles
(
Luther Vandross, Miles Davis, Sting
).
The material contains some of the finest songs and song-writers in the jazz repertoire and beyond, such as the little known
‘Reaching For The Moon,’ by the great Irving Berlin
featuring double bass and
‘Grandma’s Hands’ by Bill Withers,
highlighting both
Beverley
’s comparison to
Anita O’Day
and
Cleo Lane.
True to form,
Beverley
also includes original interpretations such as
David Bowie
’s ‘
Let’s Dance
,’ and a crowd pleasing bluesy version of
The Clash’s
‘Should stay or Should I go.’
Beverley
will also include original songs from U.K. legend
Duncan Lamont
and a preview of some of
Beverley
’s own compositions due to be recorded next year for her fourth studio album.
This show is part of
The Old Paint Shop
season, which transforms our Studio into a cabaret club.
Seating is unreserved, so be sure to grab your seats early and get a drink at the bar.
Performance: Sat 10 Oct at 8:00pm
Venue: Studio, York Theatre Royal
Duration: 0 hours