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SUMMARY:03.10| The POSK Festival of Jazz Voice. Day One!
DESCRIPTION:The POSK Festival of Jazz Voice returns on the first weekend of October 2025 to celebrate the excellence\, beauty\, and innovation that the great singers of jazz embody!\nDuring the 2nd edition this still new festival\, you will be able to hear some of those outstanding voices in their element.\nLet’s celebrate again the broad and abundant vocal excellence in London\, together at Jazz Café POSK during the weekend of 3rd and 4th of October 2025!\n\nMore at Jazz Café POSK website: www.jazzcafeposk.org\n\nFriday 3 October 2025:\nSet 1: IMOGEN RYALL\nSet 2: MONIKA LIDKE\nSet 3: CLARA SERRA LÓPEZ\nSet 4: IAN SHAW\n\nSET 1 (8 pm): IMOGEN RYALL Anöna Trio\nTwice nominated in the 2024 Parliamentary Jazz Awards (Best Vocalist and Best Album)\, Imogen Ryall has proved herself one of the leading voices of the UK jazz scene\, championed by Claire Martin OBE and many others. Her album ‘The Mingus/Mitchell Songbook’ was included in the list of “Best Albums of 2023” by five independent reviewers incl. Jazzwise\, All About Jazz & The NYC Jazz Record.\n“With her lush palette of vocal textures\, Imogen Ryall’s delivery is always tender\, authentic and from the heart (…)” – Claire Martin OBE\n“Her pitching flawless\, she somehow manages to combine an apparently effortless precision with a warm\, inviting sound\, drawing the listener in to her beguiling world” – UK Jazz News\nLine up: Imogen Ryall – voice\, percussion; Julian Nicholas – tenor\, soprano saxophones & percussion; Mark Edwards – piano\nVideo 1 (Brad Mehldau’s “Ode”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acdOIETFwgM…\n\nSET 2 (8:40 pm): MONIKA LIDKE Quartet\nMonika Lidke is a singer-songwriter of Polish origin\, currently living in London. She creates exciting and original music that truly connects with the audience. Her songs blend jazz\, folk\, and Latin grooves with Polish and French roots to create a mesmerising live show. Monika and her band will perform a selection of original songs and beloved jazz standards in their unique\, jazz-folk style with Latin accents.\n“Monika Lidke’s vocal tone possesses a silky richness\, with crystal-clear diction (…)” – Adrian Pallant\, AP Reviews\n“Disarmingly lovely” – Time Out\nLine up: Monika Lidke – vocal; Matt Chandler – guitar; Shez Raja – electric bass; Adam Teixeira – drums\nVideo 1 (“Live Medley @ JCP”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02BdnQXQ03U\n\nSET 3 (9:20 pm): CLARA SERRA LÓPEZ\nClara Serra López is a Spanish born vocalist\, composer\, songwriter and keyboards player based in London with Catalan and Cuban heritage. Over the last few years Clara has been crafting her own sound combining her cultural heritage with her deep influences in jazz\, middle eastern\, alternative RnB\, and electronic music. Winner of the Peter Whittingham 2021 Jazz Development award and the 2025 Next Level Help Musician’s award\, Clara brings a completely unique take on singing and writing\, offering an exciting new voice to the music ecology! Accompanied by some of London’s top musicians\, she’ll be bringing her band to present her new project Lengua Materna (Mother Tongue)!\nLine up: Clara Serra López – vocals\, keys; Jake Long – production\, drums and electronics; Dave Koor – synths; Richie Sweet – percussion\nVideo 1 (“No Es Veneno”- live session version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ESkCVhZKg&t=1s\n\nSET 4 (10:10 pm): IAN SHAW\nIn a career spanning three decades\, Ian Shaw is widely regarded as the best male jazz vocalist the UK has produced\, with 19 albums to his name\, performing in the UK and worldwide both solo and in collaboration with an array of first-class musicians and ensembles. His career encompasses not only music but also broadcasting\, comedy and acting. Shaw’s recordings and live performances as a jazz singer have been recognised by two BBC jazz awards (2004 and 2007)\, a Parliamentary award (2018) and numerous award nominations including Downbeat Magazine (2017) and Jazz FM (2013 and 2019). Expect music drawn from the Great American Songbook alongside re-workings of more contemporary songs and Shaw’s own pithy originals!\n“Shaw brings the quirks and character tics of everyday living into poignant\, ironic and often euphoric focus… smart and soulful” – John Fordham\, The Guardian\n“Praised far and wide as the greatest male jazz singer Britain has to offer” –\nJazz Times (US)\n“Shaw’s ability to match outstanding technical execution with genuine deep emotion” – Eddie Mayer\, Jazz Views.Net\nIan Shaw – vocals and piano\nVideo 1 (“Dance Me to the End of Love” – live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWgoLV4-lFo&t=1s\nMore information about artists here:\nImogen Ryall: www.imogenryall.com\nJulian Nicholas: www.juliannicholas.co.uk\nMark Edwards: www.markedwardsmusic.co.uk\nMonika Lidke: www.monikalidke.com\nShez Raja: www.shezraja.com\nAdam Teixeira: www.adamteixeira.com\nClara Serra López: www.claraserralopez.com\nRichie Sweet: www.richiesweetpercussion.com\nIan Shaw: www.ianshaw.biz\n\nTickets
URL:https://posk.org/en/event/03-10-the-posk-festival-of-jazz-voice-day-one/
LOCATION:Jazz Cafe POSK\, 238-246 King Street\, London\, W6 0RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Jazz Café
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