Bar 7 pm / music 8 pm

Singer songwriter and pianist Estelle Kokot with Kate Shortt and Michele Drees: join us on our journey as we take you through the poppy fields of Afghanistan, visiting a Komodo Dragon making Jam. Round Midnight is The Perfect Way!

South African singer, songwriter and pianist Estelle Kokot moved to London in the mid 1990’s and soon established herself on the live scene performing at Pizza Express and The Vortex Jazz Clubs, Cambridge Modern Jazz Cub and Band on the Wall in Manchester. She has also performed at the Cork, London, and Soho Jazz festivals, the Dusseldorf Jazz Rally and clubs and theatres in and around Switzerland and Germany.

She has released 5 studio albums ‘Alternative Therapy’ (1999). Demo’s 2000 in 2000, ‘Information’ (2006), and ‘The Sound of You’ with Chicago based saxophonist Chico Freeman.

Towards the end of 2018, sound designer and educator Jonathan Eato recorded Estelle singing and playing her new material at York University. This solo album is available to stream on Bandcamp and is called MOFO (Meal Online for One). Estelle is currently composing music for choirs based on South African percussionist, composer and workshop leader Skeef’s poetry.

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