Sun 21 Sep: Verona Chard / Chris Neill / Tom Neill

Verona Chard Voice Chris Neill Piano Tom Neill Alto Saxophone

Royal Academy of Music and Trinity Laban alumna, who leads her own jazz bands for both adults and children. Her vocals feature on Humphrey Lyttletons record Sad, Sweet Songs & Crazy Rhythms, while her own cross-over album Fever in love with Shakespeare was chosen as album of the month by UK Jazz Radio. She is a freelance tutor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and has also run various vocal workshops with former pupil Claire Martin OBE. Her vocal coaching work includes X Factor and BBC dramas.

"Verona Chard and her band - great night out." Jazz FM "Absolutely marvellous" Humphrey Lyttelton "Verona Chard...her album FEVER is a delight from opening act to epilogue!" Digby Fairweather "Melismatic tornado sounds unlike anything in the standard jazz vocal lexicon... top-flight distinction" Jazz Journal