Jo Harrop'love Now, Pay Later'hometown Album Launch

Jo Harrop is one of those rare singers whose voice seems less concerned with impressing an audience than connecting with it.In an age where so much music competes for attention, Harrop's greatest strength lies in her ability to draw listeners closer, inviting them into songs that feel deeply personal yet somehow universal.Blending jazz, soul, blues, folk and Americana influences, she has developed a style that is entirely her own.

There is a warmth and honesty to her music that feels increasingly rare, whether she is interpreting a standard, delivering a heartfelt ballad or performing one of her own beautifully crafted songs.

Every lyric feels lived in.

Every phrase feels considered.

Nothing is wasted.Born in the North East of England and now based in London, Harrop's path to recognition was anything but conventional.

Having spent years honing her craft away from the spotlight, wider recognition arrived when Iggy Pop discovered her music following the release of Weathering The Storm.

Struck by what he heard, he championed her on BBC Radio 6 Music, describing her as "a very fine jazz singer" before later calling her "a superb and unimaginably good vocalist." For many listeners it was their first introduction to an artist whose talent had long deserved wider attention.Jo's much anticipated, sixth studio album release this October, will be brought to the stage at Durham Jazz Festival, performing this material live for the first time to audiences in the North East, a real exclusive.Joined on stage by her wonderful quartet, featuring Jamie McCredie, Paul Edis, Andy Champion and Peter Adam Hill, Jo will bring these new songs to life.'All the warmth and sensibility to melt even to melt the chilliest of hearts' - Blues and Soul Magazine.