Jazz Voice

The Festival’s signature glittering gala performance, where Guy Barker’s 42-piece orchestra teams up with some of today’s most individual vocalists in a spectacular celebration of singing and song, hosted by Jumoké Fashola.

Mariza will join the bill bringing her iconic Fado sound to the show, ahead of her full festival show featuring her new and highly acclaimed album Mariza.

Orange is the New Black’s ‘Big Boo’ Lea Delaria takes to the stage as she ’swings hard, and scats and bends notes in a style that suggests a no-frills Betty Carter on steroids.’ (The New York Times). Again, she has another show later in the festival at the Bridge Theatre.

This year’s singers also include Lisa Stansfield, ’a tour de force’ (Guardian)with a four decade career and hits such as ’All Around The World’ and ’The Real Thing’, brings her powerful voice to the EFG London Jazz Festival’s opening gala.