Stacey Kent

Stacey Kent, vocals
Jim Tomlinson, saxophones
Art Hirahara, piano
Gordy Johnson, bass
Phil Hey, drums

“…she conveyed the intimacy of a musician dreaming out loud.” Read the rest of Stephen Holden’s NY Times review here
“Stacey Kent is a revelation. There is nobody singing today who can compare with her. She has the style of the greats, like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. And she sings the words like Nat Cole – clean, clear and almost conversational with perfect phrasing. And that’s as good as it gets.” -Jay Livingston, songwriter

Vocalist Kent has achieved worldwide acclaim for her fresh and heart-felt interpretations of the finest love songs of the twentieth century. Her natural and unaffected delivery have made her a favorite of jazz lovers, but Kent has an appeal that transcends category.

“Sometimes the chemistry between musicians and the chemistry of love get all tangled up in wonderful ways. When watching the jazz singer Stacey Kent make music with her husband, the tenor saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, it is easy to imagine yourself eavesdropping on intimate pillow talk by besotted partners in a luxury suite atop some faraway pop-jazz Olympus.” -Stephen Holden, NY Times

“In song after song, we find a route to the emotional heart of the music without first having to admire her technique.” -Kazuo Ishiguro

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