London jazz festival: Jazz Voice – review

Barbican, LondonPart of Jazz Voice's remit is to extend the definition of "jazz" to include artists who had no idea they were jazzy. The opening-night gateway to the London jazz festival, it featured singers who might not score many points with genre purists, but had the kapow to bring the songs to vibrant life.Hosted by John Sessions, who cheerfully admitted to having no musical training other than a few viola lessons, it matched classic songs with vocalists who did them justice in their own wa...

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