Live dates

Martin Sjöstedt – piano Niklas Fernqvist – double bass Daniel Fredriksson – drums

Celebrate the Easter Weekend with this pair of multi-award winning jazz singers, in this intimate and close-up show of classic duets from the jazz, pop, soul and show canon. You’ll hear Motown, Great American Songbook and singer-songwriter gems from these two old friends, whose live shows together have dazzled audiences from New York and China to Soho and Chelsea. Also expect some surprises from these unique artists’ recent releases – Martin’s ‘Almost In Your Arms’ and Shaw’s ‘Greek Street Friday’.

Claire Martin vocals Niklas Färnkvist double bass Daniel Fredriksson drums Martin Sjöstedt piano

Claire Martin – vocals, Niklas Färnkvist – double bass, Daniel Fredriksson – drums, Martin Sjöstedt – piano

In these two, rare live performances, the first since their sell out 2022 Cadogan Hall concert, the celebrated vocalist Claire Martin, joins forces with the young arranger, Callum Au to breathe new life into jazz standards, performing the music from their celebrated album “Songs & Stories” Surprisingly, this album is Clare Martin’s first big band recording. Her thrill of working with Callum Au, is clear in every track of jazz standards and American Songbook classics, featuring stunning new arrangements. Callum has created compelling sensitive, modern big band writing, whilst drawing on extensive style and influences from the definitive peaks of this big band. Genre from past eras.

Two of our greatest female jazz singers; Claire Martin & Liane Carroll, come together again, after too long just doing their own things, for this reunited concert- their first in many years, at this unique lunchtime event, in our “Weeknd Starts Here” series.