Zoe Gilby
vocal jazz post-bop
Influences: Carmen McRae, Tom Harrell
Zoe Gilby is a vocalist and songwriter whose lyrical approach draws from Carmen McRae's interpretive tradition. She performs material from her album 'Aurora', a tribute to trumpeter and composer Tom Harrell with lyrics by Gilby, alongside her own original songs and reharmonised readings of Thelonious Monk compositions. A Parliamentary Jazz Awards winner, Gilby brings sophisticated melodic sensibility and compositional craft to contemporary UK jazz.
Personnel:
Zoe Gilby (vocals)
Tony Kofi (saxophone)