Joanna Eden presents a ‘labour of love’ show celebrating the music of her vocal hero Ella Fitzgerald. From the throw-away ‘A Tisket A Tasket’ which brought Ella to fame in the ’40s with the Chick Webb Orchestra to later songbook album classics like Porter’s ‘Every Time We Say Goodbye’ and Gershwin’s ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’, Eden mines the rich seam of Ella Fitzgerald’s unrivalled canon with humility, style and obvious deep affection.

Joanna launched Embraceable Ella to much acclaim at the London Jazz Festival 2016 and tours this heart-warming collection of songs and anecdotes all over the UK and Europe with her world-class band, the Chris Ingham Trio.

Unmistakably English in the same way as Christine McVie, Stevie Winwood, or Nick Drake, Joanna Eden is a singer-songwriter who grew up in the heart of England listening to UK artists playing American blues, jazz and pop. ​MOJO magazine describes her songwriting as having ‘melody, mystery and bite’. With six solo albums to her credit, Joanna is considered one of the finest singer-pianists in the UK with a style that covers a broad spectrum, through jazz, soul, bossa nova and blues. Her beautifully crafted compositions give life to personal and expressive lyrics, which – like her songwriting hero Joni Mitchell – question and reflect life’s changes.

‘Bloody marvellous’ (Dame Cleo Laine)

‘A fitting tribute, the full house clambered for more’ (London Jazz News)

‘…sophistacted, stylish vocalist’ (Jazz Journal)