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Hattie Whitehead vocals & guitarOllie Weston tenor & soprano saxophones
Chris Eldred keyboards
Pete Oxley guitar
Dave Jones bass
Rick Finlay drums
Adam Osmianski percussion
‘Hejira’ is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s.
Having released the albums ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’ and ‘Mingus’ (regarded as her ‘jazz period’), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live recording, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire.
Comprising highly experienced, world-class musicians, Hejira is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has – in her own way – assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Joni’s vocals, but also plays guitar with Joni’s stylistic mannerisms.
Expect an evening of the ‘great’ songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue, such as ‘Amelia’, ‘Woodstock’, ‘In France They Kiss On Main Street’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Black Crow’, ‘A Case of You’ ‘Free Man In Paris’ etc..’
‘Whitehead is one of the greatest singers I have ever heard” Jazzwise, March 2024
“Anyone who loves Joni will find these performances entrancing” Lynne Truss (best-selling author and broadcaster)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
National Centre for Early Music, York, United Kingdom
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