About this Event
Bar 7 pm / music 8 pm
The Lily Dior Band presents an evening of original soul drenched jazz to lift your spirits and warm your heart!
Featuring some of London's finest musicians this will be an exciting showcase of songs Lily has written over the past two years with bassist extraordinaire Geoff Gascoygne (Jamie Cullum, Georgie Fame, Michel Legrand). Come and experience this exciting new music and incredible band before they go into the studio to record Lily's next studio album.
This is an exciting project that combines Lily’s love for jazz and groove with themes of love, loss and beauty.
“Dior’s voice has the depth, control and clarity of Gregory Porter” - Kind of Jazz
"Since Australian vocalist Lily Dior arrived on the London scene she's been going from strength to strength and amassing a reputation as an exciting live performer and versatile singer who works across genres including jazz, groove and soul" - 606 Club
Line up:
Lily Dior – vocal
Tim Lapthorn – piano
Neville Malcolm – d.bass
Saleem Rahman – drums
Recognised as one of Australia’s finest singers, Lily Dior has shared the stage with a remarkable list of outstanding musicians and singers from around the world including, Oscar Castro Neves, Airto Moriera, Don Grusin, Dave Matthews, Mark Murphy, Jim Mullen, John Etheridge, Abe Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Bill Evans amongst many others, and has performed at many of Australia's best venues including The Opera House Concert Hall, The State Theatre, Lyric Theatre and the Sydney Town Hall. Featured in a series of concerts with The Australian Art Orchestra she also guested with an all-star Brazilian band for Sydney Festival.
Born to professional musicians who met and married in London, Lily has been surrounded by music her whole life, traveling the world from the tender age of two weeks with her parents as they sang and played their way through Europe, Asia and eventually Australia.
Returning to her roots, Lily has established herself as an in-demand performer appearing at iconic London venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, the 606 Club and Pizza Express Soho and appeared with her band at the London Jazz Festival and will be returning to The Budapest Jazz Club later this year.
Tim Lapthornis an English jazz pianist. Born in Newmarket 1976 and raised in Cambridge, Tim initially studied French and philosophy at Leeds University and then decided to change paths, completing a jazz diploma at Guildhall School of Music in 2000 where he studied with Simon Purcell, Nikki Iles and Pete Churchill. „Lapthorn blends witty invention with deep swing and unerring reassuring balance” - Mojo Magazine
With a heart of gold and a deeply soulful groove, Neville Malcolm has played with a who’s who of artists on the UK and international scene from Eric Bibb to Dave Lewis’ 1UP and beyond. He is an integral and treasured bass legend on the London scene and performs regularly at all the top venues.
Saleem Rahman is an in demand drummer of great depth, creativity and emotional range who has performed regularly with artists as diverse as Julia Biel, Sarah Gillespie, Polly Gibbons and Rouhangeze. He always brings a special energy to his collaborations and plays with great sensitivity.
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Polish Social and Cultural Association POSK, 238-246 King Street, London, United Kingdom
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