LYDIA BELL
JAZZ singer
concert soloist
Educator
LIVE VIDEO
Lydia Bell Live with Down For The Count
After You've Gone ~ Lydia Bell and The Down for the Count Orchestra LIVE at Cadogan Hall
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, in 7/4! Lydia Bell and the Down for the Count Orchestra
The Jazz Hours ~ Honeysuckle Rose
ABOUT LYDIA
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LYDIA BELL ALWAYS HAS THE ABILITY NOT ONLY TO GET THE TIMING AND PHRASING JUST RIGHT ON ANYTHING SHE SINGS, BUT SOMEHOW CAN MAKE YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE STEPPED BACK IN TIME WITH HER TO THE 1950s
- Arts Reviews Edinburgh
Lydia's is a classic jazz voice, reminiscent of the greats, with warmth and maturity beyond her modest years influenced by a lifetime of listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, and the great vocalists of the jazz era.
Having completed a Masters in Jazz Performance from the world renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Lydia has since been working closely with several UK bands; her most noteable collaborations include with Down For The Count, with whom she has performed at Ronnie Scotts Jazz club, 100 Club, Cadogan Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, and Leeds Castle, where they supported the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Her command of the large stages is deftly translated into the intimacy of a jazz club, as she is able to deliver compelling stories through song with her mastery of those evocative jazz vocal colours.
She is lucky enough to be a member of London Vocal Project, with whom she gigs regularly alongside their own recordings projects.
Outside of the world of Jazz, Lydia teaches singing at City of London school for girls, and is a member of power folk quartet, Wise Woman, who released their debut EP 'Thread', hailed by Fresh on The Net as 'One of the most exciting discoveries of 2022', and proclaimed live on BBC Radio 3 - You guys absolutely ROCK!
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PURE ECSTASY
- The Jazz Journal