| Date & Hour: , Saturday 3rd May, 6.30pm |
| Line Up: Norma Winstone (vocals); Tommy Halferty (guitar) |
A duo of the great English singer Norma Winstone and Ireland's celebrated virtuoso guitarist Tommy Halferty is a jazz collaboration made in heaven.
The pair worked together successfully in the early 1990's, but the occasions when they have shared a stage since then have been rare - but much talked of events in jazz circles.
Bray Jazz is extremely pleased to be able to bring London born Winstone back to Ireland for her first show here since 2005, and a real treat is in store for lovers of the jazz singing tradition.
Norma Winstone was born in London and first attracted attention in the late sixties when she shared the bill at Ronnie Scott's club with Roland Kirk. In 1971 she was voted top singer in the Melody Maker Jazz Poll, and over the years she has played and recorded with many of the great jazz legends.
Norma Winstone continues to be at the forefront of British jazz - being nominated again in the 2007 BBC Jazz Awards for best vocalist, as well as being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in the same year.
Tommy Halferty is from Derry, and one of that city's proudest musical exports. Since the late 70s, he's been an irrepressible voice, always lyrical and animated, and a generous mentor to a new generation of guitarists.
He has played alongside figures like the great Czech double bass player, George Mraz, sax players Art Themen and Lee Konitz and violinist Stephane Grapelli, and has collaborated successfully on many occasions with tonight's musical partner, Norma Winstone.
"Norma Winstone's voice is one of the glories of contemporary jazz"- Jazz Journal
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