Tessa Souter

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Last Show: Saturday 21 st January 2023

The Pheasantry (Chelsea)

Critically-acclaimed jazz vocalist Tessa Souter's gorgeous voice and penchant for exploring music mostly untouched by other vocalists has set her apart as “one of the few exceptional standouts in the crowded field of female jazz singers,” (Los Angeles Times). A protégé of jazz vocal legend Mark Murphy, who called her "very moving", a “true musician” and “an extraordinary talent,” Souter clearly knows her way around the American Songbook, but the Anglo-Trinidadian has also established herself as an uncommonly creative arranger and songwriter. She has five albums, including two Sunday Times Top Ten Best Jazz Albums of the Year, and performs all over the world, wowing audiences with her striking authenticity, charismatic stage presence and sparkling wit. 

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“Tessa Souter is a natural born singer. She really moves me.”

Sheila Jordan, NEA

Tessa Souter

Critically acclaimed Anglo-Trinidadian vocalist Tessa Souter's gorgeous voice and penchant for exploring music mostly untouched by other vocalists has set her apart as "one of the few exceptional standouts in the crowded field of female jazz singers." (Los Angeles Times). She has performed all over the world, including SF Jazz, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, the Blue Note (New York, Beijing and Shanghai), Mezzrow, Joe’s Pub, PizzaExpress, Ronnie Scott’s, the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and more. A festival favorite at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, her 2017 appearance was singled out by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, from a star-studded roster, as “the one show not to miss” over the entire nine-day festival. She has made four sold out tours of the Russian philharmonic halls, most recently in January-February 2019, receiving standing ovations at each show and stopping off on the way home for a sold out debut at Club Opus in Budapest.  Her 17-year monthly residency at New York’s iconic 55 Bar in Greenwich VIllage was frequently standing room only, until the pandemic closed its doors, and her Rochester International Jazz Festival debut was so popular she has been invited back seven times. "It's one thing to hear a superb set from a known giant like Randy Brecker, it’s a different, particularly exhilarating feeling to witness a great performance by a newcomer like Tessa Souter. Judging from the ovations she received [on] Saturday night, the entire audience felt the same way.” (Rochester City Paper)

https://tessasouter.com/

 

Band Lineup

Tessa Souter (vocals)

Jim Watson (piano)

Conor Chaplin (bass)

Billy Drummond (drums)