Beverley Beirne

One of the U.K.’s finest jazz singers Beverley Beirne will be returning as part of York’s Theatre Royal Jazz Programme on Saturday 10th October.

Beverley has performed at leading clubs throughout the UK and Europe including Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Jazz Club, 606 Club, The Stables (Cleo Laine’s prestigious venue), Gregory’s in Rome and Venice Jazz Club, and headlined at Marsden Jazz Festival and Limerick Jazz Festival with her band of leading U.K. musicians.

Dream Dancer, Beverley’s latest album was in the long-list for The Grammy’s Best Jazz Vocal Album and received multiple 4* reviews. ‘Old Brazil’ from the album, written by saxophone legend Duncan Lamont originally as the theme to the 70s children’s programme Mr. Benn, was at #no2 in the Roots Charts in the states for several weeks. The album was produced by Grammy-winning NY producer Jason Miles (Luther Vandross, Miles Davis, Sting).

Beverley will be performing some of the finest songs and song-writers in the jazz repertoire and beyond, such as the little known 'Reaching For The Moon,' by the great Irving Berlin featuring double bass and 'Grandma's Hands' by Bill Withers, highlighting both Beverley’s comparison to Anita O’Day and Cleo Lane. True to form, Beverley also includes original interpretations such as David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance,’ and a crowd pleasing bluesy version of The Clash’s ‘Should stay or Should I go.’

Beverley will also include a preview of some of Beverley’s own compositions due to be recorded next year for her fourth studio album.

Producer Jason Miles (Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Sting) says, “Beverley has one of those voices that you can keep on listening to. I just don’t hear many jazz singers today like her.”

Beverley brings with her two incredibly talented and highly regarded jazz musicians on the London scene, pianist John Crawford and Andy Hamill on double bass and the exceptionally skilled and talented northern based drummer Steve Hanley.