Anita O’Day born in the home of Jazz, ‘Kansas city’, in 1919 and pursued the jazz life until  her death at the age of 87  during which she built a reputation for her sense of rhythm, improvisation and dynamics.The ultimate hip jazz musician, The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings says ‘she was the toughest, most dramatic and most fiercely swinging of all jazz singers’. Anita O’Day is probably best remembered for her wonderful performance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival when she wore a spectacular black dress, white gloves and large hat, an event which was captured in the 1960  Film ‘Jazz On a Summer’s’ (which made her an international superstar);  as well as her collaborations with Oscar Petersen. 

Annika has put together a fine band with some of the best musicians in the South West to authentically reproduce Anita O’Day recordings. They focus mostly on recordings from Anita’s collaboration with The Oscar Peterson Quartet ‘Anita Sings The Most’ but also O’Day classics such as Sweet Georgia Brown. The band features Annika Skoogh on vocals, Craig Milverton on keys – UK’s best Oscar Peterson interpreter (British Jazz Awards winner in 2010), Steve Dow on guitar, Jim Rintoul on double bass and Gary Evans on drums. This promises to be a great evening, don’t miss it!

Members have priority booking until January 1st, after which tickets are available for the wider public