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Fiona Ross Sextet at Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
Courtesy of Steve Wright | Posted on October 3, 2018
Where
Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street
Colchester
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When
Sun, December 2, 2018
19:30
At Door
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Musicians
Fiona Ross
variousLoren Hignell
saxophoneGibbi Bettini
guitarDerek Daley
bassMarley Drummond
drumsAshaine White
vocalsAbout
Fast becoming known for creating a new contemporary jazz sound, incorporating fast-paced Latin jazz, a hint of vintage jazz club and a soupçon of soul, allied to her distinctive vocal prowess, singer/pianist Fiona Ross has received stellar reviews for her two previous albums, A Twist of Blue and Just Me (And Sometimes Someone Else).
Fiona's latest offering, Black, White and a Little Bit of Grey, explores the story of a husband, a wife, and a mistress: a web of emotions, of desires, of regrets, of ecstasy.
Enrolled in dance, drama and singing lessons at the age of two, then piano at six, by the age of eight, Fiona was starring in London’s West End. At the age of 14, she lied about her age and talked her way into gigging in jazz clubs throughout London. No one even suspected that a voice that startling in its maturity and passion could belong to a singer barely in her teens....