Britain's Jazz FM Best Jazz Vocalist Nominee Polly Gibbons Celebrates Ella's 100th and New Album IS IT ME...? at Iridium, 4/25

By: Mar. 22, 2017
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Following sold-out tours in the U.K. opening for George Benson and Gladys Knight, including two acclaimed performances at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall, singer/songwriter Polly Gibbons is set to make a British invasion with the release of her highly-anticipated second album, Is It Me...? on Resonance Records on April 21, 2017. Produced by label owner and founder George Klabin, the 12-track collection fully embraces the inspiring, expansive array of American jazz, soul and blues influences that have infused her dynamic career as an artist and live performer,

Polly, who recently earned her second prestigious Best Jazz Vocalist Jazz FM Award Nomination, has been a staple of the UK Jazz Scene since the mid-2000s. In commenting on her new album, she states: "It's a massive melting pot, varied but beautifully linked because I love every style I'm singing.

Jazz would never have happened without the blues, which came out of the gospel tradition - and blues is the foundation of contemporary Western culture and pop/soul music, and so on. She's especially excited by the buoyant seven-piece horn section, which enhances both her R&B and big band swing vibes. The piano and most of the arranging are shared by long time-collaborator James Pearson (whom she performs with regularly at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Club in London, where he is musical director), and Tamir Hendelman, the Israeli born, L.A. based jazz pianist to the stars, including Barbra Streisand and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.

For this show, she will be celebrating the release of her new album (April 21) and join in the celebration of Ella Fitzgerald's 100th anniversary. this is the final show of the first part of her U.S. tour and features....
Shedrick Mitchell-piano
Paul Bollenback-guitar
POLLY GIBBONS
THE IRIDIUM
TUESDAY, APRIL 25
1650 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY
SHOWTIME: 8:30 -- ONE 90-minuute set
Tickets $25/$35


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