1 Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2NQ
Hailing from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Luna Cohen’s music represents and reflects the rich diversity of Brazilian culture. Over the past two decades, the London-based vocalist, described as “one of the most interesting singers and composers among the rising stars of MPB - música popular brasileira" (Time Out Barcelona), has perfected her craft and earned a spot in the foreground of the jazz scene.
In 2022 she released a new EP, Samba Que Balança Não Cai, following four albums which include the Enderrock Award-winning Estrada do Sol (2012) for Best New Jazz Album, and a nomination for Best Album at the MIN, Spain’s prestigious Independent Music Awards, for November Sky (2016).
Cohen’s “seductive voice and natural talent for singing" (El Periodico, Spain) has been heard in various projects with her longstanding collaborator, guitarist Rob Luft, along with pianist Sam Watts, and as part of The 606 Club’s house band, Samara. Her performances throughout London include Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, The Royal Albert Hall, The Jazz Café, the EFG London Jazz Festival and Canary Wharf Jazz Festival, as well as international appearances at Jamboree and Nova Jazz Cava in Barcelona and at the Mas i Mas and Terrassa Jazz Festivals in Spain. At Off the Rails Luna is joined by Rapha Grumser (guitar), Andy Hamill (bass), and Jansen Santana (percussion).
Italian London-based singer Germana Stella La Sorsa migrated from Puglia, Italy, in 2017, and quickly established herself on the London jazz scene. “Nudging boundaries as she goes” (The Slow Music Movement) and exploring “the crossroads of many musical components, including story, composition, genre and style as well as instrumentation and effect” (London Jazz News), La Sorsa released her debut album ‘Vapour’ in 2021 on 33 Jazz Records.
Following the success of her first record, the singer melds her disparate influences in her second studio album, ‘Primary Colours’. Praised as “a sure-fire statement of her confident stature in amongst London's top jazz cats.” (Presto Music), La Sorsa’s new work continues to ride the contemporary/avant-garde jazz wave, further exploring the boundaries of improvisation and sound experimentation and drawing upon modern sounds and grooves, from drum’n’bass to Latin music.
At Off the Rails her band consists of Sam Leak (Hammond organ), Tom Ollendorff (guitar), Jay Davis (drums) and Tara Minton (harp).
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