SEPTEMBER 2024 Started a course in Jazz Harmony & Ear Training at Morley College LondonNeed a bit of geek and study time and to refresh my knowledge of jazz and music theory knowledge 🤓I did all this back in the late 90s at City Lit and still have all the notes I made but….need the… Read More »JAZZ STUDIES AT MORLEY COLLEGE
Finally revised and completed the Biography fir this website and I’m really pleased with how it has been added to and presented by the maker of the website – Dario Di Lecce I love how the photograph of my mother and father has been used as the banner pic for the full bio.Where it all starts… Read More »WEB-SITE BIOGRAPHY
Anyone who cut their jazz gigging teeth during the mid 90s to 2000s will have this wonderful jazz musician and beautiful human to thank.Being one of the bookers for the small Pizza Express restaurants all over London and Kent that had live jazz back then, he provided work for many of us.I got to know… Read More »R.I.P DAVE SILK
Framing Mother’s Poetry A poem that I put to the music of Didier Messidoro for my album #homeiswheretheheartis produced by and featuring Terence Collie and available at Bandcamp https://estherbennett.bandcamp.com/album/home-is-where-the-art-isThe edelweiss was a pressed flower that my mother had kept as it had belonged to her mother which I felt, needed to come out if it’s… Read More »FRAMING MOTHER’S POETRY
THIS WAS A VERY SPECIAL GIG ONSUNDAY JULY 7thAt Riverside Arts Sunbury for Mood Indigo Events Celebrating the life and music of DUNCAN LAMONTWe cannot believe it is 5 years since we lost you and it was more than a pleasure to join Duncan Lamont Jnr. Janet McCunn Terence Collie Richard Sadler & Paul Cavacuiti… Read More »CELEBRATING DUNCAN LAMONT
On June 27th, it was an honour to have been invited to take part in this event, curated by Diana Torti & Women in Jazz Media for Anita Wardell 💗At the lovely #northlondon venue – Karamel. London N22
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#scrapbooking I’ve really enjoyed doing this.It was suggested to me by one of the good folk at The Jazz Centre UK after handing me one of the posters that had been distributed around Southend promoting our recent #duncanlamontsongbook gig there, that I should make a #scrapbook Most of our advertising and promotion is online now… Read More »SCRAPBOOK
MAY EVENTS
Soff Music presents Esther Bennett at The Birdcage Stoke-Newington
I shall once again, be accompanied by two of our very finest jazz musicians – Benjamin Croft and Nick Lenner-Webster
MAY 19th 12.30pm I presented my vocalstage at The Villiers Arms for Watford Jazz Junction and The Watford Jazz Festival My special guest vocalists were the multi award winning vocalist and lyricist Georgia Mancio and Birmingham based world class jazz, blues and reggae vocalist Roy Forbes We were very lucky to be accompanied by two… Read More »VOCAL.STAGE AT WATFORD JAZZ FESTIVAL
Such a huge thankyou to Mark Gordon Bob Walker & Tom Townsend for their great musicianship and for all they do, along with @adrianriley and team at The Cask Inn to run and promote Scarborough Jazz I had an absolutely brilliant night!And thank you to John Anderson for the lovely photos! 🧡
Great night at Speakeasy Jazz at Clarence House on Friday April 19th and thank you to the wonderful hosts for the photographs and kind words ‘What a fun and uplifting time we had last Friday listening to the dulcet tones of Esther Bennett alongside the awe-inspiring Craig Milverton Trio. Esther didn’t disappoint and performed in… Read More »THE SPEAKEASY JAZZ CLUB
Lovely afternoon on Saturday March 16th at The Jazz Centre UK with these guys and #theduncanlamontsongbook Duncan Lamont Jnr. Terence Collie Richard Sadler and special guest Janet McCunnHuge thankyou to all of the wonderful volunteers at the centre 😎👌🏽❤
Cracking gig at Corner Pocket Jazz & Blues Club on March 12thThese guys were just great Keenan Ngo Wayne Matthews Aaron Moloney A big thank you to Steve who books the jazz and runs the night here at The Westwood Club Doing a great thing 😎💛
St Ives Jazz Club March 5th 2024Band photos by Tony Brown With Thomas Quirke Pete Truin Music Ross Williams and Damian Rodd A brilliant time in #stivescornwall @stives_cornwall Great gig and great hospitality. Thank you for looking after me so well 💛
Absolutely loved being in the studio in February with the brilliant #broadcaster and fellow Brummie Nina M Das Gupta, talking about my #spokenword track #mybirmingham
Sketches by Alban Low at Jazz Cafe Posk #wordsforwayneshorter gig on February 2nd
Photo by Monika S. Jakubowska
‘Esther Bennett‘s performance at Café POSK on Friday night was a total triumph. She’s a well loved vocal master on the London scene, and her contributions are always innovative and thought provoking.’ Lauren Bush
Thrilled to have my article “Regional Gigging on a Budget” published in Close-up CultureHuge thank you to Jeff Prestridge for the invitation and opportunity Photo credit Monika S. Jakubowska https://closeupculture.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ZUsOh83SX3foNo_a4x9bIDiyLDOUUaeoFkAOLIxYnZnikUk-_8jpjH8Q
Some great photos taken by Seth Somers at the 606 Club on the night of the Christmas partyIt was a beautiful night and the wonderfully decorated club was packed! 🎄Performing at The 606 Club with Simon Wallace on piano and Paul Carmichael on bass#christmas2023 #606club #livemusicvenue #jazzsinger #jazzsingerlife #jazz #simonwallace #paulcarmichael #jazzmusicians
Lovely to be included in this 2023 Review for Watford Jazz Junction for hosting the vocal stage at The Villiers Arms on the last day of the Watford Jazz Festival held in May.
Looking forward to doing it all again in 2024!
Photos by Monika S. Jakubowska
Annual Trip to Andalusia September/October 2023 Malaga province. Axarquia. East of Malaga. Velez Malaga. Rincon Victoria. Clarence Jazz Club. Casa Aranda. Churros. Amigos. Vino blanco. El Tintero. El Palo. Casa Vicente. Marisquerias. Fritura.
What a brilliant night we had at Toulouse Lautrec Venue Lovely to see so many friendly faces. Faces that belong to great #jazzpeople Ian Shaw Polly Gibbons Mussinghi B Edwards Marcina Arnold ( & Django!) Tomasz Furmanek Diana Torti Alex Hutton Steve Plumb Freddie Pirotta Rebecca Tommasi and thanks Emily Williams for helping sell CDsBig… Read More »TOULOUSE LAUTREC HARDCOPY LAUNCH
CDs have arrived!#safeplaces 🧡🦢🍂🧡Thanks Terence Collie for this collaboration Looks great and thanks again Didier Messidoro for the cover #artwork We’ll be performing all songs from this album and from the recently released recording #homeiswheretheartis on September 2nd at Toulouse Lautrec Venue https://toulouselautrec.co.uk/etn/esther-bennett-quartet/CDS FOR SALE AT THIS AND ALL GIGS AND FROM ME DIRECTLY 😎😘
CD HARDCOPY “Home is Where the Art is” First batch has arrived Really pleased with the artwork.The photo is from a pavement in Oozells Street Birmingham near Brindley Place and the Ikon Gallery Terence Collie and I designed the front and back cover and Terry did all of the tech work 👌🏽Big thanksIt really is still… Read More »“HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS” HARD COPY CD
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Lovely review of our gig at Kidderminster Jazz Club by the inimitable and prolific Ian Mann 💙 Excerpts : ‘Tonight’s visit to Kidderminster represented something of a ‘return to roots’ for Bennett, who had spent a few days visiting friends and family in a snowy Birmingham before making the short journey to Kidderminster…..she is originally… Read More »LIVE REVIEW : KIDDERMINSTER JAZZ GIG