November 2009

So, after all the build up and preparation, the last gig of the tour is over! I had such a great time. Fabulous venues, lovely audiences and lots of fun. Check out photos from the London date taken by Helena Dornellas here and Richard Kaby here.

And next.... it's that time again for the London Jazz Festival! I'm performing at 3 venues this year. A short free taster duo set at Rays Jazz @ Foyles on Thursday 19 November is followed by a late night show at 10pm with my full band at one of my favourite places to perform - the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Dean Street - on Saturday 21 November.

I'll also be appearing as a special guest of Dimitrios Vassilakis and The Greek Gang on Sunday 15 Nov at The Spice of Life.

Hope to see you at one of the dates.

Juliet xx

September 2009

My tour starts this month! And it's supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

For the first date of the tour, I'll be making my debut in Brighton. If you're nearby, it would be lovely to see you there - but hopefully one of the dates will be within travelling distance for you.

20 Sep - Komedia, Brighton
27 Sep - Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham
01 Oct - The Spin, Oxford
06 Oct - Sandbar, Manchester
07 Oct - The Lescar, Sheffield
15 Oct - Troubadour, London
28 Oct - Charlie Wright's International Bar, London
03 Nov - Alimentum, Cambridge

I'll be strutting my stuff in my gladrags, high heels and lipgloss - come join me!

June 2009

Licorice Kiss is now available on Amazon and iTunes!

And I'll be doing a short tour to promote the album starting in September. More details here.

Hope to see you soon!

May 2009

Thanks so much to all those who came down to the launch of my new album, Licorice Kiss, at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho and made it such a special night. I had a fabulous time! Apologies to those of you who were unable to get a copy of the CD after it quickly sold out but you can still get a copy here. I'll even sign it with a personal message if you send me a note letting me know who it's for. :-)

March 2009

My new album "Licorice Kiss" has finally been sent to be pressed! Actual copies should arrive very soon so please watch this space to find out when you can pre-order your copy...

The official launch party will be at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, London on 17th May. Hope you can make it!

January 2009

Happy New Year!

I went back to Athens last month, to perform with the wonderful sax player Dimitri Vassilakis and his band. It was a little worrying with all the riots going on at the time but I've been reliably informed that this was in no way related to my presence in the city!

In December I also attended an event hosted by the Musicians Union at the House of Commons to highlight the deplorable use of music to torture prisoners during interrogations by the United States. Like many, I was completely unaware that this kind of thing even existed. I really hope they put a stop to this barbaric practice soon.

Thank you to those of you who've bought a copy of my EP Licorice Kiss. There are still a few remaining copies of the limited edition CD avalable here.

And I've joined Twitter! So if you'd like to "follow" me and find out what I'm up to daily, now's your chance!

Since my last update, I've actually been back to Russia twice. In May I visited Orenburg - a really historic and picturesque city. It's in the Ural region and very close to the border of Kazakhstan. After taking a cable car across the Ural River whilst on a sightseeing trip, I was able to make my first vist to the continent of Asia (although I never actually left Orenburg). I did a few radio and television interviews and then I performed at the opening of a fabulous new jazz club.

Last month I went back - this time to Siberia. Novosibirsk is Russia's third largest city after Moscow and St Petersburg and home of the Trans-Siberian Railway. I was surprised at how modern and stylish everything is there. Even miles away from anywhere I saw people dressed in the latest Gucci and Prada fashions! I had such a good time and even got the chance to practise my (very) rudimentary Russian...

But the big news is that my next album is finally recorded! It won't be released until next year but I will be selling limited edition EPs at my gigs before the official release date. I've also just started a new facebook page. If you're a facebook user, please join up and it will be an easy way to get the news on gigs, releases or freebies first.

In November I'll be performing once again at the London Jazz Festival - this time at the Royal Albert Hall. Hope to see you there!

April 2008

It's been a long time! Partly because I've been seduced by the addictive myspace... So what have I been up to lately..? Well apart from writing blogs on myspace, I've been busy writing even more songs and have finally finished getting material ready for my eagerly awaited third album. Hang on in there - it won't be long now!

I've also been playing a few more gigs in Europe. I returned to the Guru Bar in Athens in November and after more sell-out shows was invited back to Greece once more in February this year - this time to open an exciting new international music venue called Gazarte located in the heart of the new, fashionable district of Athens.

And as mentioned below, I was part of the Stimmenfang Festival in Nuremburg, Germany in October alongside top international artists including UK singers Norma Winstone and Jacqui Dankworth. The band and I played in a wonderful club housed in the former bunker of a castle that has the accolade of being the oldest jazz club in Europe. Apparently the first singer to perform there was Ella Fitgerald! It was an amazing experience. Our live performance was also recorded for German radio.

After 2 very successful concerts at the beginning of 2005, I am returning once again to Russia next month to perform as a guest with a local band in the towns of Ufa and Orenburg. I had such a warm and welcoming experience last time that I'm really looking forward to it.

Bye for now!

May 2007

I've been busy writing songs recently and have just about finished writing the songs for my next album.

Other news... I made a three-night appearance at a fantastic club in Athens called the Guru Bar and am booked to to back there at the end of the year. Also, March saw my debut performance in Germany at a university near Dusseldorf. My band and I will be going back to Germany in October for the Stimmenfang Festival. Another first was the Isle of Wight Festival in April. I appeared on the bill alongside some wonderful artists including Norma Winstone, Terry Callier and Dennis Rollins.

And if you're in London on the 16th June, I'll be performing at the Chelsea Festival - hope to see you there!

January 2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope that 2007 has been treating you all very well so far. It's been a quiet start to the year for me. I've been concentrating on more songwriting and practising my guitar! It's a slow process but I know I'll get there... eventually...

I've also recently broken into the world of broadcasting - something that's always been on my wishlist... In December, Ian Shaw asked me to stand in for him on his regular Tuesday night slot on BBC Radio Kent that's transmitted across the whole of the south east. I had so much fun and I think it went pretty well as they've since asked me back twice! I'll be on again this Tuesday 16th January at 9pm as guest presenter with the legendary Roger Day (of Radio Caroline fame). You can listen to the show for one week on the BBC's iplayer here.