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Louise Dodds

Scottish jazz singer, currently working in London

About Me

”Far and away the best female vocalist of the night” Edinburgh Evening News, The Jazz Bar review

Since emerging on the British jazz scene in 2005, jazz singer Louise Dodds has seen her music take her throughout UK, into Europe and around the Middle East.

Her career was launched in her native Edinburgh, where she quickly became a firm favourite with the Scottish jazz audience. Her eponymous debut album, featuring a collection of some of her favourite standards alongside classic vocalese bebop numbers, was featured on several radio shows and helped her to secure headline dates for her first UK tour. The Leeds leg of the tour was picked up on by BBC Radio Leeds, who subsequently broadcast a live interview with the singer from her headline show at Pizza on the Park in London.

After several years working and performing in Scotland, Louise was then offered the opportunity to perform in the Middle East, including a stint as resident vocalist at the world's only 7 star hotel, the Burj al Arab in Dubai. It was during her 18 months working in the Middle East that she spent her spare time concentrating on learning new material, resulting in a impressive repertoire of over 300 jazz standards and bebop classics and her now legendary own Real Book.

“Sensational vocals” Greenwich Visitor, London Riverfront Jazz Festival Review

Since returning to the UK she has relocated to London, performing regularly at her long standing residencies, headline jazz gigs, festival dates and private parties throughout the city and beyond. She is working alongside some of the countries top jazz musicians, and her peers have described her as innately musical.

My Jazz Story

I love jazz because there is something for every mood I'm ever in! I was first exposed to jazz as a child growing up, my parents are huge jazz fans I met Michele hendricks The best show I ever attended was Jon Hendricks at Ronnie Scotts The first jazz record I bought was Lambert, Hendricks and Ross My advice to new listeners explore, explore, explore! There is something out there for everyone Or whatever else you have in mind.