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Fleur Stevenson
Fleur's forthcoming album ''Follow Me'' features arrangements of well known standards, as well as jazz arrangements of some lesser known vintage pop songs. Highlights include a samba arrangement of King Crimson’s ‘I Talk to the Wind’ and a tender jazz ballad treatment of the Presley classic ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’.
''Follow Me'' will be launched at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho on Tuesday 2nd July 2019: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/fleur-stevenson
''This album is class, it has style and it is an up-lifter of spirits'' Sammy Stein, Something Else.
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''...Stevenson is in possession of a voice which has power - yet she has the control to drop down to a caress in a heart-beat. And she can scat; boy, can she scat!'' Sammy Stein, Something Else.
"Fleur Stevenson - a beguiling jazz vocalist with a beauty of nature, tone and delivery coupled with an innate musicianship and artistry, definitely one to watch." Verona Chard, Jazz Vocalist, X Factor - judges expert coach, Singing coach.
"Fleur Stevenson is a classy jazz singer backed by excellent musicians performing classic jazz tunes as well as original material, if she is performing at a venue near you then make sure you go along, you won’t be disappointed." Graham Steel, GSMC
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Fleur Stevenson: Follow Me
by Roger Farbey
There are plenty of standards adorning Fleur Stevenson's debut album. This comes in the wake of her career-launching salvo, an EP entitled Introducing Fleur Stevenson, released in 2016. Stevenson possesses an appealing voice and, on the breezy opener Beautiful Love," proves she can scat as deftly as she can sing Haven Gillespie's memorable words. While the majority of the album's eleven tracks are derived from the Great American Songbook, there are a couple of obvious outliers included here. Tim Hardin's ...
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Vocals
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Fully CRB checked. Associate of Trinity College London (Jazz) diploma and ABRSM Grade 8 singing.
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