Bea Asurmendi is an up-and-coming vocalist and composer, born in the Basque Country and active in London’s live music scene. She has had the opportunity to work with, among others, legendary jazz vocalist Norma Winstone, the internationally acclaimed jazz vocal group New York Voices, and Latin Grammy Award winner and film composer Fernando Velázquez, with whom she has taken part in various international movie and theatre soundtracks. Currently, she is finishing up her Masters in Jazz Singing at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Bea will be joined by Gianluca Corona (guitar), Giovanni Cresseri (bass), Milena Granci (piano) and Filippo Galli (drums) - four incredibly talented and inspiring musicians she deeply admires. They will be presenting an intimate, powerful and evocative collection of original compositions (in Basque, Spanish and English) where world music, contemporary jazz and folk meet. Together, they yield a distinctive blend of sounds which reveals echoes of artists like Silvia Pérez Cruz, Josefine Cronholm, Ralph Towner and Al Di Meola.
Bea’s unmistakably personal voice unveils a unique, moving and fearless expression of vulnerability over a soundscape that invites the listener to reflect upon sorrow, forgiveness, family, death, self-love and the importance of mental health awareness. Through her lyrics, Bea also intends for their songs to be an invitation to the listener to venture out of their own assumptions and reflect upon the meaning of being a woman in our society and the importance of women’s empowerment.
The audience will have the chance to hear Bea Asurmendi Quintet’s soon-to-be-released debut album before they embark on a European tour this summer, with promising glimpses of what's to come.
Doors 7pm / Music 8.30pm / Tickets £15 / Free for members
All seating/tables are first come first served.