Following on from one of last year's best jazz vocals album releases Jo Harrop tours The Heart Wants with dates coming up including:
12th February – Hampstead Jazz Club, London
19th February – The Bear Club, Luton
25th April – Ronnie Scott’s, London
12th May – Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle
14th May – Hexham Jazz Festival, Hexham
17th May – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
19th May – Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, Manchester
21st May – Peggy’s Skylight, Nottingham
22nd May – Watford Jazz Junction Festival
29th June – Pizza Express (Soho), London
10th July – Swanage Jazz Festival, Swanage
On the record with Jo was one of the world's most iconic bassists and bandleaders Christian McBride who joined her on a number of tracks led off by the very bluesily-soulful 'The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants', McBride a stately presence, and on 'All Too Soon' and 'Wise Words'. The great Welsh trumpeter Andy Davies was also on the record adding lots of characterful elaboration as is ex-Jeff Beck UK jazz piano icon Jason Rebello who like McBride has also worked extensively with Sting. Above all else the quality of Jo's originals are the icing on the cake of the Lateralize release. Jo adds a natural presence live especially in a jazz club setting so hearing her live is that extra active ingredient.
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