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Cleveland Watkiss - jazz vocalist extraordinaire - tours the UK with his awe-inspiring solo voice project ‘VocalSuite’ and his innovative acoustic trio CWT.
Cleveland Watkiss, perhaps best known as an original member, alongside Courtney Pine, of the extraordinarily ‘Jazz Warriors’ big band, presents a tour composing a show in two parts. The first half features Cleveland’s pioneering solo voice piece, VocalSuite, in which he performs a cappella vocal improvisations using an electronic device to record, loop and layer his voice. With a breathtaking vocal range that makes seamless links between musical cultures, Cleveland blends live improvisation, counter point harmony, breakbeat, and bassline to stunning effect, creating awe-inspiring, realtime vocal soundscapes. The second half of the show features a set from Cleveland’s new accoustic jazz trio, CWT, with Mark Hodgson on bass and Shaney Forbes on drums. CWT performs standards and originals not usually associated with singers, Cleveland’s highly original jazz scatting to the fore.
‘The best male jazz singer in Britain’ - Evening Standard
‘There’s no mistaking the class in his voice’ - Daily Mail
‘a genuine virtuoso’ - The Independent
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