About the performance
John Heavens is one of the UK’s most versatile vocalists and flautists, presenting beautiful arrangements of some of the world’s most memorable tunes, including compositions by Donald Fagen, The Beatles, Boz Scaggs, Bill Withers, Billy Joel, Joan Armatrading and T-Bone Walker. John Heaven’s music aims to bring back deep emotional connections by connecting with absolutely timeless music from the golden age of pop, jazz, blues and soul. Nobody leaves without having been moved in some way. This will be a feel-good night of soulful jazz and blues, meaningful stories, and music that lifts the spirit and stays with you for a very long time.
About the artist
John Heavens is a UK-based Jazz and Blues Artist. He is a songwriter, composer and flautist and outright performer who was trained at Trinity College of Music in Greenwich, London. He draws upon his rich musical background to connect with audiences across generations. His latest album, Ninety Minutes From New York To Paris, invites us to appreciate both the rich musical heritage of the past and the collaborations of the future, reflecting on where we’ve been and where we’re headed, while delivering pure musical expression that resonates today and more than ever. John regularly collaborates with the UK’s most prominent Jazz and Blues musicians.
John Heavens’ album is an impressive affair. Funky, witty and diverse, this collection of originals recalls the Brit-Funk of The Average White Band and the English Soul of those mid-seventy’s delights, Kokomo. Review – Ian Shaw BBC Jazz Singer of the Year
This one’s a real gem: a labour of love from a man with an outstanding soul voice and a genuine feel for Jazz. Inspired by Duke Ellington’s devotional mass The Sacred Concert, John Heavens puts his all into this sparkling jazz debut, creating nine original compositions – co-written with the Jazz composer/arranger Andrea Vicari, here on piano – that tell their own unique story. Review – Propaganda Music Magazine
This Cambridge-born singer is drawn to the 1970’s funky soul era and really connects to jazz too. Aside from his sweetly tender voice on ballads. Heavens’ more danceable originals show off pianist Andrea Vicari’s Average White Band-type horn arrangements. Review – Jazz Wise
