featuring
Sara Colman - voice
Fred T Baker - guitar
Andy Hamill - bass
Accordionist Karen Street reveals the influences behind her music, playing songs from her latest album ‘Another Story’. Featuring a selection of jazz standards, original tunes and a pop song, she ably demonstrates the diverse nature of this versatile instrument.
The Karen Street Quartet sees Karen’s musical partnership with guitarist Fred T Baker, first unveiled in Karen’s debut CD ‘Finally a beginning’ back in 2001, refreshed by the addition of award winning jazz singer Sara Colman, along with the talented bassist Andy Hamill.
“For me performing Another Story is an opportunity to give the audience an insight into the musical influences which have got me to this point in my musical career. It is also a chance for me to demonstrate what the accordion can do; perhaps challenging a few preconceived ideas of the instrument in the process.”
Karen’s skill as an accordionist, saxophonist and composer ensures she is in demand for a range of projects: from Ute Lemper and Willard White; Grace Jones and Martha Wainwright to the Mike Westbrook Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic. This colourful and varied musical experience was a key influence in the development of ‘Another Story’.
Fred T Baker has had a glittering and musically varied career playing with John Etheridge, Ric Sanders, Nigel Kennedy, John Dankworth and Courtney Pine. Sara Colman was one of the elite group of artists selected for the Jerwood series of Rising Star concerts at the Cheltenham Festival and received one of the inaugural Birmingham Jazz Awards in 2006. Andy Hamill has played double bass and bass guitar with many artists from jazz to pop, including: Nitin Sawhney, Beth Rowley, Tracey Thorn, Kylie Minogue and Harry Hill. 
Tour Dates:
| Fri | 5th | Mar | Birmingham, Symphony Hall Foyer 5.30pm free | |
| Sat | 6th | Mar | Chesterfield, Parish Arts Centre 7.30pm Buy tickets via paypal here: Tickets are £10 and £8 conc.(OAP, children, student). Multiple tickets can be bought by clicking the "add to cart" button the number of times you need, you can edit this at checkout. Once payment has been accepted you will receive an email confirming the sale and your ticket(s) will be reserved on the door. |
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| Sun | 7th | Mar | Northampton, Jazz at the Carriage House 8pm Tickets: email - jazzclub@jazzclarinet.co.uk | |
| Fri | 12th | Mar | Burton on Trent, Brewhouse Arts 7.30pm Tickets: 01283 508100 |
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| Sun | 14th | Mar | Camden Town, The Forge 2pm free | |
| Wed | 17th | Mar | Dartmouth, The Flavel 7.30pm Tickets: 01803 839530 theflavel.org.uk |
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| Thu | 18th | Mar | Cardiff, Acapela 8pm Tickets: 01446 799100 stdonats.com |
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| Fri | 19th | Mar | Bath, Chapel Arts 8pm Tickets: 01225 463362 chapelarts.org |
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| Sat | 20th | Mar | Bignor, Bignor Church, West Sussex 7.30pm Tickets: 01798 869454 |
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“Musicians who have given the accordion a genuine voice are rare, but Karen Street is undoubtedly among them.”
Jazz UK