TESSA SOUTER

New York Times critics pick and two-time London Times Top Ten Jazz CD of the Year, Anglo-Afro-Caribbean Tessa Souter is “a beguiling artist who infuses everything she interprets with voluptuous intelligence and keen emotional insight.” (KQED Arts) “There’s something raw and real about hearing Tessa Souter sing. Basically self-taught, she’s not afraid to take big risks with surprising takes on un-standard repertoire, from jazz arrangements of  ‘Eleanor Rigby’, Cream’s ‘White Room’ and Nick Drake’s ‘River Man’ to Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, Wayne Shorter and Kenny Barron tunes, her own originals, and superb arrangements of classical repertoire. It’s the sound of an artist doing things her own way.” (LA Weekly)