“..Warren's talents are extraordinary. She has an octave-hopping voice that glides between languid and urgent, and music that hovers between funk, folk and jazz, between Jeff Buckley and Nina Simone. ..she's the real deal.” The Observer
Following her stunning debut performances on BBC Later..with Jools Holland in September, and the release of her album Circles on Because Music in October, Krystle Warren will release her first single Year End Issue on the 30th November.
The next chance to see Krystle in London will be at the Jazz Voice – Celebrating a Century of Song evening on November 13th at the Barbican, which kicks off the London Jazz Festival. Krystle will be appearing alongside Kurt Elling, Natalie Merchant, Sarah Jane Morris, Sheila Jordan and more. All the performers will be backed by Guy Barker's stunning Festival Jazz Orchestra in a celebration of musical milestones based on the year of 1959 – the year that saw the sad death of Billie Holiday and the joyous birth of Miles's Kind Of Blue.
Sun 13 November London – Barbican Hall
On the same trip Krystle will be supporting virtuoso vocal play artists Naturally 7 on four shows around England – a rich feast indeed for lovers of lavish vocal stylings. Krystle will be supporting Naturally 7 at the following venues:
Sun 15 London Theatre Royal Stratford East – Theatre Square
Tue 17 Salisbury City Hall – City Hall, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury
Wed 18 Coventry Warwick Arts Centre
Sun 22 Croydon Fairfield Hall
Krystle Warren hails from Kansas City and learned to play the guitar by listening to Rubber Soul and Revolver. Her tastes range from Rufus Wainwright to Betty Carter, Willie Nelson to Nina Simone and she's toured the US with Martha Wainwright, Zap Mama, Rodrigo & Gabriela and Erykah Badu. Krystle is signed to Because Music, the label that brought you Amadou & Mariam and Manu Chao.