Lydia Bell & The Jazz Hours
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Lydia Bell & The Jazz Hours

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When

Thursday, 11 June 2026 at 21:00

The Pheasantry (Chelsea)

152 Kings Road, London SW3 4UT

Time

21:00

Price guide

£20

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A night of vocal-led jazz classics, from Stardust to ‘S Wonderful. Vocalist Lydia Bell and her band The Jazz Hours breathe new life into the most beautiful jazz classics, presenting their original interpretations of the best music of the era. Inspired by the jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee, they were delighted to host their launch show at The Pheasantry in January 2024. Join Lydia Bell & The Jazz Hours at PizzaExpress Live Chelsea for a night of beautiful jazz standards and sensational musicianship. The Jazz Hours is a project from Down for the Count - one of the UK’s most popular swing bands. Down for the Count regularly tour the UK, appearing at London Jazz Festival, Cadogan Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, and numerous sold-out PizzaExpress Live shows - and the band was delighted to launch its new quintet line-up, The Jazz Hours, at The Pheasantry in 2024. Fronted by vocalist Lydia Bell, and led by saxophonist Alex Western-King and pianist Mike Paul-Smith, The Jazz Hours perform classic standards from The Great American Songbook in a fresh, invigorating style, finding new life in these timeless songs. Lydia Bell studied jazz at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Her classic jazz voice is influenced by a lifetime of listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, and the other great vocalists of the jazz era.

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