Joanna Eden Band

About this event

A welcome return to PizzaExpress Live for Joanna Eden Band. Her acclaimed recent album The Road to Paysandu was recorded in Montevideo and London and mixed in Cambridge & Los Angeles. Eden's phenomenal band features leading lights of latin jazz Andrés Lafone and Guillermo Hill join singer-songwriter-pianist Eden who fuses her trademark honesty with intoxicating rhythms! Eden, who famously taught grammy and oscar winner Sam Smith, will be joined by leading lights of the latin jazz scene, Uruguayans Andrés Lafone (Aerto Moreira) on bass and Guillermo Hill (Tom Jones) on guitar as well as drummer George Double (Mica Paris) Expect heart, soul and groove! Unmistakably English in the same way as Christine McVie, Stevie Winwood, or Nick Drake, Joanna Eden is a singer songwriter who grew up in the heart of England listening to UK artists playing American blues, jazz and pop. A writing and recording trip to South America lends a vibrant new sound to her NEW ALBUM due for release autumn '24. 'THE ROAD TO PAYSANDU' combines singer/songwriter storytelling with joyous syncopation! Uruguayan bass player Andrés Lafone (Airto Moreira, Jon Cleary, Basia, Da Lata) is a pioneer of the UK Latin/Jazz scene with over 50 albums to his credit. Uruguayan guitarist Guillermo Hill (Mica Paris, Tom Jones, John Crawford, Monica Vasconcelos) is one of the UK's leading latin/jazz guitarists. Mojo magazine describes her songwriting as having ‘melody, mystery and bite’.