Lily Dior (London) – Saturday, 15th of April 2023:
Australian jazz/soul diva Lily Dior returns to Australia for a rare performance with some of her closest musical allies after a long stint in her newly adopted home of London.
Lily has made quite a splash over the past nine years wowing UK audiences with her powerful voice and stage presence and has performed at all the major venues including Ronnie Scott’s, the 606 Club, Pizza Express Soho, and Holborn as well as countless appearances at leading clubs around the country. In the last couple of years, she was invited as a featured artist at The London Jazz Festival selling out both shows at Spice Of Life in the heart of Soho. Her European foray has included festivals in Italy and Sicily as well as concerts at Budapest Jazz Club.
Tonight Lily will be exploring her usual eclectic mix of jazz and soul as well as showcasing some pieces from the great Nina Simone who would’ve turned 90 in February of this year.
Joining Lily with be pianist extraordinaire Brendan St Ledger who co-wrote some of the material from her last album ‘Let’s Talk About It’, as well as Nic Cecire on drums, legendary Australian bassist Jonathan Zwartz, and bassist extraordinaire Phil Stack.
