Anthony Strong to mark album launch with London show
aaamusic | On 23, Sep 2011
ANTHONY STRONG
DELOVELY
Release Date: September 27th 2011
“He’s got a great deal of talent……I remember hearing a demo tape of a young singer called Jamie Cullum and having much the same feeling”
Sir Michael Parkinson (BBC Radio 2)
“Great singer, great pianist.”
Jamie Cullum
“Amazing”
Rod Stewart after watching Anthony’s performance as Jerry Lee Lewis in the West End’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’
EP Launch & UK Tour From One The UK’s Most Hotly Tipped Young Musicians
Following sell out shows at the London, Dubai and Cheltenham Jazz Festivals, vibrant young singer and pianist Anthony Strong releases the ‘Delovely’ EP, a 5-track collection of innovative adaptations of classic jazz standards and original compositions which will be supported by a 10 date UK tour.
A truly incredible pianist, with a voice to match, Strong’s music has been described as “energetic, slick and exhilarating” and his contribution to the standards revival has seen him compared to the likes of Michael Buble and Harry Connick Jr.
Strong’s engaging performance style has led to bookings at venues such as Ronnie Scott’s and the 606 Club, a plethora of television and radio appearances, and collaborations with the likes of high profile jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and rising starlet Natalie Williams.
The E.P. and tour dates offer the chance to discover a genuine talent at the beginning of what is certain to be a long and successful career.
UK Tour Dates 2011:
September 27th Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London – (0845) 602 7017 – http://pizzaexpresslive.co.uk
September 30th Pizza Express Jazz Club, Maidstone, Kent – (0845)6027017 – http://pizzaexpresslive.co.uk
October 15th The Forge, Basingstoke, Hampshire – (01256) 844244 – http://www.anvilarts.org.uk/
October 16th St Mary in the Castle, Hastings, Kent – (01424) 717592 – http://www.stmaryinthecastle.com/Home.html
October 21st The Rush Hour Sessions, Birmingham, Midlands – (0121) 780 3333 – http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk
October 22nd The Stables, Milton Keynes, Middlesex – (01908) 280 800 – http://www.stables.org/
November 12th Matt & Phred’s, Manchester, Lancashire – (0161) 831 7002 – http://www.mattandphreds.com
December (TBA) Southill Park Arts Club, Berkshire – (01344) 484 123 – http://www.southhillpark.org.uk/
