Winchester Jazz Festival
An Evening with YolanDa Brown
Part of Winchester Jazz Festival
YolanDa Brown's, music is a delicious fusion of reggae, jazz and soul.
YolanDa has toured with The Temptations, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Billy Ocean and collaborated with artists such as Dave Stewart from Eurythmics, Snarky Puppy's Bill Laurance, Kelly Jones from Stereophonics and Rick Astley. She has composed music for the iconic Sesame Street.
She was awarded an OBE for services to music, music education and broadcasting in the 2023 New Year Honours List by his Majesty the King. YolanDa's Band Jam for Cbeebies won the prestigious Royal Television Society award for best children's programmes.
Jazz FM radio hosts her eponymous show YolanDa on Saturday every week where she showcases a wide range music from new and established artists.
Described as the Jazz doyenne her music will have you dancing in your seat, with her tight band an evening of pure joy is promised from one of the UK's premier artists in UK Jazz today.
"I feel like I've been blasted with Sunshine from the creative world"
"Brown continuously strives to push boundaries, not only in her music — an unusual blend of reggae, jazz and soul — but also in her education work"
This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
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