Jazz Morley from Bournemouth
(she previously visited earlier this year)
Web
www.myspace.com/jazzmorley
www.facebook.com/jazzmorley
http://www.jazzmorley.co.uk/
Gigs
September
Wed 8th – The Komedia, Brighton (10pm)
Thu 9th – The Joiners, Southampton (9pm)
24th - Abbey Road Studios (a rare opportunity afforded to few unsigned artists)
27th – Quayarts, Newport (IOW)
30th - Upstairs @ The Square Brewery
Since we last spoke to her
• New subscribers to her mailing list.
• Her appearance and footage helped secure a show at Komedia in Brighton this Wednesday 8th September.
Biography
Dorset girl Jazz Morley possesses a voice with such natural soulfulness beyond her 21 years of age that it possibly comes as no surprise to learn that her first public performance was the first year infants nativity play!
Fast forward to the present day and we find a rich, warm, emotive voice capable of the tiniest whisper of love to the full vent of a woman scorned.
This year has seen her career blossom having supported Kate Walsh, Chesney Hawkes and Ben Montague.
Featuring on Best of MySpace and a short-listing to the finals of the Shure Songwriting Award 2010, judged by Paloma Faith, has opened up song-writing opportunities with several Top 40 credited artists and one Grammy Award winner no less.
But despite this attention, Jazz eschews the beckoning bright city lights and fast cars.
She’s a girl you’re more likely to find padding about bare foot on the beach, walking through puddles in wellies or driving Barry (her battered but beloved van) to the next gig.
Here are some nice things other people have written about Jazz:
“With references to Dusty via Duffy, this budding singer is well worth keeping an ear on” - Phil Jackson, BBC Introducing:The South
“‘Disconnected’ is absolutely cracking – she’s wonderful!” - Melita Dennett, BBC Introducing:The South
“That is the a-mazing Jazz Morley – that’s beautiful Jazz! I’ve heard so much about you, everybody is raving about you!”- Sally Taylor, BBC Radio Solent
“She has a lovely tone to her voice, and there’s more than a hint of Jennifer Rush’s Power of Love to this song, which should please a lot of folk” - Gill Mills, MySpace (Best of MySpace 104)
“Not often do you come across someone of Jazz Morley's youth with such depth of self knowledge and determination. That quality is reflected in her vocal delivery which has great strength with just that edge of fragility here and there which touches the heart where needed” - Kairen Kemp, Radio Reverb
“I was struck by the control of her voice… she’s got really good pitch and control. What I thought was really lovely was that she really kissed the lyrics… it felt quite sensuous” - Briggy Smale
“A great talent with a voice that reminds me of Eva Cassidy” - Andy Jackson, Wave 105 FM
