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John
Heavens: Ninety Minutes From New York To Paris (Album Launch)
9 May ’26
– 18:30 Doors | 19:30 Stage | >>BOOKINGS <<
World
Heart Beat, Embassy Gardens
About the
performance
John
Heavens is one of the UK’s most versatile vocalists and flautists, presenting
beautiful arrangements of some of the world’s most memorable tunes, including
compositions by Donald Fagen, The Beatles, Boz Scaggs, Bill Withers, Billy
Joel, Joan Armatrading and T-Bone Walker. John Heaven’s music aims to bring
back deep emotional connections by connecting with absolutely timeless music
from the golden age of pop, jazz, blues and soul. Nobody leaves without having
been moved in some way. This will be a feel-good night of soulful jazz and
blues, meaningful stories, and music that lifts the spirit and stays with you
for a very long time.
About the
artist
John
Heavens is a UK-based Jazz and Blues Artist. He is a songwriter, composer and
flautist and outright performer who was trained at Trinity College of Music in
Greenwich, London. He draws upon his rich musical background to connect with
audiences across generations. His latest album, Ninety Minutes From New York To
Paris, invites us to appreciate both the rich musical heritage of the past and
the collaborations of the future, reflecting on where we’ve been and where
we’re headed, while delivering pure musical expression that resonates today and
more than ever. John regularly collaborates with the UK’s most prominent Jazz
and Blues musicians.
John
Heavens’ album is an impressive affair. Funky, witty and diverse, this
collection of originals recalls the Brit-Funk of The Average White Band and the
English Soul of those mid-seventy’s delights, Kokomo. Review – Ian Shaw
BBC Jazz Singer of the Year
This
one’s a real gem: a labour of love from a man with an outstanding soul voice
and a genuine feel for Jazz. Inspired by Duke Ellington’s devotional mass The
Sacred Concert, John Heavens puts his all into this sparkling jazz debut,
creating nine original compositions – co-written with the Jazz
composer/arranger Andrea Vicari, here on piano – that tell their own unique
story. Review – Propaganda Music Magazine
This
Cambridge-born singer is drawn to the 1970’s funky soul era and really connects
to jazz too. Aside from his sweetly tender voice on ballads.
Heavens’ more danceable originals show off pianist Andrea Vicari’s Average
White Band-type horn arrangements. Review – Jazz Wise