One
of the most inventive and distinctive artists to emerge from
Scotland, jazz-folk singer-songwriter Sophie Bancroft has drawn
comparison to artists as classily diverse as Peggy Lee, Alison
Krauss, and Norah Jones. With
music in hit TV drama ‘Six Feet Under’, Sophie is currently
promoting her most recent CD ‘Hot And Cold’. “This
elegant and meticulously produced CD inhabits the border territory
between jazz and folk-country-pop, which suits Sophie Bancroft’s
cool, rather ethereal voice to perfection.” OBSERVER
Having grown up
in one of Scotland’s leading jazz families and serving her
apprenticeship in Edinburgh’s jazz and folk scenes, Sophie’s
musical journey has taken in many sights and sounds including
·
performances at the South By Southwest Festival, Celtic
Connections, Edinburgh International Jazz Festival . . .
·
collaborations with electronic band Spylab, Martin Green’s
The Green Machine, Corrina Hewat’s New Voices commission . . .
·
broadcasts on BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, Scotland . . .
With songs about
life, her music can be fun, flirty, heart-wrenching, shocking and
beautiful. Sophie has a
publishing deal at Bug Music, Los Angeles, and has released 3 CDs on
her own label, LisaLeo Records.
“Refreshing
and utterly magical” THE HERALD
“Gorgeous,
original acoustic music” THE LIST
“A
blissful album that has elements of Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan
and Ella Fitzgerald. Play
it on your way out and let it rescue you from the ceiling when you
get home. This album is
hip, cool and simply beautiful.” BIG ISSUE
“Sophie
Bancroft’s voice will send shivers of sensuality down your
spine”
MASSIVE MAGAZINE
“Weaving
a tapestry of songs over the course of two hours, her smooth and
smoky voice lifts above the mellowed beat of the music, washing over
the audience, leaving them transfixed.
Her eclectic mix of jazz, country, blues and folky rock
creates a sound that will appeal to everyone for years to come.” THREEWEEKS.CO.UK
“Echoes
along the way range from Peggy Lee to Joan Armatrading, Alison
Krauss to Bjork, in a boldly achieved balance of the classic and the
contemporary.” SUNDAY HERALD
“Sophie
Bancroft has an impressive CV that covers jazz, pop and folk.
She draws on all these diverse skills, weaving them through a
captivatingly moody set of songs.
There’s an openness and transparency in her songs that
communicate, and after all, that’s what it’s all about.” JAZZWISE
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