“The UK’s answer to Diana Krall and Norah Jones"
Time Out Magazine
Regular Stables artist, singer-pianist-songwriter Joanna Eden is unmistakeably English in the same way as Christine McVie and Stevie Winwood, but her songwriting and voice lean heavily into the jazz and latin music of her heroes Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, Sondheim, Bernstein, Gilberto and Getz.
Mojo magazine describes her songwriting as having ‘melody, mystery and bite’.
Joanna mentored superstar Sam Smith for 9 years. They credit her simply as "the reason I sing... she taught me everything I know". Smith put those words into action in August 24, inviting Joanna to join them on a duet at the Royal Albert Hall for their BBC Prom.
A writing and recording trip to South America lends a vibrant new sound to Joanna Eden's new album 'The Road To Paysandu'. Eden has always specialised in heart-felt storytelling but her latest line-up lends itself to joyous syncopation; the combination is intoxicating. Mixed by Grammy winning engineer Rich Breen in Los Angeles and recorded in part at Montevideo's legendary Sondor Studios, this album combines an English soul with a South American heartbeat.
Eden's beautifully crafted compositions ask questions of a life's journey - like her songwriting hero Joni Mitchell.
The quality of Joanna’s live work is reflected by the stellar list of artists she and her world class band have supported including Van Morrison, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum, Roy Hargrove, Omara Portuondo, The Buena Vista Social Club.
JOANNA EDEN BAND
Alongside singer/pianist Joanna Eden, her band are:-
Uruguayan bass player Andrés Lafone studied at the Guildhall School of Music and was one of the pioneers of the UK Latin/Jazz scene. He has over 50 albums to his credit and has toured/played/recorded with Airto Moreira, Snowboy, Jon Cleary, Basia, Matt Bianco, Da Lata, Negrocan, Monica Vasconcelos, Grand Union Orchestra, Mike Lindup and others.
Uruguayan guitarist Guillermo Hill made his name in Uruguay playing with Fernando Cabrera and Mariana Ingold before moving to England and studying at the Guildhall School of Music. Since then he has become a regular on the jazz/Brazilian scene appearing with artists such as Ola Onabule, Mica Paris, Tom Jones, John Crawford and Monica Vasconcelos.
Drummer George Double has played for Mica Paris, Art Themen, John Etheridge, Jack Jones and Dame Shirley Bassey (to name but a few). He has performed in the West End and all over the UK and is a leading drum educator and drumkit consultant for Trinity College London.
