Shireen Francis – Jazz Vocalist
A warm, engaging and soulful performer, London-based jazz vocalist Shireen Francis has and continues to develop her own unique blend of jazz with flavours of Gospel, Blues, Calypso and Reggae. Performing with some of the country’s top jazz musicians, the combination of Shireen’s stunning, expressive voice coupled with her natural musicianship has delighted audiences all around the world.
Venues and festivals played include - UK Jazz Festivals -
Soho Jazz Festival; London Oris Jazz Festival; London Racing Green; Ealing and Richmond
Festivals abroad -
Ingolstadt Jazz Festival (Munich); Bratislava Jazz Festival; Slovenia Jazz Festival; Devonshire House, Jamaica.
Venues -
Ronnie Scott's; The 606 Club; Royal Festival Hall; Royal Albert Hall; Pizza on the Park; Blackheath Concert Hall; Smollensky's on the Strand; 100 Club; The Fleece (Boxford).
Residencies -
The Dorchester Hotel; Quaglino's; The Bank and Pont de la Tour restaurants; Conrad Hotel at the Chelsea Harbour and venues in Provence, Cannes and Antibes with the Château de Berne Big Band. Plus a regular annual seven-week residency at Mulgrave Castle in Whitby, entertaining high-profile guests such as Hugh Grant, Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle Macpherson, Prince Felipe of Spain and other European Heads of State in an intimate setting.