Isobel Gathercole - Day Dream (2022)

Trained in jazz vocals at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London-based jazz singer has performed at many of the capital’s top jazz venues since arriving on the scene in 2014. Her love of jazz and the Great American Songbook developed at a very young age before she started to take performing seriously at the age of 11. Since then, Isobel has had the opportunity to sing with ensembles of all shapes and sizes, from an intimate vocal/guitar duo setting to full-sized studio orchestra. She has also explored big band singing through her work as a vocalist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, in addition to small group work with her own quartet. Created in collaboration with arranger and composer Colin Skinner, “Day Dream” is a love letter to the legendary albums of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. The album, made with her father Andy who also acts as the main producer, was recorded at London’s RAK Studio, and was mastered at the legendary Abbey Road. Having already garnered airplay and praise from Jazz FM’s Clare Teal, who commented “Really lovely… great nuances in the vocal” , the days of dreaming big are fast becoming a reality for this bright young talent. The album is being launched with a special performance at Soho’s The Spice Of Life on Thursday, April 14.