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Anglo-Trini jazz singer. “World class” (LA Times) "She really moves me.” Sheila Jordan. “Daring, beautiful jazz.” AllAboutJazz.

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(Español abajo)⁠ An evening of exceptional jazz awaits at Saint Peter’s Church. Join us this Sunday at 5:00 PM as Tessa Souter brings Jazz Vespers to life in one of New York City’s most unique sacred spaces. Free admission. RSVP at the link in bio.⁠
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Una noche de jazz excepcional te espera en Saint Peter’s Church. Acompáñanos este domingo a las 5:00 PM para disfrutar de Jazz Vespers con Jonathan Saraga en uno de los espacios sagrados más singulares de Nueva York. Entrada gratuita. Confirma tu asistencia en el enlace en la bio.⁠

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(Español abajo) Jazz Vespers continues this October. This month, we welcome four Sundays of live jazz, reflection, and community at Saint Peter’s Church, with Cameron Brown, Tessa Souter, Michael Kanan, and The New School with Kate Baker.

Join us throughout the month as we continue a 60-year tradition and counting of jazz at Saint Peter’s.

⏰ 5:00 PM every Sunday
📍 Saint Peter’s Church
🎟️ Free — RSVP at the link in our bio.

Save the dates. We’ll see you Sundays.

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Jazz Vespers continúa este octubre. Este mes, te invitamos a cuatro domingos de jazz en vivo, reflexión y comunidad en Saint Peter’s Church, con Cameron Brown, Tessa Souter, Michael Kanan y The New School con Kate Baker.

Acompáñanos durante todo el mes mientras continuamos una tradición de 60 años y contando de jazz en Saint Peter’s.

⏰ 5:00 PM todos los domingos
📍 Saint Peter’s Church
🎟️ Gratis — Confirma tu asistencia en el enlace de nuestra biografía.

Guarda las fechas. Nos vemos los domingos.

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Great gig last night!

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🔥 AUG 21 (FRI.)
[TESSA SOUTER AND FRIENDS] @tessasouter

🎤 New York-based vocalist, composer, and lyricist Tessa Souter brings her soulful, fearless artistry to Five Spot Jazz. Mentored by jazz legends Mark Murphy and Sheila Jordan, she blends jazz with Brazilian, flamenco, folk, and classical influences. ✨

🎟️ MUSIC COVER
MONDAY SPECIAL — NO MUSIC CHARGE‼️
TUE–THURS — $20 PER GUEST
FRI–SUN — $30 PER GUEST

🕗 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
🚪 Doors Open: 7:30 PM

🎶 LIVE JAZZ EVERY NIGHT 🌙
Great live jazz, delicious food & drinks, and a vibrant East Village atmosphere. 🎶🍽️🥂 @fivespotjazz @hi_collar
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#FiveSpotJazz #NYCJazz #LiveJazzNYC #EastVillageNYC #JazzInNYC

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Looking for a different kind of listening experience during the Rochester International Jazz Festival? Step inside Temple Theater. Built in 1925 and recently renovated, the grand Temple Building Theater blends historic character with an intimate concert atmosphere that lets the music take center stage. This Club Pass venue offers a unique way to experience Jazz Fest performances in one of downtown Rochester’s most striking spaces.

Check out the lineup and plan your night at Temple Theater.

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Sunday treat @joespub with @tessasouter ❤️❤️❤️celebrating Erik Satie’s birthday with her superb album Shadows and Silence (The Erik Satie Project) with @luisperdomojazz @boriskozlovbass @timriesofficial #billydrummond and on the last picture… singers celebrating Sati and Roberta’s birthday @robertalawrencemusic @jniemack @traceyyarad

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This week’s feature—Part 2! We are spotlighting jazz singer-songwriters Vicki Burns and Tessa Souter, two musicians who have both sung and recorded each other’s’ compositions. Now for Tessa! 🎶

1. What artists have impacted you the most?
“Norma Winstone, for sure—she’s an amazing lyricist. She’s probably most famous for her lyrics to ‘The Peacocks,’ which I recorded on my first album, Listen Love. Her lyrics are always emotionally resonant, intelligent, and deeply authentic. Milton Nascimento, who I first heard on Wayne Shorter’s album Native Dancer, was also a huge influence—a great lyricist and songwriter. Mark Murphy was my mentor, so of course he was a big influence.“
2. How did you start singing?
“I sang all my life. My mom taught me adult songs when I was three. I taught myself guitar at 12 so I could accompany myself singing folk songs, and everyone assumed I was going to become a singer. But I had my child in my teens, so I had to be practical. I was around 40, with my son already grown, when I met someone who made it their mission to push me onto the stage and practically force me to sit in. That led to people asking where they could hear me, and eventually to gigs.”
3. Can you talk a bit about your songwriting process?
“My process really varies. Lyrics usually come first, although ‘You Have to Believe’ came to me all at once—music and lyrics together. But whether the process is fast or slow, songwriting for me is always a process of honing: get the first draft out, then refine.”
4. Can you please talk a bit about singing Vicki’s song, and her singing your song?
“I was working on my album Picture in Black and White, inspired by discovering that my birth father was Black—something I didn’t learn until I met him in my late 20s. I was listening to Vicki Burns’s album when I heard ‘The Ancestors,’ I thought not only is it a beautiful song, but the lyrics were perfect for the project. Her original ‘Siren Song’ also fit the theme beautifully. As for hearing her sing my song, the first time I heard her singing it live, I cried a little. It’s very emotional to hear someone else singing your story.”

Thank you, Tessa! ☺️

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Sunday night in good company with @tessasouter to hear @jniemack ❤️ @mezzrowjazzclub with @claffybass and @steve_ash_piano #jazzsinger #nycjazzscene #nycjazz

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New week, new shows by these amazing artists!! 💘

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The magic of Sheila Jordan Harvie S duo. This was from one the early days of the Duo. www.harvies.comSheila is singing in heaven now and will always be with us.

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Come see the new preview of the reworked version of All These Pretty Things

📅 Feb 6
🎭 Soapbox Gallery
⏰ 7pm

#worksinprogress @tessasouter @daviddeblinger @soapboxgallery
@thesoundcheckpr

Co-written and Directed by Tessa Souter
Dramaturgy and direction David Deblinger

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In the 9 pm CST hour of #jazz tonight on Kansas Public Radio, baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan from 1990, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson from 1993, singer Tessa Souter from 2009, guitarist Peter Hand’s Big Band from 2013 and, from the Vinyl Vault, tenor saxophonist James Moody from 1972. Plus, new releases by guitarist Gil Livni, pianist Lisa Hilton, and pianist Kenny Barron (with guest vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant). Also streaming at https://kansaspublicradio.org

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