“Soulful and exuberant” (Time Out) vocalist Mark Jennett has been a
regular on the London jazz scene for several years with appearances at
Ronnie Scott's, the Vortex (“regulars lapped it up” – Evening Standard)
and other leading venues. He has performed throughout the UK with his
own trio, and makes appearances with a number of big bands.Mark's second album Everybody Says Don’t (Jazzizit Records), produced by
Geoff Gascoyne, is a set of sophisticated reinterpretations of 20th
century standards from writers as diverse as Cole Porter and Randy
Newman. It is due for release in September 2014 but you can here some of
the tracks here in the meantime.As well as being in great demand as a musician, Geoff Gascoyne is well
known for his production and arranging work with Jamie Cullum and
others. Most recently he produced Jacqui Dankworth’s acclaimed Live To Love album. The stellar band includes Rob Barron (piano and
keys), Geoff Gascoyne (bass), Sebastiaan de Krom (drums) Martin Shaw
(trumpet) and Andy Panayi (saxes and flute). Anita Wardell says - “Mark Jennett is a unique story teller and,
regardless of genre of song, his interpretation is always fresh, new and
exciting. Wonderful, compelling listening.” MARK JENNETTT
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