Member Since: 5/2/2006
Band Website: angelajackson.eu
Band Members: On BESAME MUCHO - Guitar, percussion and general geniusness: Malcolm MacFarlane.On CLOSE YOUR EYES - Bass, winning smiles and understanding: Andy Sharkey.On STAGE, at most gigs, the wonderful Gabriel Latchin on piano and - more often than not - the amazing Colin Steele on trumpet.What more could a girl ask?
Influences: My i-pod says: 10,000 Maniacs, Alessi, Al Green, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Andy Williams, Anita Baker, Anita O Day, Annie Ross, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aqualung, Aretha Franklin, Artie Shaw, Art Tatum, Astrud Gilberto, Athlete, Aztec Camera, Badly Drawn Boy, Bad Plus, Barbara Morrison, Barbra Streisand, Barefoot Doctor, Bebel Gilberto, Ben Folds, Benny Goodman, Ben Webster, Bet E. & Stef, Beverley Knight, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Billy May, Bjork, Black Dyke Mills Band, Blondie, Blossom Dearie, Bobby Darin, Bobby Short, Bob Dorough, Bob Dylan, Brand New Heavies, Branford Marsalis, Brian Kellock, Buffseeds, Burt Bacharach, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charles and Eddie, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Chris Connor, Clare Teal, Coleman Hawkins, Colin Steele, Count Basie, Courtney Pine, Cowboy Junkies, The Cure, Curtis Stigers, David Bowie, David McAlmont, David Sedaris, Dean Martin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dexter Gordon, Diana Krall, Diane Schuur, Dizzy Gillespie, Doris Day, Dream, Duke Ellington, Duke Jordan, Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Everything but the Girl, Frank & Joe Show, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Geoff Gascoyne, George Michael, Gerry Mulligan, Harry Connick Jr, Harry James, Herbie Hancock, Holly Cole, Ian Shaw, Jamie Cullum, Jane Monheit, Jeff Buckley, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Scott, John Barry, John Coltrane, John Legend, Joni Mitchell, Judy Garland, Julie London, Justin Timberlake, Kay Starr, kd lang, Keely Smith, Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Lena Horne, Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Cohen, Leonie Smith, Lester Young, Liane Carroll, Lisa Loeb, Lisa Stansfield, Liza Minnelli, Lizz Wright, Lloyd Cole, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Magic Numbers, Manic Street Preachers, Mark Murphy, Maroon 5, Martin Stephenson, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, Melody Gardot, Mel Torme, Michael Buble, Michel Petrucciani, Miles Davis, Moby, Montgolfier Brothers, Morecambe and Wise, Morrissey, Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Neil Young, Nelson Riddle, New York Voices, Nick Cave, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Oscar Peterson, Patsy Cline, Peggy Lee, Peter Cincotti, Pogues, Portishead, Pretenders, Primal Scream, Radiohead, Rae Sisters, Ratpack, Ray Charles, Righteous Brothers, Robert Palmer, Roddy Frame, Rufus Wainwright, Sammy Davis Jr, Sarah Vaughan, ScissorSisters, Sheila Jordan, Shirley Horn, Silje Nergaard, Smiths, Soft Cell, Stan Getz, Sugababes, Sugarcubes, Take That, Thelonious Monk, Tony Bennett, Tracey Thorn, Tricky, Ute Lemper, Van Morrison, Wayne Newton, White Stripes, Woody Herman, Wynton Marsalis, Zero 7. And the i-pod doesn’t lie.Non-ipod inhabitants include Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Billy Strayhorn, Neil Simon, Larry David, Simon Armitage (the poet, not the singer), Tony Harrison (even though he was pretty brusque with me at Edinburgh Book Festival last year!), Antony Gormley, Kevin Spacey and Ray Winstone.And cities.
Sounds Like: My grandad's granddaughter, through and through.
Record Label: Printed on an inkjet, stuck on by hand.
Type of Label: None