Adele Wilding

"Adele is an exceptional singer who is also recognised for her skills as a writer, arranger and producer. She has become a regular at venues throughout the UK and this latest release (Sketches On Blue) confirms her ability to compile challenging and engaging arrangements." KEITH AMES, MUSICIAN MAGAZINE"This eight-track album (Emeralds & Other Little Gems) from British-born Adele Wilding - one of the UK's leading jazz singer/songwriters and pianists - is an excellent showcase for her talents...Well worth a listen, especially her free jazz numbers and the red-hot backing group."...MIKE COOK, EUROCLUBDEJAZZ"Evocative...moving, original music...warm, freely flowing vocals and rhythmic chords which tease the senses...Adele's extremely competent writing draws you in!"... CDSTAR MUSIC"...Adele Wilding is one of music's most prolific pop/jazz musicians on the scene today...EMERALDS is an eclectic blend of traditional jazz with new age rhythms, making for a strong cross-over appeal, full of harmony and infectious grooves. ...Play the disc once and you'll play it again. " DAN BRISEBOIS, MUSIC CRITIC/EDITOR OF CANADIANBANDS.COM"Adele Wilding is unusual in that she not only possesses a beautiful and individual voice but also brings to her music making a keen and informed musical intelligence, daring to go where most other singers fear to tread by understanding and being in control of the minutiae of her compositions at every level." ROGER CAWKWELL, JAZZ MUSICIAN & LECTURER, GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE"Your ideas are musically wonderful, and they are rendered in such a unique and refreshing way...Your music deserves to be noticed worldwide." ANNA LYMAN, ACCLAIMED CANADIAN JAZZ VOCALIST"Superb artist." JOAO DA PENHA, BROADCASTER/JOURNALIST/RADIO HOST OF 'JAZZ & BOSSA NOVA' (Brazil)Award-winning Adele Wilding is a multi-talented composer, arranger, songwriter, producer, vocalist and pianist. Her sincere vocal delivery, finely crafted melodies, introspective lyrics and innovative but accessible arrangements are rapidly making her one of the UK's foremost singer/songwriters.Following the release of her acclaimed, self-financed and self-produced debut CD, "Emeralds (& Other Little Gems)", Adele has been receiving plaudits and increasing recognition from both sides of the Atlantic.Born in Colchester, England to a white English father and Barbadian mother, Adele is a classically trained pianist and contralto. Her musical training culminated in the Diploma in Jazz and Popular Music Studies (performance, composition and arranging) from the renowned Goldsmiths College, University of London. She has since been performing in premiere jazz and live music venues in London and throughout the UK, among them the Jazz Café, the Sands jazz venue, the Hackney Empire Bullion room, and the Troubadour Club. Recent gig highlights include a solo appearance at the New Vortex Jazz Club, London and a well received performance at the Tavistock Music Festival, Devon, backed by the excellent Anderson Jazz Quartet.In October 2005, Adele was awarded the BWA Nina Simone Jazz Award 2005 at the Vortex Jazz Club, London.2006 brought forth new changes in direction for Ms Wilding. In May 2006, she qualified as a voiceover artist and recorded a voiceover demo. In November 2006, she recorded an acoustic demo, featuring the track 'This Deepest Azure'.Adele is currently working on a new acoustic CD, due for release in 2009.'SKETCHES ON BLUE' IS AVAILABLE FROM www.jazzcds.co.uk