Sarah Vaughan Centenary with Lulu Pierre, Marvin Muoneke and Alex Webb

Vocalist Sarah Vaughan – ‘The Divine One’ – would have been 100 years old this year.  

To celebrate her incalculable influence on jazz singing, Lulu Pierre and pianist & arranger Alex Webb have joined forces to create a birthday tribute to ‘Sassy’, which covers her most famous songs and the ups and downs of a long career, through several generations of jazz and popular music. 

Joining Lulu is the remarkable bass-baritone Marvin Muoneke, bringing to life Sarah's famous vocal duets with Billy Eckstine, Joe Williams and others.

About our musicians

Continuing to make waves on the London jazz vocal scene, Lulu Pierre has proved herself to be a classic 'torch song' stylist with the sass of Nancy Wilson and the swing of Sarah Vaughan – and a knack for heartbreaking ballads.

Marvin Muoneke is based in the West Country where has pursues an active career as a singer songwriter and arranger.  He calls himself ‘The Young Man With The Old Soul’ – the title of his first album.

And leading our 7-piece band is pianist, arranger and songwriter Alex Webb with a long history of working with leading jazz vocalists. His songs have been recorded by Liane Carroll, China Moses, Jo Harrop, Allan Harris, Cherise, Ayanna Witter-Johnson and many others. Performing alongside Marvin, Lulu & Alex will be Simon Finch (trumpet), Josh Kemp (reeds and flute), Hamish Moore (bass) and Dan Hester (drums).

Support act: Philo

We are also delighed to showcase a fantastic trio, Philo, led by rising star drummer Megan Visagie, alongside Holly Reinhardt on bass and Emily Tran on piano. They all study locally at the Purcell School, and we're delighted to welcome them for an opening set performing their own original compositions.

About the show

This show is in the Theatre at the Pump House, providing 122  allocated seats. There really are no bad views from anywhere in the tiered seating, so book with confidence.

Doors open: 7.00pm with a full bar available during the evening. 

Support act: 7.30pm (up to 30 minutes).

Main show: shortly after 8pm with 2x45 minute sets.

There will be an interval of around 20 minutes, and we expect the evening to conclude around 10pm.

Travel

There is parking on site at the venue, with overflow parking next door in Century Retail Park (limited to 4 free hours - although do check on arrival). The venue is just a 3-minute walk from Watford High Street Overground Station.

Access requirements

The venue is disability friendly, and we can accomodate up to 2 wheelchair users. Please email us in advance before booking to jazz@watfordjazzjunction.com or to request any more information about access support.

Age limit

There is no age limit in place for our shows whether you're 9 or 99! Although with our evening concerts do expect a more adult atmosphere.