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At 25 years old, Polly Gibbons is one of the most talked about young singer/songwriters in the UK and her nomination for a BBC Jazz Award is clear indication of her success, along with ongoing performances at some of the top UK venues and international festivals. Raised with 5 siblings on a musical Suffolk farm, people quickly became aware of her vocal talent. By the age of 15, Polly had already co-written her first song a song which was selected from thousands to be recorded at Air Studios in London.
In 2006, Polly completed co-writing her debut album, Whats The Real Reason, which was was produced and co-written by Ola Onabule on his label, Rugged Ram Records. It is a collection of lyrically refreshing songs, reflecting Pollys main influences of jazz, soul and hip hop.
With an innate vocal versatility, Polly has been invited to record on various projects including a track with hip hop group Vinyl Dialect, on Wall of Sound's Bad Magic label. In addition, Polly has co-written and performed a song on a British Soul compilation album, 'Diggz Presents Random Soul on Random Records, and most recently featured alongside such jazz luminaries as Ian Shaw, Jacqui Dankworth and Gwyneth Herbert on an album entitled The Music of BB Cooper. Polly has spent many occasions over the last 4 years recording and performing with renowned artist and producer, Ian Shaw.
PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
"Theres a rare sense of joy in her voice, not to mention a depth of blues feeling" - Evening Standard (Pizza Express Jazz Club Review)
"Polly Gibbons melismatic, gospel-fired tribute to Ray Charles was remarkable" - Evening Standard (Ronnie Scotts Review)
"A soulful young jazz vocalist destined to be a star!" - Time Out
"This talent is one in a million miss her gigs at your peril!!" - Ian Shaw, Singer, Producer and BBC Broadcaster
"A soulful voice that will capture your heart a real singer at last." - Claire Martin, Jazz Singer and BBC Broadcaster
WHATS THE REAL REASON ALBUM REVIEWS
"This album so classy its sick!" - Bigger, Blues & Soul Magazine
"A talent that ought to help build a career that lasts longer than any fad related thing" - Chris Wells, Editor of Echoes
"As this year's BBC Jazz Award nomination intimated, the singer is a truly exceptional, once in a generation talent, possessing a voice of such sizzling intensity and raw emotion you could fry an egg on it. Just 22 years of age and raised on a farm in Suffolk, the singer's pronounced blues sensibility suggests she's been raised on a strict diet of chitlins and grits rather than toast and rice crispies. Effortlessly mixing jazz, soul and hip hop, from the rimshot-tastic, Erykah Badu-inspired 'Are You Okay?' to the slow burn of 'Pray' and the banked harmonies of 'The Game', What's The Real Reason delivers soul, style and sensuousness by the bucket load. Without a doubt, the singer has served up one of the most auspicious debuts of recent times." -
Peter Quinn, Jazzwise (November 2006) ****
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