Thursday 20 August 2009

Liza Finn at Purple Turtle, Camden

Liza Finn has a new band and last night an appreciative crowd at Camden's famous Purple Turtle saw the debut live performance of the five-piece. Having performed around London over the last few years, the band is beginning to move up a level of venues as it becomes more and more established on the circuit.Having handed keyboard duty to her new band member, the singer-songwriter looked happy to be free from the constraints of sitting down on stage. The person who enjoyed this most was her boyfriend Mike: "I've never seen her legs before", he exclaimed (possibly only half-joking).
Tight and precise throughout, the band's jazz-pop sound is aided by a refreshing combination of bongo drumming and trumpeteering. Later on, Liza informed me that this was the first gig she had ever earned any money from and, on this showing, it will be the first of many at venues across the capital.

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