Jazz at The Horsebridge: Kai Hoffman

Name: Jazz at The Horsebridge: Kai Hoffman
Start: 2024-09-29T17:00:00+01:00
Location: 11 Horsebridge Rd, CT5 1AF Whitstable, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun Sep 29 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

11 Horsebridge Rd, CT5 1AF Whitstable, United Kingdom | Whitstable, EN

Jazz at The Horsebridge is a new monthly event celebrating the best of live jazz in all its forms. To be held on Sunday evenings, each month will feature a different performer from across the jazz, blues and world music spectrum. Featuring top notch vocalists and musicians from across the county and beyond, Jazz at the Horsebridge is an exciting new addition to the Horsebridge performance calendar and to the Whitstable music scene.
With a tremendous passion for vocal and instrumental jazz, Broad Reach Records presents a fantastic range of high-calibre artists, led by Artistic Director Kai Hoffman.
This first Sunday presents Kai Hoffman; Originally from Boston, MA, USA, Kai Hoffman has over twenty years experience as a jazz, swing and blues singer, as well as a songwriter, bandleader and recording artist. Now based in Kent, her career highlights include over 100 performances at Ronnie Scott’s Club as a resident singer as well as performances for London Jazz Festival, Southbank Centre, the Metropolitan Room in New York City and The Blue Note in Milan as well as shows in countries as varied as Bangladesh, the Netherlands and Russia. Other artistic programming projects include a monthly jazz series at Macknade in Faversham and the multi-day, 30-event Herne Bay Jazz Festival in August.
“There is no denying that Hoffman has a very special voice: rich, super smooth and full of old time sparkle… It is a joy to listen to her sing.” - Broadway Baby
Kai Hoffman is a jazz, swing and blues singer, as well as a songwriter, bandleader and recording artist. Based in the United Kingdom, Kai’s international shows have included Don’t Tell Mama and the Metropolitan Room in New York City, The Blue Note in Milan and the European Jazz Expo, with further performances in countries as varied as Bangladesh, the Netherlands and Russia.
In London, Kai is a favourite performer across the city, including an eight-year residency at Europe’s oldest jazz venue, Ronnie Scott’s, shows at the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall, the London Jazz Festival, City of London Festival, Southbank Centre, 606 Club and more. Kai is the artistic director of Herne Bay Jazz Festival CIC.