SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH - WHEN PEGGY LEE MET BENNY GOODMAN – SHEILA SOUTHERN & THE DEREK COX QUARTET Sunday 16th May

WHEN PEGGY LEE MET BENNY GOODMAN – SHEILA SOUTHERN & THE DEREK COX QUARTET

Sheila Southern - Vocals, Derek Cox – Piano, Roy Willox – clarinet, Paul Morgan – Bass, Terry Jenkins – Drums

A new regular show at Ronnie Scott's!!!

What could be better than coming on down for a Sunday roast and a bit of top-notch jazz in the best jazz club in the world!

The format of the show will run approximately to the following schedule with the band performing 2 sets of 45 minutes.

12pm: Doors open

1pm-1.45pm: Main Act

2.15-3pm: Main Act

4pm: Doors Close

"Peggy Meets Benny." That's what happened when Benny Goodman discovered Peggy Lee singing in an hotel right in his home town of Chicago. Peggy joined the Goodman Band in 1942.It was her most important move until
then, and the start ofher recording career.
Sheila Southern Has long been a fan of Peggy Lee, and while it is not her intention to imitate, her natural singing voice is not dissimilar. She is obviously in her element when performing the standards and jazzballads of the Lee
era. her ability to get the full meaning of a song across makes you feel that she is having a private conversation with you alone, her diction second to none.

Robert Famon the distinguished Canadian composer gave Sheila her first accolade when announcing her on B.B.C. Television as "The very best of British Vocal Talent".

Her career has been varied, singing with all types of Bands and Orchestras in many countries. Invited by the B.B.C. to represent Great Britain three times in European music festivals. Has played Cinderella in pantomime,
summers easonsT, V appearanceosn most of the top rated shows,A ustralia,H ong Kong, Indonesia, South Africa and the U.S.A, all places Sheila has worked. Her latest CD "Sheila Southern With Love" was with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sheila as the regulars ingerw ith the Don Lusher Big Band. Sheilac urrently runs a "Tribute to Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman " show. The Band provide an excellent tribute to Benny Goodman, with clarinet solos of his most famous tunes. Sheila is very proud of her band.

The Derek Cox Quartet are among the finest players in Europe and have worked with some of the World's biggest names.

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Derek Cox

Born in GloucestershireE ngland Derek, at I0 years of age becamet he youngest ever Associat, of Victoria College of Music in London (A.VC.M.) From a young boy Derek s main interest has been Jazz but later in life he studied arranging and composition under Eric Fenby, who was Frederick Delius's right hand man.
Derek Cox became a much in demand pianist, doing broadcasts, TV work and accompanied
some of the worlds top artists, Louis Armstrong, Billy Ekstein, Sarah
Vaughane tc., '

Derek worked as musical associate to Robert Farnonfor Tony Bennet's British TV
Series and has scored arrangements for Count Basie, Andre Kostelanetz, Buddy
Rich, Louis Bellson, The London Philharmonic and The Roval Philharmonic Orchestra's
HoweverD erek'sl ove is still Jazza nd he is a much respectedJ azzp ianist. Married
to singing star Sheila Southern, he is currently directing her "Tribute to Peggy Lee
and Benny Goodman" show. Coincidentally it was at a party given by Peggy where
Count Basie heard Derek's own arrangement of "Limehouse Blues" on Louis Bellsonb
"Louis in London" L.P., This led Basie to commissionD erek to some arrangementsfo
r him. Frank King from CrescendoM agazinew rote of Louie' s L.P
"Limehouse Blue,s" r,s the longest track (10:02 minutes) and, must surely be one of
the besta rrangementso f this tune ever". Derek and Sheila live in Surreyju st south
of the Capital.
SHEILA