Katie Quinton at PizzaExpress JLT

PizzaExpress in JLT kicked off the season last Thursday night with a gig by singer Katie Quinton. I'd never heard of her before this gig, but I and my friends were most pleased with her show. Her enthusiasm for music was evident in the way she moved to her songs, and her vocal control and range made for some nice renditions. Pleasant surprise of the weekend, that.

Along with Nathan Hill on the piano and some of the vocals, it was a good night of jazz, soul and rhythm & blues classics, such as by Norah Jones and Ray Charles, as well as appropriately rearranged versions of more contemporary songs.