Espinoza

About the show

"Born in South America and raised in Sweden, Annika is a highly celebrated multilingual jazz vocalist and song writer with a natural talent who lives in Devon, UK. 'She has a very fine voice and knows how to enhance it to its full quality. She's a wow!' Marlborough International Jazz Festival

Espinoza is Annika's new project featuring Mike Outram, guitar, Tom Ball, keys, and John Donnelly, double bass. As a vocalist she brings a special blend of Scandinavian charm and Latin flavour to her performances and is a firm favourite on the jazz scene here in the South West.

She recently appeared on BBC Spotlight as part of the Fowey Literature and Art Festival (May 2019) and has performed alongside world-class musicians, including: Buster Cooper and Art Barton (Buddy Rich, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen), former members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and the late legendary Kathy Stobart (Art Pepper and Humphrey Lyttelton).

Annika has played at some of the biggest UK jazz festivals, including: Cheltenham Jazz Festival, The London International Duke Ellington Festival, The Marlborough International Jazz Festival and The Bristol Harbour Festival.

Annika appears regularly with her various ensembles at all the main local jazz festivals; Teignmouth, Bude, Jazz Jurassica Lyme Regis, Exmouth, Dartmouth and Ocean City Jazz & Blues Plymouth, as well as many other festivals and jazz clubs throughout the Southwest and beyond.