'Festive Jazz Brunch' With Nishla Smith

A seasonal jazz brunch led by vocalist and songwriter Nishla Smith, staged in the Copper Bar at Band on the Wall in Manchester and marking the release of a new festive EP.

Nishla Smith is a vocalist and songwriter working in jazz. For these seasonal concerts, Smith performs with long-time collaborators Aaron Wood on trumpet and Tom Harris on piano, together with a hand-picked ensemble of jazz musicians. The shows celebrate the release of the EP The Things We Did Last Summer, which includes an original Christmas song alongside well-loved wintry jazz standards.

The programme moves between familiar seasonal favourites and less expected readings of them. The performers combine storytelling with the language of jazz, using inventive arrangements, harmonies and swinging rhythms to reshape holiday repertoire.

Copper Bar is a bar inside Band on the Wall in Manchester's Northern Quarter, and it mainly hosts concerts. The brunch format and festive material suit listeners looking for a seasonal jazz outing in the city.