7th November 2018
A World in London, Resonance FM, London
Award-winning guitarist &
songwriter Shirley Tetteh on this A World in London!
The Jazz world has long been notorious
as a male-dominated bastion, so kudos to The Parliamentary Jazz
Awards last month for recognising female talent. Amongst the winners
were Alison Rayner and her ARQ foursome, and Best Newcomer went to
tonight’s guest on AWIL, Shirley Tetteh. A graduate of Gary
Crosby’s Tomorrow’s Warriors, Shirley is one the musicians at the
forefront of South London’s young & vibrant jazz scene, a
member of innovative septet Nerija, as well as the established Jazz
Jamaica All-Stars. Playing guitar with Maisha as well as sessioning
for Zara McFarlane, Shirley also composes her own songs under her
Ghanaian first name Nardeydey, the latest of which – Speedial - has
just been released by Lucky Number Music as a single. Speedial is
available on digital download in all the normal places, and will be
followed on November 9th by Maisha’s debut album, plus a Nerija
disc next year. Together on this AWIL we ask what is this thing
called jazz anyway? And who is it for? We’ve had two eminent jazz
women on AWIL in the last four weeks, and both are Shirleys. Smart
for cello, Tetteh for guitar. The future for Nu Jazz feels
female-led, and fantastic!
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