Jo Harrop

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Jazz FM's Nigel Williams Presents' showcases the finest in jazz and soul talent, Jo Harrop is an Award winning recording artist and songwriter, with multiple nominations for UK jazz singer of the year, and will appear fresh off the back of supporting Gregory Porter’s UK Tour 2025, including 4 nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall. To be accompanied by her talented tour pianist Paul Edis.

Effortlessly blurring the lines between jazz and blues, it is achingly beautiful music, that is so shot through with pathos and pain, it could melt the hardest of hearts. Jo’s latest album The Path Of A Tear is an ear-watering slice of mid-70s soul with a sublime shot of jazz and a subtle twist of Americana.

It was rock icon Iggy Pop who gave Jo her first break when he read the 4 star review of her album Weathering The Storm in the Guardian, and played her on his BBC Radio 6 music show stating that she was a ‘very fine jazz singer’ and described her singing as, ’delicious, I believe her’

DJ Jo Whiley has continuously played Jo's songs on her BBC Radio 2 show, calling her one of her favourite voices, 'divine' and 'amazing'. While grammy winning producer Larry Klein describes Jo having a 'rare and honest voice'. Jo recently recorded a stunning album of original songs with him, The Path Of A Tear, featuring the world’s greatest musicians.

Originally from the northeast of England, residing in London, Jo has graced some of the worlds most prestigious jazz venues worldwide, including Dizzys, at Lincoln Center New York, SF Jazz club, San Francisco, Ronnie Scotts in London, The Royal Abert Hall, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, headlining Tversted Jazz Festival in Denmark as well as The Glasshouse, in her homelands of Gateshead, to name a few.

Her influences are steeped in jazz, blues and soul, with flavours of Americana, folk and latin running throughout.

Warm, smoky and capable of the most delicate dynamics, Jo Harrop’s mellifluous voice reveals a rarely found intimacy.

It was a joy working with Jo in the studio. singer, and that is what I value most in artists. She is indeed a very special artist. She is a consistently honest and touching I think that we are making a great album. Larry Klein

“Whatever the subject matter, Harrop's voice is always versatile enough to eloquently convey a range of moods and emotions; she always makes this sound effortless and natural.” All About Jazz

“Her voice is delicious. When she sings, she moves me. Jo Harrop is a very fine jazz singer… a superb and unimaginably good vocalist” Iggy Pop - BBC radio 6 Music

“Just a delicious, exquisite voice, a balm for the soul” Jo Whiley, BBC radio 2

‘A rare mix of delicacy and boldness. Sheer perfection.’ The Guardian

“All the warmth and sensibility to melt even the chilliest of hearts” Blues & Soul Magazine

“Jo does not just sing a song, she lives and breathes it; she believes in what she is singing and that belief is transferred to the musicians around her which, in turn, creates something quite magical.” Simply Jazz Talk