Lorraine Heavey - Vocals

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Lorraine is a new name to the UK’s music world but with an accomplished voice and elegant and stylish sound, you'd be forgiven for thinking the Irish singer was a seasoned pro. A chance meeting with her idol Barbra Streisand in Italy a couple of years ago, gave Lorraine the drive to focus once again on her own music after raising three children. The result being a confident and compelling collection of original songs and covers, released in the autumn of 2018. Lorraine has honed her sound into a smooth and soulful blend of jazz and pop with a distinct Celtic flavour -
a nod to her Irish roots. It was clear from an early age that music was to play an important role in Lorraine’s life. She started to sing at the age of 5 and starred in a number of school plays before eventually landing the lead role in Snow White at Dublin’s National Theatre and then went on to perform on National television’s Live at 3 and The Late Late Show. Lorraine's two biggest influences are Barbra Streisand and Ella Fitzgerald, hence the recent jazz set she has compiled with her band Lorraine & The Flames, covering many of the great melodies from The Great American Songbook.

Mike Pratt - Bass

Mike is a double bass & bass guitar player, composer and producer based in London. He has recently written and performed with country artist and TV presenter Laura Evans, West End musical star Oliver Tompsett, and 90's soul band Curiosity Killed the Cat. He is musical director for the live theatre rockumentary Seven Decades which recently ran at the V&A. Mike is currently producing songs for Jamie Johnson, semi-finalist of The Voice. On the London jazz scene, Mike has performed with Acantha Lang, Dave O'Higgins and Liane Carroll, and at venues including Ronnie Scott's, The Jazz Cafe, the Royal Albert Hall and the Cape Town Jazz Festival.

Pete Roth - Guitar

Pete Roth has just finished his fourth international tour for MGP records promoting his albums Meridian and Circus in the Sky. As well as touring the country with the musical-show “That’s the way it was”. He is also in an internationally touring trio with Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck group) and Dave Suttle. He has been lecturing guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, is an associated lecturer with Goldsmith University and Chichester University. Academic Studies and Music Theory at the ICMP in London and recently opened Roth Academy for high end guitar performance sessions in a modern blended learning environment. He has written the Q&A section for Total Guitar Magazine (200).

Robert Webb - Keyboard

Robert was born and brought up in Dagenham, East London. From aged 4, he attended the Barking & Dagenham Saturday morning music school and quickly learnt how to read, write and play music on several instruments. Originally he trained classically, but in his teens grew a passion for Pop, Soul and Jazz music. Professionally, Robert has played and recorded for many artists such as Cliff Richard, The Supremes, Kim Wilde and Rietta Austin. Robert also works as a studio producer and arranger recording albums for various artists. More recently, Robert arranged the music for the hit musical Love Beyond which performed multiple dates at Wembly Arena.

John Martin - Drums

John studied for four years at the National Academy of Rudimentary Drummers of Australia, under the highly renowned tutor Harry Lebler. John’s drumming style is based on strong technique and the application of rudiments to the drum set. He is also an accomplished player of a range of percussion instruments.Over a period extending more than five decades John has performed internationally with numerous jazz, fusion, soul and rock groups in some thirty countries around the world.  John recently completed a six-year stint with Asian band Graveyard Shift based in Singapore.He resides in London, UK.