Nishla Smith Music

The act

Nishla Smith Music is a Sydney-based jazz singer.

What stands out first is the mix of jazz language and storytelling, so the songs are likely to feel considered as much as sung. Nishla Smith is based between the UK and Australia, tours internationally, and has released studio albums on Whirlwind Recordings including Friends With Monsters and it’s getting late you’d better go home. There’s a live album of jazz standards with long term collaborator Tom Harris too, which gives you a clearer sense of the musical world here. The theatre side is real as well, with a UK Theatre Award for Kes and commissioned work for groups including Opera North and Manchester Jazz Festival. For a wedding, the moment that sounds right is canapés or dinner, especially if you want a duo or full band with jazz at the centre.

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