LOUISE MESSENGER IS AN ACCLAIMED JAZZ VOCALIST ORIGINALLY FROM AUSTRALIA, NOW BASED IN LONDON.
WITH A DYNAMIC AND SMOKEY VOICE, LOUISE LOVES TO ENTERTAIN AND CONNECT WITH HER AUDIENCES. INSPIRED BY THE LIKES OF CARMEN MCRAE, ELLA FITZGERALD, KEELY SMITH AND THE BOSWELL SISTERS, LOUISE AND HER SWINGING QUARTET INTERPRET WELL-LOVED STANDARDS AND LESSER-KNOWN GEMS FROM THE CLASSIC AMERICAN SONGBOOK.
"Messenger is a singer of almost impossible talent and class"
~ Glam Adelaide
"Louise Messenger is a superb performer - she's funny, energetic, sassy, talented, engaging, and has a stunning voice"
~ The Upside News.
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+ Free Thursday Throwdown set from 23:30 - 1:15
thursday throwdown
So that is Thursday Throwdown exactly? Each Thursday after 11pm, we’re switching it up at Nightjar. Firstly there will be a free, late set of live music from 11.30 pm. But, better than that, thanks to Don Julio, we’re going to drink like it’s 2010! Our special late-night menu is a nod to the days (and prices!) of when Nightjar first opened, fifteen years ago.
The London-based vocalist Louise Balkwill has been making waves on the European jazz scene, captivating listeners with her charismatic, blues-infused, honest and virtuosic-yet-unpretentious take on vocal jazz.
Balkwill’s admirers include the likes of Leroy Jones (trumpeter to Harry Connick Jr., with whom she released the single “Sweeter Than A Summer Breeze” in May 2023 featuring her own lyrics on Jones’ melody), alongside jazz cream cream of the crop Deedee Bridgewater, Liane Carroll, Ian Shaw, Claire Martin and the late Dr. John.
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