Meet the Band - Songbird: A Celebration of Eva Cassidy

Sara Leanne

Sara Leanne is a professional singer and pianist, specialising in soul, jazz, blues, and folk music. With over 10 years’ professional experience, Sara has performed around the world, including at The Beacon Theatre on Broadway, aboard The World Luxury Residential Yacht, and at The Regal Theatre in Adelaide as part of an Australian touring production.

Alongside Eva Cassidy, Sara performs the music of Christine McVie in ‘The Fleetwood Mac Story’ and Carole King in ‘The Carole King & James Taylor Story’, both Night Owl Shows Productions.

She has worked with the BBC, Universal Music Group, VOCES8, Band on the Wall, Varsity Vocals USA, and more as performer, arranger, producer, and director.

Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones is a multi-instrumentalist based in Liverpool. He graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2020 and works as an arranger and performer, as well as writing music for TV.

Andrew has played and recorded keyboards for several artists including New Order, Jill Andrews and Twinnie, and has recently provided arrangements for the BBC Concert Orchestra, Channel 4 and Sky Arts.

Tom Chapman

Tom Chapman is a professional bass guitarist, composer and arranger based in Manchester. He works across a broad range of genres including jazz, hip hop, soul, rock and blues, and has performed extensively both across the UK and internationally.

His performance experience includes appearances at major UK festivals (Manchester Jazz Festival, Kendal Calling, etc), international tours across Europe and Africa, and many of the UK’s biggest venues. Over the years, he has worked with a wide variety of artists and ensembles, contributing to projects as both performer and arranger.

In addition to live performance, Tom is active as a composer and arranger, writing for a range of settings, from small groups to larger ensembles.

Matt Brown

Matt Brown is a drummer and producer based in Manchester, UK. Since graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2017 he has been playing with artists such as Agbeko, The Easy Rollers, and Smoke & Honey, touring the UK and abroad including MIF, Green Man Festival, Soundwave Festival (Croatia), Meadows In the Mountains (Bulgaria), WOMEX, Dauphine Jazz Festival (Paris), and Malta International Arts Festival (Valletta).

Matt is one half of Ember Productions, developing and recording up-and-coming artists from across the UK. His recordings have been played on BBC Radio 2, Radio 3, and Radio 6, as well as many others in the UK and across the world from France to Nigeria to Japan.

Meet the Musicians

Sara Leanne

Andrew Jones

Tom Chapman

Matt Brown

Songbird: A Celebration of Eva Cassidy