SUE McCREETH
‘Young singer McCreeth with an A-list UK Bop band, featuring a consistently startling John Horler on piano … McCreeth applies her plush mid-range and rhythmic flexibility … boldly punctuated and inventive … sultry … hip’
John Fordham, Jazz UK
‘with simple grace she brings off the most daunting musical feats … [with] John Horler, that most subtle and allusive of accompanists … a charming and exquisitely performed set’
Dave Gelly, The Observe
‘emotional and intense, nothing is superficial or wasted … her technique and control do all … changes that only the most technically astute would even attempt … far from the usual standards vocalist’
Derek Gorman, Jazz Review, Live Review Pizza on the Park
‘a gently unconventional performer ... an excellent trio … a rich mid-register, falsettos, deep purrs, payoffs on barely audible murmurs … calmly inventive and boldly ambitious … a confessional whisper … she has imagination and heart’
John Fordham, The Guardian, Live Review Pizza on the Park
‘a cool, misty kind of voice and a style which invites rather than insists on attention … her own ‘Only Here’ and Chick Corea’s ‘500 Miles High’ are outstanding.’
Dave Gelly, The Observer
‘my choice for jazz arrival of the year’
Dave Gelly
‘A beautiful piece of work ... a voice simultaneously almost ethereal, sensuous, torchy and blues-inflected … a small gem of creativity’
Brian Blain, Jazz UK
‘A highly original disc, these are terrific songs, something beautiful… Enchanting.’
Herbie Flowers, Musician Magazine
‘Terrific! … an innate feel for jazz, very good with the audience and a wee bit out of the ordinary’
Jazz Review, Live at Preston
‘her ability to ‘vibe’ with piano players gives her an edge over many of her contemporaries … captivating.’
Chrissie Murray, Jazz at Ronnie Scotts
‘McCreeth’s velvet tones and astonishing range bring the raw lyrics to life through unexpected melodic twists.’
The Insight
‘Terrific! A singer with an innate feel for jazz, very good with the audience and a wee bit out of the ordinary’
Jazz Review
‘One of the best… following a sell-out performance at the Brighton Festival… and receiving rave reviews, her astonishing vocal range has impressed audiences’
Worthing Herald
’Smooth as silk... singer and musician Sue McCreeth is blazing a trail as one of the leading lights in the world of jazz… her sultry and haunting style impressed fellow musicians and audiences … one of the best voices in the business’
Glen Ferris, Brighton Argus
’A jazz singer who takes no prisoners in her set… this is a young lady with a similar uncompromising honesty in her compositions and vocal presentation to that shown by pianist (Stan) Tracey… from the outset she kept to a programme which held the audience… we were privileged… a penchant for Gershwin provided an appreciated contrast’
Keith Brain, Swindon Evening Post
Promoters and audience comments
The review in the Swindon Evening Post was written by us, and we wrote it because we believe it
David Knight, Swindon Jazz Society
Sue McCreeth delivered a captivating performance and a very mixed set... we were delighted
Guildford Jazz Club
My audience need a real mix and she gave them this… for sheer exuberance this was one of the most enjoyable nights ever
Farringdon Jazz Festival, Oxford
She stepped in for Claire Martin and she won over our audience… people were saying how much they had enjoyed the music
Oundle International Festival
If at the mention of the word ‘jazz’ you fail to turn out for Sue McCreeth you’ll be missing one of the most exceptional singers around. The jazz cognoscenti have been giving Ms. McCreeth universal acclaim for the beauty, ambition and originality of her work… her sparkling trio are the cream of the British Jazz Scene… and our audience exceeded our conservative estimate for a J-word evening… on her own material Sue’s distinctive voice swoops, glides and coos… she also paid fine tribute to Nine Simone… and won over the greater proportion of our audience, no mean feat
Cambria Arts
Sue McCreeth is a warm, passionate person who approaches music and singing truly from her heart. She has an individual style and writes all her own arrangements… she can do the straight ahead jazz but is different too… she packed it out and went down very well indeed… worth every penny
Brian Gumbley, Feast of Jazz, Preston
It wasn’t long before I found myself deeply captivated by refreshing style and delivery… her voice soared from low warm depths to dizzy heights… her self-written songs were compelling and so different from the normal range of vocals one hears repeatedly… standards received an original delivery and could have been completely new
Vi Hill, Jazz in the Villages, Lincs
Sue McCreeth is hypnotic, seductive and confident… she carves a really clear groove and that’s satisfying to listen to… she is slightly witchlike, magical, invocational especially when caught in improvisational stream… and is persuasive and passionate delivering a standard. Oh, yes, she looks beautiful too which don’t hurt: flowing rich textures, sparkling jewels and auburn splendour
Faye Patton, pianist/vocalist, Pizza on the Park