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Eleonora Kouneni Quartet: This Eager Heart - EP Showcase!
After a sold-out launch at the Pheasantry, Greek-born, London-based jazz vocalist and songwriter Eleonora Kouneni brings her band of longstanding collaborators to Jazz Café POSK for a showcase of her new EP ‘This Eager Heart’ - a story of love, loss and longing told through four timeless standards.
Following the crossover success of her independently released debut EP ‘If You Just…’, this new project with pianist Chris Lee marks her first recorded exploration of the Great American Songbook and has already earned her a place at this year’s Durham Jazz Festival.
The programme will also feature original songs from ‘If You Just…’, a selection of beloved standards, and an exclusive preview of new arrangements scheduled for release in the Autumn - offering audiences a blend of familiar repertoire, fresh interpretations, and the evolving sound of a partnership rooted in shared musical curiosity.
Line up:
Eleonora Kouneni - vocals
Chris Lee - piano
Martin Young - bass
Manuel Filgueiras – drums
With special guest Carter Arrington on guitar
Jazz vocalist and songwriter Eleonora Kouneni is known for blending jazz phrasing with Mediterranean warmth and emotional clarity. After opening for some of Greece’s most celebrated vocalists at major stages in Athens, she relocated to London and has been steadily carving out her place in the city’s jazz scene, having performed at venues such as the Green Note, Vortex and Pizza Express Live. Her debut EP of original songs, If You Just..., reached over 3M streams worldwide, leading to sold-out headline shows in London and Austin, and a showcase in New York City.
Martin Young is a West London bassist whose career spans big bands, small groups, and collaborations across the North West, Bath, Bristol, and London. He performs regularly at venues such as the Bull’s Head and the Pheasantry, Pizza Express Live, and is the long-standing bassist for SoulTrippers.
Chris Lee is a London-based composer/arranger/pianist who has performed and recorded with some of the leading musicians on the London jazz and Brazilian music scenes. Notable albums include Second Take, with singer Jenny Howe, and A Troubled Man, with singer Mark Jennett.
Manuel Filgueiras is a Portuguese drummer, active in the London music scene since 2019. Versatile in an array of styles and approaches, such as Latin, Jazz, and Contemporary, Manuel spends his time between live music performances and lecturing new drummers, which he loves.
Video 1 (“Body and Soul” – live at the Pheasantry): https://youtu.be/SZFi6Y98Z8E?si=TBiOe319K4F0tc3g
Video 2 (“No Winners Here”- original song): https://youtu.be/4Co0x58cmEU?si=TEnEWPJjQPABcD_r
