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Barb Jungr

Barb Jungr

Britain's foremost chansonnier and song stylist, Barb Jungr, is one of the country's finest interpreters of contemporary song. Always original and inventive, Jungr has drawn comparisons with Nina Simone and Peggy Lee.



Just like a woman - hymn to Nina
Just like a woman - hymn to Nina
Barb Jungr interprets material associated with her heroine, Nina Simone. 

AKD 309  

Walking In The Sun
Walking In The Sun
A unique voice at the heart of powerful gospel and blues lyrics. 

AKD 283  

Girl Talk
Girl Talk
Britain's best dressed divas sing Bacharach, Sondheim and Tamla Motown. 

AKD 279  

Girl Talk
Girl Talk
Britain's best dressed divas sing Bacharach, Sondheim and Tamla Motown. 

AKD 274  

Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender
Britain's foremost chansonnier with a song-styled take on material sung by Elvis Presley. 

AKD 255  

Every Grain of Sand: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
Every Grain of Sand: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
The cult classic album of song-styled material from the Bob Dylan songbook. 

AKD 230  

Waterloo Sunset
Waterloo Sunset
Exploring the themes of hidden emotions through classic, yet modern lyrics. 

AKD 222  

Chanson : The Space In Between
Chanson : The Space In Between
An original take on the songs of Jacques Brel by the Queen of Cabaret. 

AKD 129  

 

With rave reviews internationally and two New York awards (2008 Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist and Best International Artist 2003 Backstage Award), Barb Jungr is renowned for her unique vocal style, approach to arrangements and interpretation of song. Her acclaimed releases on Linn Records and performances have brought her to the world stage and revealed her to be one of Europe's most exciting voices.

Critics have compared Jungr to Nina Simone and Peggy Lee, called her "a British Edith Piaf", "one of the best interpreters of Jacques Brel and Bob Dylan anywhere on this angst ridden planet today" (Village Voice, New York) and "mesmerizing" (The New York Times).

2008 brought Jungr's sixth album release for Glasgow based Linn Records. "Just Like A Woman - Hymn to Nina". A celebration of Nina Simone's repertoire, it launched with a sellout season at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and subsequently toured the UK. In January Barb received the 2008 Nightlife Award at New York's Town Hall, Manhattan, having completed a sellout season at The Metropolitan Room. She returned to New York in autumn 2008 for another sellout season, heralded by a feature about her work in the New York Times.

In 2007 Barb toured the UK, Australia and Ireland, and performed several times in New York. She collaborated with the acclaimed contemporary classical composer Mark Anthony Turnage and performed his composition "About Water" with The London Sinfonietta for the reopening of the The South Bank Centre. She then performed her collection of Bob Dylan songs in sellout shows at the Almeida Theatre in Islington and The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.

Singer, performer and writer Barb Jungr was born and raised in the northwest of England. She moved to London in the mid 1970's and became part of the early alternative cabaret circuit performing and recording with the cult vocal harmony group The Three Courgettes after which she formed a 12 year song writing and musical partnership with the blues guitarist, songwriter and singer Michael Parker. Together they played all over the world, recording and releasing a number of albums and touring and collaborating with comedians Julian Clary and Arnold Brown (with whom they won a Perrier Award), supporting Alexei Sayle on two national tours, and appearing on radio and television.

In the early 1990s Jungr created the harmony shows "Hell Bent Heaven Bound" with Parker, Christine Collister , Ian Shaw and Helen Watson. In 1995 she recorded the CD, "Durga Rising" with Bhangra producer and percussionist Kuljit Bhamra and pianist Russell Churney. After creating a series of shows and releasing the album Bare on Irregular records in 1999 she was invited to record for Glasgow based Linn Records, releasing a collection of largely new English translations of classic French songs, "Chanson: The Space In Between" in 2000. In 2002 Linn released "Every Grain Of Sand", Jungr's highly acclaimed album of new arrangements of Bob Dylan songs, followed by "Waterloo Sunset" in 2003. In 2005 she released "Love Me Tender", an album of songs previously recorded by Elvis Presley. "Walking In The Sun", Jungr's interpretations of blues and gospel songs was released in 2006 and launched at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.

In 2002 with support from The British Council Jungr had a three week run at New York's Flea Theatre, for which she won the 2003 Backstage Award for Best International Artist. She has since appeared regularly in New York, performing several times at Joe's Pub and lately, exclusively at the Metropolitan Room.
As well as her solo recordings, performances and tours Jungr has worked with the Amici multi disciplinary dance troupe, directed and produced the work of other artists and collaborated with composers including Jonathan Cooper. She was featured in Simon Armitage's award winning, millennial poem Channel 4 film, directed by Brian Hill (for whom she also worked on the Bafta winning prison docu-musical ‘Feltham Sings' and the Sundance screened ‘Songbirds') and created the sell-out cabaret show ‘Girl Talk' with her friends, top British singers Mari Wilson and Claire Martin which toured the UK for 10 years, with one release on Linn Records.

In autumn 2005 Barb appeared alongside Billy Bragg, Odetta and K.T. Tunstall as part of a Tribute to Bob Dylan at The Barbican, in London. The concert was filmed and shown on BBC national television. In 2006 Girl Talk appeared at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of EuroPride after a short UK tour and Barb appeared at The Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June with a sellout run of her Bob Dylan repertoire, "Every Grain of Sand", followed by a sellout season in New York in the Brits Off Broadway festival with her Elvis Presley tribute, "Love Me Tender".

Barb Jungr is a respected lyricist, writer and songwriter for a number of productions and producers including The Birmingham Stage Company, Newbury Corn Exchange and others. Currently she is developing a children's musical with The Little Angel Puppet Theatre, in collaboration with composer Jonathan Cooper she is writing the book and lyrics celebrating the circus star tiger tamer, Mabel Stark, (work in progress shown as part of the Greenwich Theatre's Musical Futures weekend in November 2008) and in collaboration with physical theatre practitioner John Paul Zaccarini she is working on The Art Of Falling Gracefully supported by Newbury Corn Exchange. She writes regularly for 'The Singer'.

Barb currently lives in London.

 


For further information - www.barbjungr.com
Barb Jungr live in the US
14 September 2009
new dates announced
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Linn Jazz artists live in Scotland
21 April 2009
Jazz International presents spring concerts
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Barb Jungr premieres her new show in New York
03 March 2009
Barb makes her Cafe Carlyle debut
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Barb Jungr on the IOS Hot List
16 February 2009
Barb is 'hot' in 2009
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Barb Jungr Makes New York Return
28 January 2009
Busy touring schedule to include Big Apple dates.
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Barb Jungr Residency at The Carlyle New York
16 January 2009
Prestigious dates cement artist Stateside status.
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Barb Jungr Time Out New York Accolade
17 December 2008
Singer named "Best Cabaret of 2008" in Time Out New York.
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Newbury Today
...as good a set as we have heard
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New York Theatre Wire
"after hearing Jungr's rendition of a song, one's impression of its emotional and musical message is changed forever."
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Cabaret Hotline
"Ms. Junger gave us an evening that was thrilling and fresh from start to encore."
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Village Voice
she's never content to skim the surfaces
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Newbury Weekly News
"Catch her while you can."
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Kerr's Corner
"This passionate lady had the audience eating out of her hand..."
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Scots Gay
"a superbly talented songstress"
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The Wiltshire Times
"Apart from having a tremendous voice, extraordinary vocal range and great taste, she is an intelligent interpreter of songs."
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TheaterScene.net
"It doesn't get much better."
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Time Out New York
"One of the very best nightclub singers in the world...Barb Jungr is special."
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Broadway World
"...[Barb's] earned every inch she's claimed on the cabaret ladder."
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Cabaret Scenes
"...truthful and engaging at every turn."
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Wolf Entertainment Guide
"In this fabled night spot she brings a burst of freshness..."
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Theatre Mania
"This is not only a show you should see; it's a show you will love!"
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The New York Times
"Ms. Jungr is like the best teacher you ever had, the one whose enthusiasm for a subject instilled a lifelong passion..."
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Curtain Up
Barb Jungr wowed the audience
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Wolf Entertainment Guide
She makes each number decidedly her own.
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BroadwayWorld.com
the show has earned through-the-roof notices
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Cabaret Scenes
Not often do you hear a singer with her own style, singular and unmistakable
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Three Weeks
5 Stars
Barb Jungr Sings Nina Simone - live at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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Coda (Ireland)
Simply an exceptional interpreter.
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Rock 'n' Reel
3 Stars
Barb Jungr, who has previously interpreted Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel, pays homage to Nina Simone over eleven songs.
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Atlantic Audio Society
She makes the often-copied songs her very own.
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High Fidelity (Poland)
4½ Stars
A superb review in this Polish audiophile publication.
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The Jazz Rag
A constantly-gripping programme.
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Jazzwise
3 Stars
Jungr's phrasing and ability to slide across end rhymes in to the next line are the stuff of revelation.
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Record Collector
4 Stars
A fabulous new album by Barb Jungr
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The Independent
Jazz Album of the Week: Classy doesn't begin to sum it up.
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The Times
3 Stars
Imaginative arrangements of tunes associated with Nina Simone.
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The Scotsman
3 Stars
At first glance the title might lead you to expect another foray into Dylan territory, but the sub-title. "Hymn to Nina", reveals the real subject of this latest outing.
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Blues Art Journal
Nina's fans will be delighted with this joyous set, as no doubt will be Barb's too.
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Scotland on Sunday
3 Stars
Jungr's pure, throaty vocals have a fluidity and agility which allow her to pull off the trickiest numbers with graceful ease.
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Evening Standard
Barb Jungr is neither jazz diva nor blues belter, but she does have a compelling way of injecting truth into a song.
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The Sunday Times
4 Stars
The real pleasure lies in the typically thoughtful juxtapositions of material
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The Independent
4 Stars
The most startling pieces here are the medleys.
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Uncut
Brave Simone tribute from classy British-based jazz singer.
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The Melbourne Age
the singer has been enthralling audiences with her mesmerising live shows
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Sydney Morning Herald
An English singer with a delicious sense of humour to back up her unique interpretative powers.
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www.smarthouse.com
The result is a crisp, vivacious and full bodied sound that grips from the first track. Superb.
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The Age Green Guide
4 Stars
Jungr possesses a smoothly seductive contralto spanning a formidable musical range
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East Anglian Daily Times
Singer Barb Jungr's enthusiasm for her music is infectious and within seconds of taking to the microphone at the Boxford Fleece she had the sell-out crowd transfixed.
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The First Post
Buy this instead of the next Norah Jones album.
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High Fidelity Review
Barb Jungr knows how to give a song a personality.
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Audiophile Audition
The resulting sounds are irresistible.
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Rainbow Network
It's a thrill to hear her on such a lovely recording.
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Jazzwise
Her most compellingly sung and intensely vital collection to date.
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Sunday Times
An astute interpreter of chanson, folk, blues, jazz and show tunes.
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Daily Express
The magnificent Barb Jungr.
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BBC Online
Her latest offering on Linn Records will take some beating.
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HMV Choice
Another essential album from an artist not afraid to search, explore, stretch and expand the boundaries of her musical comfort zone.
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All About Jazz.com
Jungr has again come up with a winning formula.
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Audiophile Audition
Done with such raw emotion, that I can't visualize it being sung by Elvis.
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O's Place Newsletter
Jungr pays homage to the King.
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Live Review
Very special.
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High Fidelity
The technical side is awe inspiring, while it enhances the musical content.
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AudioEnz - New Zealand
The recording is superb - of demonstration quality.
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The Singer
Paring his greatest hits down to their bare essentials
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The Scotsman
An article by Barb Jungr.
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Daily Express
A must-have. ****
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Record Collector
An adroit interpreter of the songs of others.
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www.backstage.com
Major talent here, folks.
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All Music Guide
Another exquisite, at times astonishing, album from Miss Jungr.
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The Stage
Rendering it anew in such a startlingly personal way that it is utterly reinvigorated
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HMV Choice
Widely regarded as Britain’s most gifted song stylist
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The Times
Jungr could teach Madonna a thing or two about how to convey sensuality through words alone.
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Bloomberg News
If you've ever wondered how an artist can transform your view of a song, catch Jungr in concert.
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Time Out
You'll find a depth in these songs never previously imagined.
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Whitstable Times
A different kind of tribute to the King
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Yorkshire Post
She makes them sound as if they were written just for her.
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Jazz at Ronnie Scott's
One of Europe's most intriguing and intelligent interpreters of the contemporary song.
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The Sunday Times
An art-song sensibility tinged with cultured R&B.
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Arts East
Britain’s leading chansonnier.
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The Stage
startling for both its emotional intensity and rich musicality
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Jazz Times
Jungr navigates the soft-flowing tide of Ray Davies' title tune with wistful contentment
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Variety
Wider Stateside recognition is in order.
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Jazz at Ronnie Scott's
Jungr confirms her reputation as a peerless interpreter of the classic modern song
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Mojo
Jungr knows a good song when she sings it
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O's Place jazz Newsletter
4 Stars
12 classics sung with great emotion
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Daily Telegraph
her version of Waterloo Sunset shines out
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Jazzwise
Beeline time.
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3WBC 94.1 FM, Melbourne, Australia
What could be better than this album
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Jazz Review
unrivalled for her ability to inhabit a song's emotional world
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Jazz Views
her command of expression earns her a place in this super-league of female singers
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The Times
The thinking person's cabaret singer
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Record Collector
Another side of Barb Jungr
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HiFi News
you're in for a treat
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HMV Choice
This CD should both satisfy Jungr fans and surprise Dylan diehards
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Mojo
The kind of voice that many more should get around to hearing.
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Amazon.co.uk
An intriguing outing into Dylan territory.
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The Guardian
(A) haunting collection of 15 Dylan numbers.
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Jazz Views website
Jungr is one of the most talented current British female singers.
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The Times
Jungr's sensual performance casts the songs in a fresh light.
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The Sunday Times
the renditions are sensitively handled
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Women in Music Magazine
This is a stunning album
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04 December 2009
England
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
'Tell It Like It Is, Barb Jungr sings songs of War and Peace' with Jenny Carr and Jessica Lauren

12 December 2009
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar


14 January 2010
England
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford

'The Men I Love' with Simon Wallace
Box Office: 01483 440000; http://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/



16 January 2010
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar
'The Men I Love'

20 January 2010
England
Northampton Royal Theatre, Northampton
'The Men I Love' with Simon Wallace
Box Office: 01604 624811; http://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/

21 January 2010
England
Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
'The Men I Love' with Simon Wallace
Box Office: 01543 412121; http://www.lichfieldgarrick.com/

23 January 2010
England
Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
'The Men I Love' with Simon Wallace
Box Office: 01245 606505; http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/

30 January 2010
England
Arts Centre, Kings Lyn
'The Men I Love' with Simon Wallace
Box Office: 01553 764864; http://www.kingslynnarts.co.uk/

05 February 2010
England
New Greenham Arts Centre, Newbury
'The Men I Love' with Simon Wallace
Box Office: 01635 522733; www.cornexchangenew.co.uk

14 February 2010
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, Dalston
'Love Songs for Valentine's Day' with Jenny Carr
Box Office: 0207 254 4097; www.vortexjazz.co.uk

18 February 2010
England, London
Greenwich Theatre, Greenwich
'The Men I Love' with Simon Wallace
Box Office: 0208 858 7755; http://www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk/

25 February 2010 to 27 February 2010
North America
The Cafe Carlyle, New York
With Simon Wallace
Reservations: (+1) 212 744 1600; www.thecarlyle.com/dine2.cfm

04 March 2010 to 06 March 2010
North America
The Cafe Carlyle, New York
With Simon Wallace
Reservations: (+1) 212 744 1600; www.thecarlyle.com/dine2.cfm

27 March 2010
England, London
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho
With Simon Wallace.
Box Office: 020 7734 3220; www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk

09 April 2010
England
New Greenham Arts, Newbury


13 April 2010
England
Harbour Café, Royal York Mansions, Margate


24 April 2010
England
Grittleton Village Hall, Wiltshire


25 April 2010
England, London
606 Jazz Club, London


25 April 2010
England, London
606 Jazz Club, Chelsea
With Simon Wallace.
Box Office: 020 7352 5953; www.606club.co.uk

01 May 2010
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, Dalston
With Simon Wallace.
Box office: 0207 254 4097; www.vortexjazz.co.uk

07 May 2010
England, London
Millfield Theatre, Edmonton
With Simon Wallace.
Box office: 020 8807 6680; www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk

09 May 2010
England
Seend Community Centre, Wiltshire


14 May 2010
England
Bouverie Hall, Pewsey


15 May 2010
England
South Wraxall Village Hall, Wiltshire


18 May 2010 to 23 May 2010
North America
Metropolitan Room, New York


04 June 2010
England, London
Southbank Centre, London
River
Premier of the recent Café Carlyle show in New York with Simon Wallace on piano

25 June 2010
England
The Firs, Altrincham
With Simon Wallace.
Box Office: 0161 926 8992; www.thecinnamonclub.net  

01 July 2010
England
Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
The Men I Love
with Simon Wallace on piano

09 July 2010
England
Stoke by Nayland Hotel and Golf Club, Stoke by Nayland

Fleece Jazz with Simon Wallace.
Tickets from www.wegottickets.com



12 September 2010
Asia/Australasia
The Hilton Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
A benefit for the Sunera Foundation.

Barb Jungr talks Nina Simone
02 April 2008
Barb chats about her new album "Just like a woman"
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