Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell

Celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell featuring Hattie Whitehead in a formidable 7-piece band

Hejira is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late 70s. Having released the albums The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Don Juans Reckless Daughter and Mingus (regarded as her jazz period), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live album, Shadows And Light; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire. Comprising highly experienced jazz musicians, this band is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has in her own way assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Jonis vocals, but also plays guitar with Jonis stylistic mannerisms. Expect an evening of the great songs from Mitchells back catalogue, such as Amelia, Woodstock, A Case Of You, Song For Sharon and Edith And The Kingpin.

Hattie is joined by Ollie Weston (tenor & soprano saxophones), Chris Eldred (keyboards), Pete Oxley (guitar), Dave Jones (bass), Rick Finlay (drums) and Marc Cecil (percussion)