Vortex Tour East
Tuesday 10 March
8:00 pm
Venue: Hackney Empire's Marie Lloyd Bar

FREE ADMISSION

Vortex Tour East returns with three exceptional artists who will
tour for East 2009. Creating their own distinctive multi-genre sound
from folk and jazz through to soul and hip-hop, Theo Bard, Fiona
Bevan and Jonathan Geyevu are currently making a name for themselves
on the London music scene. Vortex Tour East will bring these singer
songwriters together for the first time to perform across the East
End. Watch out for free performances in unexpected places!

Theo Bard
Theo Bard is a man who feels that his best way to communicate with
the world is through music. Inspired by the clarity of storytelling
in traditional folk, he draws on reggae, hip-hop and acoustic
elements to tell his own stories, with a rare lyrical power. Never
afraid of simplicity in music, he shares philosophies, perspectives
and poetry with an unusual honesty and lucidity.
"Gratifying truth serum for your ears" - The Blue Light District
www.myspace.com/theobard

Fiona Bevan
Fiona Bevan has been compared to Erykah Badu, Joni Mitchell, Kate
Bush and Marc Bolan. Her jazz-inflected folk songs wryly depict love
and city life with dark quirks and kinks.
"Absolutely brilliant" Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
"Radiant and uplifting . . . a major talent in the waiting"
glasswerk.co.uk
www.fionabevan.co.uk www.myspace.com/fionabevan

Jonathan Geyevu
Jonathan Geyevu is a pianist/ singer who has developed his own
distinctly spacious, gracefully melodic approach to the piano and is
currently developing his own jazz influenced singer-songwriter
style. Jonathan recently played before Abdullah Ibrahim at The
Barbican and he's currently developing a new piece of work with East
London Dance and two French hip-hop dancers.
www.myspace.com/jonathangeyevu


Hackney Empire's
Marie Lloyd Bar
291 Mare Street
London E8 1EJ
Tel: 020 8510 4524
www.hackneyempire.co.uk