Southwold Jazz Club ~ Tara Minton Quartet

Tara Minton is an Australian born harpist, vocalist and composer. She has worked with Björk, Tom Walker, ESKA, Stan Sulzmann, Emma Rawicz, Alice Zawadski, The Ronnie Scott's All Stars, Opera North and the Australian World Orchestra. She leads her own original project as a harpist/vocalist and sings with “The Blues and Roots Ensemble” - a music education charity promoting improvisation, integration and social change through the music of Charlie Mingus, Abdullah Ibrahim and Dorothy Ashby.

In 2020 Tara released her critically acclaimed album ‘Please Do Not Ignore The Mermaid’ exploring themes of climate change and mer-myth. She consolidated the album's success with an intimate duo album released in January 2022 - ‘Two For The Road’ with bassist Ed Babar.
The album was produced by Geoff Gascoyne and features Stan Sulzmann on tenor saxophone. She was a finalist in the World Harp Competition 2021 and invited to perform a full recital at the 2022 World Harp Congress in Cardiff. From classical to jazz, Tara has appeared with the Australian World Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms and was a featured artist with The Ronnie Scott's All Stars for their celebration of the music of Burt Bacharach, recorded live at Ronnie Scott's and broadcast on the BBC.

Tara's 2024 projects include collaborations with Palestinian nay artist and composer, Faris Ishaq, Slovak jazz singer and composer, Ester Wiesnerova, UK saxophonist and composer Nick Willsher and Italian jazz singer Germana Stella La Sorsa. Tara is currently working on a new original album inspired by a trip to Mexico City, due for release later this year.

“An otherworldly collection that brings the harp centre stage” - The Sunday Times

“Bewitching" - Jazzwise

“There is a palpable joy in her harp-playing, and her singing, and how she combines them” - London Jazz News

"Ethereal and free-spirited" - Mojo

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