nicola farnon

‘It's not what she plays, but the way that she plays them! This is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of (mostly) standards from vocalist and bassist Nicola Farnon, which swings from start to finish. It also displays the remarkable range of Nicola's talents - not only does she sing with enormous vitality and play vibrant double bass, but she did all the arrangements too...

It's not often that you hear small groups tackling Jimmy Giuffre's 'Four Brothers', but here it is, with sparkling contributions by Piero Tucci (from Canada) on alto, Chris Walker on guitar and Nigel McGill (from Australia) on tenor. Even on the slower numbers, though - like 'Teach Me Tonight' or 'Time After Time' - there's a sense of drama and increasing intensity which owes much to Phil Johnson's attentive drumming, and Nicola Farnon's rare ability to tell a story with a song.’

Jazz UK magazine