Stacey Kent

Stacey Kent is an American jazz singer who follows in the footsteps of the greats. With a dedicated global fan base, she has earned numerous accolades, including a Grammy nomination, and boasts over 2 million album sales, more than half a billion streams, and Platinum, Double-Gold, and Gold albums that have topped various charts. Her fan following worldwide speaks to her ability to emotionally connect with her audience through her delicately nuanced interpretations, which transcend cultural boundaries and resist categorization. Kent’s distinctive multi-lingual repertoire features original works co-written with her husband, Jim Tomlinson, a saxophonist, producer, composer, and arranger, alongside Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, with whom they’ve collaborated since 2006. Additionally, she has recorded with Brazilian music icons Marcos Valle, Roberto Menescal, and Danilo Caymmi, as well as the renowned French string quartet, Quatuor Ébène.