Jazz at the Vaults: Victoria Klewin - Vocals

Victoria was born in Buckinghamshire but brought up in Corsham, Wiltshire. She studied music at Dartington College in Devon before re-locating to Bristol, the city she now calls home.

As a jazz vocalist Klewin’s singing has invited comparisons with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee with other acknowledged influences including Betty Carter, Nancy Wilson, Melody Gardot, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole.  

Her ultimate jazz heroine however is the New York born singer and pianist Blossom Dearie (1924-2009). Klewin toured widely with her “Sings Blossom Dearie” show, which features Dearie’s own compositions alongside material associated with her written by the likes of Cole Porter, Cy Coleman and Johnny Mercer. Klewin’s homage to Dearie followed in the wake of similarly successful projects paying tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Hoagy Carmichael. Like Dearie Klewin also plays piano.

Klewin is a highly versatile vocalist capable of singing in a variety of musical styles including jazz, pop, soul, blues, folk and their various sub genres, and even classical and opera. An accomplished session vocalist she has also worked in musical theatre and advertising.