Julie London was one of the most successful women in the world of jazz, an icon who released over 30 albums, as well as a renowned actress. She was and still is a big influence for many musicians all over the world.

"Some singers sing as though they are addressing a crowd; some sing as though they are in a bar with a lot of people—[London] sings as though she's in one room, with you—and that's the difference." - BBC Legends

Join us for a tribute to Julie London with vocalist Aleka and organist Scott Flanigan.

Born in Timisoara, Romania, Aleka has fast become one of the rising jazz vocalists on the Irish jazz scene. She has a Bachelor of Arts in classical music performance as a cellist from the Bucharest Music University and a First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in Jazz performance as a vocalist from Newpark Music Centre – Dublin.

She is currently teaching as a lecturer in the Jazz and Contemporary Music Programme at Dublin City University and is artistic director of the DCU Jazz Choir. In 2018 Aleka sang in Tommy Halferty’s ‘7 Musical Steps to Camus’. In 2019 Aleka played ANAM Festival with Ronan Guilfoyle’s project Kanda, collaborating with Indian percussionist Ramesh Shotam as well as Irish traditional musicians Martin Nolan, Ellen Cranitch and Peter Browne. Both her debut EP, 'Aleka' from 2016 and her latest CD release in April 2019, 'Person I Knew' with the stellar band of Chris Guilfoyle, Michael Buckley, Ronan Guilfoyle and legendary Dutch drummer Eric Ineke have received 4 star reviews in the Irish Times.

Hailing from Belfast, Scott Flanigan is one of the foremost keyboard players on the Irish jazz scene. Scott has shared a stage with the likes of Van Morrison and the Ulster Orchestra, along with jazz heavyweights Rob Luft, Ant Law, Jim Mullen, Jean Toussaint and Dave O’Higgins, and is a recent nominee at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Scott is also a recognised composer, with recent commissions from Moving On Music and the PRS Foundation, and runs the popular Scott’s Jazz Club, a weekly jazz club in East Belfast bringing the best of Irish jazz to local audiences.