Todd Gordon

"Gordon has made the great American songbook his own" - The Guardian 

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Todd Gordon is one of Britain's most successful jazz and swing singers. Always working with the best musicians, he performs at the most intimate of jazz clubs to some of the largest concert halls and festivals. The first Scottish vocalist to be booked to perform at the prestigious London Jazz Festival, Todd has performed with many of the British greats including Claire Martin, Ian Shaw, Jacqui Dankworth, Elaine Delmar, Carol Kidd, Tina May, Juliet Roberts, Anita Wardell and Clare Teal.

Todd Gordon was an avid Beatles fan until the age of eleven when he first heard Frank Sinatra. From then, he collected every album by Ol' Blue Eyes, whilst broadening his interest in other great singers, bands and jazz instrumentalists. Spanning a 20 year period, Todd conducted an intensive study of 'The Great American Song Book' resulting in a repertoire of well over 1,000 songs. Todd has performed to sell out audiences across the UK including his recent collaboration with the BBC Big Band in Birmingham Town Hall. He has also performed at some of the most prestigious venues from London's Pizza Express Jazz Room (Soho) and Pizza on the Park to The Plaza and Algonquin hotels in New York, as well as regularly featuring in jazz festivals and concert tours. He's also in demand for corporate events in the UK and USA. Clients include Sotheby's, Grant Thornton, Russ Berrie Inc, Royal Bank of Scotland, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Escada, Standard Life and Scottish Media Group. 

Todd Gordon regularly hosts and performs in 'Jazz on a Summer's Day' - the UK's biggest jazz event with an audience of 20,000 and also opened for Dionne Warwick during one of her UK tour visits.  His media performances include live broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 and 3, several BBC regional programmes and many local radio stations as well as appearing on Scottish Television. His last three albums - LOVE'S ILLUSIONS, BALLADS FROM THE MIDNIGHT HOTEL and MOON RIVER TO THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES - were all produced by the exceptionally talented Ian Shaw. They won him considerable praise and radio play.

Todd always surrounds himself with the best Scottish and British musicians. When on tour, he performs with superb players such as Alan Barnes, Alec Dankworth, Dave Chamberlain, Tom Gordon, Sebastiaan de Krom, Andy Panayi, Martin Drew, Jay Leonhart, Matt Home, Michael Janisch and Steve Brown - not forgetting an impromptu duet in New York with the renowned actor Christopher Walken, singing "I've Got You Under My Skin"!

“Gordon has made the great American songbook his own” - The Guardian 

“The new King of Swing” - The Independent

“Doing it his way, Sinatra’s ghost lives on in the work of one of his most polished admirers” - Clive Davis, The Times

“Todd’s choice of music is impeccable and he and the band interact wonderfully” - Sir Michael Parkinson

“You’re far too good for this lot!” Sir Sean Connery