Sumudu Jayatilaka
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About the Event
Sumudu is one of the UK’s most versatile and in demand vocalists having sung with many musical luminaries including Burt Bacharach, Sir Van Morrison, Sting and Jools Holland. An exceptional talent in jazz, soul and pop her voice has been compared to that of legendary artists Ella Fitzgerald, Eva Cassidy and Karen Carpenter.
London based Sumudu Jayatilaka is a highly sought-after singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has performed with Van Morrison, Sting and Jools Holland. She is regularly the lead singer with Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and a soloist for The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The
Hallé Orchestra and The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Also an in demand session singer she appears on numerous film and TV soundtracks (Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon, Wuthering Heights, Cruella, Jurassic World, Fantastic Four) and frequently records at the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios. Her latest album 'For All We Know' sees her returning to jazz standards in tribute to some of her favourite songwriters who have inspired her along her career.
“She is quite simply an outstanding talent… a voice like honey.”
— BBC Radio 2
“It isn’t a matter of IF Sumudu will be a big star it is WHEN. She has a voice that could melt a polar ice cap.”
— Howard Goodall, Composer
“Phenomenally assured vocalist.”
— The Observer