LIBBY HAMMER AND ALI BODYCOAT

Jazz vocalists Libby Hammer and Ali Bodycoat take listeners through the Great American Songbook with warmth, wit and an eye for songs that aren’t always heard first. Their repertoire includes work by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart and Johnny Mercer, one of Libby’s particular favourites. The pair balances a light touch with the more poignant corners of the material, treating the songs as living music rather than museum pieces. Their shared vocal approach keeps these Tin Pan Alley standards immediate for contemporary audiences while respecting the writing at their centre.