Verona Chard / Chris Neill / Tom Neill
Sunday 21st September 2025 8-10pm
The Hope Windsor SL4 3HR
Advance tickets: £10 (no booking fee)
www.windsorjazzclub.uk
Verona Chard Voice
Chris Neill Piano
Tom Neill Alto Saxophone
Royal Academy of Music and Trinity Laban alumna who leads her own jazz bands for both adults and children.
Verona's vocals feature on Humphrey Lyttleton’s record ‘Sad Sweet Songs & Crazy Rhythms’ while her own cross-over album ‘Fever …in love with Shakespeare’ was chosen as album of the month by UK Jazz Radio.
She is a freelance tutor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama has run vocal workshops with former pupil Claire Martin OBE and provided vocal coaching for X Factor and BBC dramas.
Chris Neill is a member of several professional big bands including the Denmark Street Big Band The Vince Dunn Orchestra and The Starlight Big Band.
He has played at many of the top venues in London such as The Dorchester The Savoy The 606 Club Pizza Express Soho and Holborn The Pheasantry The Spice of Life and the Vortex.
"Verona Chard and her band - great night out." Jazz FM
"Absolutely marvellous" Humphrey Lyttelton
"Verona Chard...her album FEVER is a delight from opening act to epilogue!" Digby Fairweather
"Melismatic tornado sounds unlike anything in the standard jazz vocal lexicon... top-flight distinction" Jazz Journal
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Windsor Jazz Club is a monthly jazz club night every third Sunday in the relaxing and atmospheric Hope live music bar on Alma Road in Windsor. The club brings new artists to the town playing a mixture of well-loved jazz standards and original compositions. The evening starts at 8pm (doors at 7:30) and presents an hour and a half of live music with an interval halfway. The music finishes around 10pm and the venue is open until 11pm for socialising. Come along to meet other lovers of live music jazz followers aficionados and musicians. The bar is well stocked with a range of alcoholic and non-alcholic drinks soft drinks juices hot drinks and snacks. We look forward to meeting you.
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