The Louis & Ella Music Show

Sarah Meek & The Dave Cottle Trio present The Music of LOUIS ARMSTRONG & ELLA FITZGERALD

Playing the Great Songs from the Swing Era & So Much More!

The Louis & Ella Music Show performs the songs duets recorded by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald with the Oscar Peterson Quartet, along with a huge repertoire of songs both recorded and performed solo and with other ensembles. The set is packed with songs from the Great American Songbook from George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter. A musical tribute to Louis & Ella!

Performed by a band with some of the finest jazz/session musicians around, they perform an engaging show to entertain you!
Sarah Meek (Vocals)
Dave Cottle (Piano, Trumpet & Vocals)
Alun Vaughan/Laurence Cottle (Bass)
Paul Smith/Tom Cottle (Drums)

Dave Cottle is a vastly experienced professional musician with a wealth of musical experience. Dave has been resident house pianist at Swansea Jazz Club (The UK’s longest running weekly Jazz Club) for the past 30 years!!

He has accompanied 100’s of Jazz artists from all over the world & is adept at playing many different styles of music. This show also showcases Jazz pianist Dave’s mastery of playing Trumpet and Piano at the same time, in homage to two of his most influential Jazz Musicians Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson. Dave also adds the Louis vocals to the set.

Since her graduation from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a Masters Degree in Jazz Vocals, Sarah Meek has firmly established herself as a fine jazz & session vocalist with an engaging stage presence & personality.

The Show is always performed with great humour and engagement with the audience, & has regularly SOLD OUT at Festivals/Clubs & Concerts around the UK.