HEJIRA: CELEBRATING JONI MITCHELL

SoundCellar joins forces with the The Old Fire Station to present HEJIRA: CELEBRATING JONI MITCHELL. This 7-piece band celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has – in her own way -assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Joni’s vocals, but also plays guitar with Joni’s stylistic mannerisms. Expect a performance of the ‘great’ songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue!

This gig will take place at:
The Old Fire Station, 36 Holdenhurt Road,
Bournemouth, BH8 8AD
at 7pm

Ticket link below

Hejira’ is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’ and ‘Mingus’ (regarded as her ‘jazz period’), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live album, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire. Comprising highly experienced jazz musicians, this band is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has – in her own way -assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Joni’s vocals, but also plays guitar with Joni’s stylistic mannerisms. Expect a performance of the ‘great’ songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue!

Hattie Whitehead – vocals & guitar
Ollie Weston – tenor & soprano saxophones
Chris Eldred – keyboards
Pete Oxley – guitar
Dave Jones – bass
Rick Finlay – drums
Marc Cecil – percussion