Z E E T E A H

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Born in Barbados, raised in London, Zeeteah Silveta Massiah was singing before she could talk. No one who heard her voice as a child doubted that music would be her life. While still in her teens, she was snapped up by Trojan Records and recorded a reggae version of the Jackson 5 hit We Got A Good Thing Going. Soon afterwards, she was cast in a major singing role in the hit London musical Little Shop of Horrors.

Hit Records

Zeeteah started recording dance music in the 1990s. Her first major hit was Slide on the Rhythm, which soared to No. 1 on the American Billboard dance chart. She went on to have two further UK chart hits with This is the Place and Sexual Prime.

Public appearances

Zeeteah is legendary for her electrifying live performances. Over the years she has shared the stage with some of the greatest artists of our time, including Michael Jackson, Tom Jones, Robbie Williams, Phil Collins, Sting, Mick Hucknall, Johnny Hallyday, Kim Wilde and Michael Bolton.

New work

After being based in Germany and performing throughout Europe for several years, Zeeteah is back in London with a new band and a brand new sound. Blending her lifelong passion for jazz with her soul and blues roots, it is the music she has always longed to make. Listen, and you'll understand why.

Rick Laughlin

Rick is an acclaimed jazz pianist and a leading contemporary arranger, accompanist and composer. He has led many of his own music projects, has been a featured soloist at both the Royal Albert Hall and the Festival Hall in London, and has played with everybody from Ronnie Scott to Bette Midler

Sophie Alloway

Sophie is one of the UK's hottest young drummers. She has appeared on TV shows such as Later With Jools Holland, the Mercury Music Prize and BBC Introducing, and festivals including Glastonbury, Hop Farm and Bestival. She has worked with many of Britain's biggest jazz stars and toured with Roots Manuva and with the Michael Jackson musical Thriller.

Paul Carmichael

Paul is a bassist, composer and producer. He has worked with Allan Holdsworth, Ian Carr's Nucleus, Jon Hiseman, Barbara Thomson and Manu Dibango. His West End shows include Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat and Moby Dick. Paul recently released his first solo album.

Rob Hughes

Rob is an outstanding tenor and soprano saxophonist and flautist who writes and performs distinctive contemporary jazz. His debut album Butterfly was released in 2006 and a collaborative second album The London Experiment in 2010. He has recently released Rob Hughes Live.

Reuben Fowler

Reuben has been hailed as one of the most talented jazz musicians of his generation. He began his career at 15 with the Doncaster Jazz Association before moving on to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, he was awarded the prestigious Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize in 2012. His debut album will be released by Edition Records in 2013.