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Stop Press: Impressions quintet will be appearing at this year's Jazz in the Gardens concert on July 1st held at Sheffield's stunning Botanical Gardens. For more details visit the website www.musicinthegardens.co.uk

Karen Lake is a professional jazz singer based in Sheffield. Her voice is rich and sultry and she takes her inspiration from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Chris Connor and Madeleine Peyroux. Karen has played throughout the UK for clients such as the Lansdowne Club in London's Mayfair, World Snooker, Betty's Cafe Tea Rooms, Pizza Express, and Sherwood Center Parcs.

Karen regularly performs at weddings, corporate functions, parties and dinners. You can also catch her many public performances at bars, restaurants, hotels. Singing with some fabulous musicians as part of a duo, trio, quartet, quintet and swing band,  Karen's regular projects are:

Lounge Lizards duo

The Karen Lake trio

Impressions quintet

Karen Lake and the Swing Shots

Follow the links on the left of the screen to see more details about her music and bands.

"If you enjoy the songs of such divas as Stacey Kent, Claire Martin, Ella, and Nicola Farnon etc, then you’re certain to be thrilled by Miss Lake! Not to be missed!!"

Jazz Scene February 2009

C J Worsdale