Intimate jazz evening with vocalist Norma Winstone MBE and pianist Nikki Iles BEM, closing the Celebrate Voice 2026 festival.
Norma Winstone and Nikki Iles play the Medieval Hall on Saturday 31 October, the final night of Celebrate Voice 2026. It's a small, stripped-back pairing: Winstone on vocals and Iles on piano and composition. The two have worked together for years, and this is the night they close out the festival.
Celebrate Voice ran for ten days from 21 to 31 October, bringing international voices from across different genres to Salisbury. This is the last event of the lot, so it's a good spot to catch up if you've missed the rest of the festival. The bill describes it as an intimate evening with two of British jazz's most distinguished figures, and that's a fair way to put it.
Norma Winstone has been one of Europe's most original jazz voices for over five decades. She's known for moving between words and wordless singing, and her work is often praised for its musicianship, improvisation and storytelling. Her honours include a Jazz FM Lifetime Achievement Award and an MBE for services to music. Nikki Iles, a pianist and composer, holds a BEM for her services to music. Together they've built a long partnership, and this is a chance to hear them as a duo.
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The Medieval Hall is in the Cathedral Close, at Sarum St. Michael, West Walk, Salisbury, SP1 2EY. The music starts at 7.30pm on Saturday 31 October.
