Interview with Cleveland Watkiss
Cleveland Watkiss has one of the most incredible voices you could ever hear. Winner of the Best Vocalist award at The 2010 London Jazz Awards and the 2017 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, he was awarded an MBE in 2018.
He played a concert at Itchen on March 12th 2014 and in addition to hosting a memorable music workshop, he stopped by the studio for this interview with Melissa Laity and Edward Morris.
Itchen Radio - Cleveland Special
Cleveland has performed with many of the greats of Jazz and Soul including Courtney Pine, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor Quartet, Art Blakey, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlinhos Brown, Jason Rebello and Bobby McFerrin.
He has also worked with Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Sly & Robbie, Jackie Mittoo, Shakatak, Robbie Williams, The Who, Coldcut, Lisa Stansfield, Maxi Priest, Goldie, Björk, Talvin Singh, Soul II Soul, Joe Cocker, George Martin, and symphonic orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Chamber Orchestra among others.
www.clevelandwatkiss.co.uk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Watkiss