Fleece Jazz

Acclaimed UK vocalist Sarah Jane Morris and guitarist Tony Rémy return to Fleece Jazz to unveil their new project, ‘The Sisterhood 2’.  The album was released earlier this year ahead of International Women’s Day with eleven new tracks celebrating the most influential female singer-songwriters of our time.

Many will be aware of The Sisterhood, the project Sarah Jane Morris and Tony Rémy brought to the club in May 2025, in which ten of the most notable female singer-songwriters of the Twentieth Century were the subjects of a unique song cycle. Morris and Rémy were already aware that ten was insufficient – others had to be included.

The momentum of writing and creating did not falter, and by the time of its earliest performance The Sisterhood had become twelve, with songs for Patti Smith and the then so recently and so tragically departed Sinéad O’Connor being added to the ten originals. Since then, another nine have been written. Peggy Seeger, Etta James, Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading, Janis Ian, Tracy Chapman and Amy Winehouse have become part of the project, brought together in a second volume.

Sarah Jane Morris is in her fifth decade as an internationally acclaimed singer. Her dramatic training enables her to deliver extended, demanding lyrics with flawless intelligibility.  With Tony Rémy, a friend and colleague since the 1980s, she has found the ideal creative partner. They know each other so well, that their work proceeds with smooth understanding and absolute trust. Tony has long been regarded as one of the leading and most versatile guitarists anywhere in the world and is a master of Soul, Jazz, Funk and African Blues and a composer of invention and originality. His role in The Sisterhood as co-writer and co-producer is the other half of a magical equation.

With comments from the Guardian like ‘The next British Guitar hero’, we can expect a superb performance from Marcus Bonfanti. The Times chimed in with “Utterly Spellbinding”. Marcus is a blues singer, composer and guitarist. It will be a pleasure to welcome him to Fleece Jazz.

Whether he is backing an international artist, in the pit in the West End, or especially, playing for us at Fleece Jazz, Henry Thomas is a stunningly fine multi-instrument bassist. He has gigged and recorded on countless hit records, TV and film soundtracks. He is also famous for his role as a co-founder of the BBC TV series Rock School. He has the rare expertise of being able to sightread and improvise at an extremely high level.

It is a pleasure to have all of these musicians back at Fleece Jazz to resume the wonderful song cycle that is The Sisterhood.

• Sarah Jane Morris - Vocals
• Tony Rémy - Guitar
• Marcus Bonfanti - Guitar
• Henry Thomas - Bass

Fleece Jazz is an independent, non-profit association run by a voluntary committee who have been providing modern and contemporary jazz for 28 years. They book talented musicians and jazz bands from the UK and beyond to perform at Stoke by Nayland Resort, providing the perfect backdrop for these cherished and popular events.

Fleece Jazz events are generally held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.