Ayanna Witter-Johnson

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Unique and captivating, Ayanna Witter-Johnson is a composer, vocalist and cellist who has developed musically from a diverse background of mixed cultures. After extensive collaborations with Nitin Sawhney and Courtney Pine – and a year spent developing new work in New York, Ayanna has composed new material for her trio which comprises Fraser Fifield, the astonishing piper and low whistle player who is equally conversant on soprano saxophone and the inventive pianist Robert Mitchell. The music that you hear tonight has been developed as part of a Dartington Residency in collaboration with Serious.
..one of our rising stars Courtney Pine
Cellist and singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson has to be heard to be believed. Her self-assured style blends a honey-sweet vocal delivery with bewitching, and bewildering, cello-playing. Mike Flynn Time Out