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London-based pop artist Jazz Mino has\u00a0a rapidly-growing dedicated fan base, and delights her audiences with her impeccable voice, catchy song-writing and charisma. Originally from Manchester, Jazz spent most of her childhood in Somerset, where she first started songwriting, with the help of her ukelele. Busking soon followed, first in Somerset, then Bristol, finally taking her to London’s Southbank. It was here she was able to raise the money to release her first single, “The Dorkiness in You<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Jazz has played for The Mayor of London, and made the final of the Mayor’s GIGS Big Busk 2014. She won the Kiss FM Music Cube in the same year, and played to large crowds at top venues such as Proud Camden and Ronnie Scott’s.<\/p>\n

Jazz’s latest single, “Blue Eyes”, has been recorded with the help of producer Conraad Dingemans. She’ll be playing at the “How the Light Gets In”, and still gigs and busks regularly around London. Watch out for her next singles, “Robots” and “Paddy”, both due for release later this year. Jazz performs weekly at Bistrot Walluc, in Shoreditch, as well as the Blue Boar Bar, Westminster.<\/p>\n

We caught up with Jazz to discover a bit more about her.<\/p>\n

EP: \u00a0You moved to London after growing up in Somerset. How much of a change in lifestyle was that for you?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jazz: \u00a0Moving to London after growing up in Somerset was a drastic change to say the least! Not only was I moving away from home for the first time, it was also a completely unknown world to me; the fact that buses came by every two minutes rather than every two hours was a very welcoming surprise. The move to London really grew confidence, and experiencing such a different lifestyle and meeting so many new people has really inspired my song-writing.<\/p>\n

EP: \u00a0You spent time busking in Somerset and London, do you feel that’s a good route for musicians to take? Do you have any memorable stories from you time as a busker?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jazz: \u00a0I\u2019m not sure whether busking is a great route for all musicians, but I know that it was (and still is) great for me. To me, busking is a fantastic experience, as you are exposing people to your music who might not naturally be the type of person to attend a gig\/listen. I\u2019ve had so many fantastic responses, in Somerset I used to busk when there was a food market on; I received all kinds of unusual gifts\/tips such as loaves of bread, bags of cookies and hot drinks which I really appreciated in the winter! Gifts\/tips in London have been slightly more unusual, somebody once tipped me a banana! I also once received a lovely note when busking in Bristol from a passer by saying how much he\u2019d loved listening to me sing and that he hoped I had a lovely day and went far with my music. It\u2019s little things like this that make busking so special.<\/p>\n

EP: \u00a0How did you find playing for The Mayor Of London?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jazz: \u00a0It was awesome! I played for the Mayor Of London accompanied by my cellist and violinist back in January 2015 \u2013 It was actually my cellist\u2019s first gig with me so I think she was pretty happy! Everybody at the event was lovely and the atmosphere was great! One of the highlights for me, was meeting my newest Jazz Mino fan after the show\u2026 Barbara Windsor!!<\/p>\n

EP: \u00a0You have just released the video for your second single,\u00a0\u201cBlue Eyes\u201d, can you tell us a bit about that?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jazz: \u00a0My latest single, \u201cBlue Eyes\u201d is an intense string\/based pop song, capturing the story of a girl\u2019s infatuation with an older blue eyed man. I decided to give the official music video for \u201cBlue Eyes\u201d a playful twist, almost contrasting with the intensity of the song. The video is comic book style and follows a comic book illustrator\u2019s day as she creates, edits and manipulates the lives of her two comic book characters. I released the video last week (25th March) and I\u2019m very proud and excited to say that it\u2019s got off to a great start! I\u2019ve received so many lovely words about the music video from fans, and \u201cBlue Eyes\u201d also got featured in Made In Shoreditch magazine on the day of it\u2019s release!<\/p>\n

My single \u201cBlue Eyes\u201d will be officially released on 27th April (available on iTunes, Spotify etc), which I absolutely can\u2019t wait for! I\u2019m currently creating a pre-order list for hardcopies of the single; the packaging matches the music video and features a mini comic book inside! If you want to be added to the pre-order list, just let me know via Facebook, twitter, email etc!<\/p>\n

EP: \u00a0Who are your musical influences? What kind of music would we find in your iPod?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jazz: \u00a0I really love the old stuff, ranging from The Ronnettes, Frankie Valli, Etta James, and The Supremes, to Johnny Cash, and Dolly Parton! Lately I\u2019ve been listening to and have been inspired by Lianne La Havas\u2019 album, \u201cIs Your Love Big Enough?\u201d, Sia\u2019s older album, \u201cWe Are Born\u201d, and Rufus Wainwright. Perhaps you can hear a little mixture of all of these in \u201cBlue Eyes\u201d.<\/p>\n

EP: \u00a0How do you enjoy your time away from the music?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jazz: \u00a0I actually tend to work on my music almost 24\/7! I love writing, performing, creating, rehearsing and recording! However, on my days off I like to wander around with friends and explore London, especially the amazing restaurants and food markets it has to offer! I absolutely adore Duck and Waffle (as an expensive treat!), Borough Market and have recently been charmed by Columbia Road flower market! I also love chilling out playing Smash Brothers, Mario Kart and heading back to Somerset to see my family.<\/p>\n

EP: \u00a0What are you most excited about at the moment?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s very easy, for the official release of \u201cBlue Eyes\u201d on 27th April! I\u2019m also really excited to perform at “How The Light Gets In” music and philosophy festival at Hay-On-Wye on 30\/31st May, supporting Lianne La Havas, Noisettes and Stornoway!<\/p>\n

You can find Jazz Mino online on her website<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and YouTube<\/a>. Details about “How The Light Gets In” can be found on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch “Blue Eyes” now:<\/p>\n

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