Meet Steph Goodwin a London based jazz singer whose soulful voice and captivating performances have been enchanting audiences in and around London. Likened to Karen Carpenter, she has a wonderfully resonant voice and a beautiful musicality to her performances. Steph has a life long love of music. Her talent became apparent at the age of 3 when she walked up to a piano and started to play a tune she had heard. Steph’s working life was in medicine but she was involved in music throughout that time. Now she has decided to concentrate fully on her music career. She has been taught over the years by wonderful teachers – Linley Weir, Anita Wardell and Imogen Ryall. She has spent a year studying jazz musicianship with the amazing bass player and educator Dave Jones. Steph has done several recordings with Grammy nominated musician and producer Mike Stevens. This includes in 2023 recording a duet with Marc Almond. She has been a regular performer at the Pheasantry Jazz club both as a solo performer and as part of an a cappella vocal jazz group. She has regularly played with some of the UK’s greatest jazz musicians including pianist John Crawford, bass player Andy Hamil and percussionist Andres Ticino. She has also performed at PizzaExpress Soho and other venues in and around London. Steph’s influences range from Sarah Vaughan to Lianne Carroll, Ella Fitzgerld to Karen Carpenter. Her study of jazz music has also ignited in her a love of instrumental jazz and writing lyrics to instrumental pieces.