AYRA

AYRA is a powerhouse of deep, soulful music. Fronted by Soul legend Juliet Roberts and highly acclaimed pianist/composer and Jazz Instrumentalist of the year nominee Janette Mason. The blend of influences and Juliet Robert’s expressive voice combine to create an unforgettable experience for audiences who value quality and honesty as well as moving to the slickest, funkiest grooves in the business.

Pianist/composer Janette Mason and singer/songwriter Juliet Roberts are two musical warriors, both rich with the accumulated experience of long and successful careers spanning across the genres of pop, jazz, dance and soul. When Janette first started working with Juliet, she immediately saw the potential for a deep and fruitful collaboration, and the pair soon started meeting and writing regularly together.

Janette Mason - Oasis, Pulp, Holy Holy and Juliet Roberts - Dance hits - Caught In The Middle, I Want You are two musical warriors, both rich with the accumulated experience of long and successful careers spanning across the genres of pop, jazz, dance and soul. When Janette first started working with Juliet, she immediately saw the potential for a deep and fruitful collaboration, and the pair soon started meeting and writing regularly together.

AYRA is the result - a unique project purveying heartfelt original material drenched in the heritage of soul, spiced with the rhythms of funk and R&B, always delivered straight from the heart.

The blend of influences and Juliet’s expressive voice combine to create an unforgettable experience for audiences who value quality as well as moving to the slickest, funkiest grooves in the business.

Bex Gold is a neo-soul and R’n’B singer-songwriter from South London. Her voice is a splendid mix of warm, raspy, and sultry tones. As a classically trained violin and viola player, she attended Guildhall’s Centre for Young Musicians and has performed at the Hideaway Cafe and Wanstead Festival. She was also in the pop girl band ‘Les Chanteuses’.

Yolanda Charles started her career playing for Jimmy Sommerville (The Communards) and quickly became the bass foundation of various groups in the burgeoning ‘acid’ jazz scene of the early 90s including Raw Stylus and Urban Species, swiftly securing her reputation as the ‘ go to’ bass player resulting in a remarkable career as a session musician for the next 30 year