Introduction:
Joan Viskant was born in Chicago and lived in Paris before settling in London. She received rave reviews for her debut album 'I Hear Music', released on the '33' label, and was described by Woolf Phillips - Frank Sinatra's MD - as 'the best female singer I have heard in 30 years'.
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About Joan...
Joan Viskant was born in Chicago and lived in Paris before settling in London. She received rave reviews for her debut album 'I Hear Music', released on the '33' label, and was described by Woolf Phillips - Frank Sinatra's MD - as 'the best female singer I have heard in 30 years'. Her second big band album 'Sure Thing' was the Observer album of the week, and Michael Parkinson's album of the week. Her third album 'Over Here, Over There' has had frequent airplay since its release.
Joan has just released her latest album, 'Madeleine Rooms',which has already been featured as album of the week on Jazz FM. Her album launch at the 606 Jazz Club is "Highly recommended", according to Steve Ruby.
Joan is one of the rare breed of singers - a musician's musician. 'She's fantastic' says composer Mike Stoller of the famous composing duo Lieber & Stoeller. Composer Alan Bergman says 'I listen to her all the time'.
She has been very much in demand for film, television, and commercial work - highlights include appearing in 'The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone', 'Titanic', and preparing the material for Jane Horrocks in 'Little Voice'.
Joan has appeared at a number of international festivals with artists such as Emmy Award winner - John Altman and his big band (with whom she collaborated on her acclaimed second album), The Cotton Club Orchestra and the Blue Devils with Keith Nichols, and the Giants of Jive. Joan performs the Ella Fitzgerald Songbook Show with Barbara Jay, Tina May and Lee Gibson. She has recently toured the country with Pete Long (Ronnie Scott's Big Band) and his Benny Goodman Big Band.