Vanessa Haynes

Doors 6.30pm | Show 8pm | Full Listing CLICK HERE The Soul Mama Menu offers a delightful blend of African, Caribbean, and South American cuisine. Soul Mama was listed in the “top restaurants to look forward to in 2024 list” by the Evening Standard. Please take a moment to explore our menu. Exclusive to Soul Mama & EFG London Jazz Festival - Vanessa previews new material from her upcoming album alongside select covers that will enthrall and surprise. Expect influences drawn from blues, country, roots and deep soul cuts - delivered by her renowned & unforgettable vocals. Trinidad born, Vanessa Haynes, is a vocal powerhouse to be reckoned with. Cutting her teeth as backing vocalist for artists such as Van Morrison and Chaka Khan, Haynes became front woman of legendary jazz funk outfit, Incognito, in 2008, touring with the band for over 14 years. With a voice one critic described as "combining the sting of Chaka Khan with the resonance of Aretha", Vanessa has wowed audiences in some of the world's most iconic venues. Vanessa has performed to sell out audiences at the renowned Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Wilderness and Henley Festivals, Porgy and Bess in Vienna, Fasching in Stockholm, B Flat Club in Sardegna and other venues throughout Europe.  She has been a featured soloist at several BBC Proms and at London Jazz Festival's opening Gala, Jazz Voice. Vanessa has enjoyed multiple collaborations with conductor Guy Barker both on concert hall and jazz club stages.  Described by the Guardian as 'remarkable', she has appeared as a soloist in orchestral performances at the Royal Albert Hall, Manchester's Bridgewater Hall and Birmingham Symphony Hall and the National Concert Hall in Dublin.