The Vital Organs Band

The Vital Organs Band started as jazz crazed friends jamming together at home. Over the years we have evolved into a fantastic party band playing pop and jazz at parties, bars, weddings and events. Our line-up is; JENNY HOWE; vocals Jenny moved to London in 1992 from her native home in Cork, Ireland. She began her career in the UK mainly working in Theatre. In 1994 Jenny joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra; she toured extensively with them in the UK and abroad, and appeared several times at Ronnie Scotts where she is featured on many of their live albums including Cottoning on, In Control, and A View From The Hill. She is also featured on the compilation album Nite at Ronnies. Consequently she began working with Shakatak and toured Japan with them. More recently Jenny recorded the main soundtrack for the film The Brylcreem Boys, starring Gabriel Byrne, and Jean Butler, and sang at the Cannes film festival, where it was premiered. Since then she’s been featured singing in films including Dream, Hot Gold, and the James Ellroy film L.A. Sheriffs Homicide. Downtime a new dance album released by the band Playpen, features Jenny singing lead vocals on two co-written tracks, playing on many ITV and BBC programmes. Jenny has recently completed the track “Heaven on Earth” with production outfit Shut up and Dance, due for release soon on their record label. Jenny appeared at the Queen Elizabeth hall singing with a 45 piece orchestra in a show “Rhapsody in Blue” celebrating the music of Gershwin, and with the Ray mcVay Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Pavillion Theatre Worthing. Easel Kandola; guitar Trained at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Easel has worked alongside the countries most prolific performers, arrangers and composers. Honing his compositional craft under the tutelage of Barak Schmool (Jacob Collier) with whom he continues to collaborate on a number of compositional and creative projects. Additionally to his compositional accolades he has played alongside the likes of Ian Bellamy, Scott Stroman, Matt Skelton and many more. Steve Ashworth; organ Steve Ashworth biog Steve Ashworth started playing jazz while at Uni in Manchester, jamming with the now famous Fishwick twins way back in 1987. Steve moved to London to study jazz at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied with Simon Purcell and enjoyed workshops with the likes of Kirk Lightsey and Wynton Marsalis. As well as playing in jazz clubs all around the country with many of the UK’s leading jazz musicians, Steve has toured the USA and played all over Europe. Steve continues to work in music education and is currently putting all his efforts into being the organist with the fantastic Vital Organs jazz band.