Andrew Roachford Performs At Komedia
Published 6th Nov 2003 by Heather

M3 Records present
Andrew Roachford

?Heart of the Matter? tour

The Tour Dates - November 03
15th @ The Arches ? Glasgow
(?12.50 Tel # 0870 9033444 www.ticketweb.co.uk)
16th @ The Life Caf? ? Manchester
(?13.50 Tel # 0161 832 1111 www.gigsandtours.com)
17th @ Komedia ? Brighton
(?10.00 Tel # 01273 647100 www.komedia.co.uk)
19th @ The Fleece & Firkin ? Bristol
(?10.00 01179299008 www.wayahead.com & www.fleecegigs.co.uk)
20th @ The Wedgwood Rooms ? Portsmouth
(?12.00 023 9286 3911 www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk)
21st @ Jazz Caf? - London (London Jazz Festival)
(?17.50 08701 500044 www.jazzcafe.co.uk)
23rd @ the Glee Club ? Birmingham (?10.00)

If you weren?t lucky enough to get a hold of a ticket for Andrew Roachford?s London shows down at London?s Jazz Caf?, Mo Mo?s or the Spitz then don?t despair you have another chance to hear and see what you have been missing about. Andrew will be promoting his new album ?Heart of the Matter?, which is being described by the Express as ?his best album to date?. The UK leg of his tour will be taking place in November. Andrew will be performing his new soulful material taken from the new album ? Heart of the matter? which is in the shops now on M3 records!! For more info: Please check out www.roachford.co.uk

The live Story So Far????
? ?By the end of the night, we had experienced the lover, the man and the artists. The artists gave a performance to be proud of, while man and the lover serenaded the crowd and left us on our feet screaming for more? Voice Review of the week
? ?He seems, if anything, to be singing better than ever, his high and supple voice often reminiscent of Stevie Wonder in his Talking Book era? The Guardian
? Sounding remarkably like Stevie Wonder on Visions, Roachford took to his keyboard for a rapturous performance imbued with heartfelt sentiment? Evening Standard.
? The album?s nu-soul smoulder has him miraculously reborn as UK R&B?s strongest contender? Q Magazine
? If I hadn?t known (a blind taste test, if you would) I would have said the 12 tracker was the work of a new US star from the Maxwell school of soul ? it?s that good? Blues and Soul
? ?His best album to date? The Express
? Roachford is a fine live performer, with more than a passing nod to Stevie Wonder? Time Out

Andrew Roachford?s story started??. Ever since bulldozing his way onto the scene with unforgettable tracks like ?Cuddly Toy? and ?Family Man? in the late 80?s, Andrew Roachford?s maverick take on music has spread far and wide. As the first artist to sign a staggering seven-album deal with Columbia Records, it heralded the beginning of something big. ?Getting signed and being a black British artist gave me a sense of pride,? enthuses Andrew.

All of Andrew?s albums to date: ?Roachford? 1988, ?Get Ready? 1991, ?Permanent Shade of Blue? 1994 and ?Feel? 1997 all reached gold status in Britain. He? was also Columbia?s biggest selling domestic act for over ten years. As if any more proof were needed, the fact that Andrew Roachford has been approached by such luminaries as Michael Jackson and Chaka Khan to write songs, speaks volumes.

For more information on ?Andrew Roachford ? please contact Heather on 0208 509 6073 or 07801 313 225 or email heather@streetpress.fsnet.co.uk or check out www.roachford.co.uk

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