Kerri Layton Music
Kerri Layton is a singer-songwriter, bandleader, jazz vocalist, and creative entrepreneur. In 2018 she was a finalist in the prestigious Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, for her original composition 'Lady of The Dead'.
Kerri has worked as a vocalist with various record labels such as Awesome Records and NYC label, Leesta Vall. Kerri performs with multiple bands, touring Europe and performing at Glastonbury Festival, Alexandra Palace, Hackney Empire, and more. Kerri has featured on BBC Radio 4, Alb TV, and ITV and lives and performs in the UK, where she runs her agency Dixiebird Records and her coaching business for artists.
ED VUILLIAMY
"The velvet of Deitrich, the silk of Diana Ross, the exposed nerve of Bessie Smith, the gravel of
Billie Holiday, the lungs of Grace Slick and the soul of her own very special sound"
"A rising star in the blues heaven’
MAX HAYMES, BLUES HISTORIAN
JOOGLEBERRY
“We love to book Kerri for our events because she’s enthusiastic, reliable and of course very talented!” Sue Popper, Joogleberry Agency
THE STAGE
"A million dollars at any years prices'
KERRI'S MUM
"Bloody amazing"