Sat 12.12.
20:00
Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund
Stacey Kent & Band
Jazz vocalist Stacey Kent performs with her band in an intimate concert setting.
Stacey Kent
About
Stacey Kent is an American jazz vocalist from South Orange, New Jersey, who has built her career largely in London after studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Known for her intimate, conversational phrasing across English, French and Portuguese repertoire, she has released over 11 studio albums - including the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling 'Breakfast on the Morning Tram' (2007) - and performed in nearly 60 countries. She works in close partnership with her husband, saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, and has collaborated with Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, who writes original lyrics for her. In 2009 the French government awarded her the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
1B+
total catalogue streams worldwide
2M+
album sales worldwide
40M+
streams for 'I Know I Dream' alone
60
countries toured over career
What's new
- 2026-04
Stacey Kent released her new album 'A Time for Love' on April 3, 2026, on the naïve label, featuring her trio with Jim Tomlinson and pianist Art Hirahara.
- 2026-06
Kent's catalogue surpassed one billion streams worldwide, marking a milestone noted by her long-time recording engineer Curtis Schwartz.
- 2025-12
Barack Obama included Kent's 'I Wish I Could Go Travelling Again' in his Favorite Music of 2025 list.
- 2024-Q1
Kent's album 'Summer Me, Winter Me' won Best Jazz Album in the first quarter of 2024 at the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics' Award).
- 2024-03
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro published 'The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent', a book collecting all lyrics he wrote for her, released worldwide by Faber on March 5, 2024.
Tour
New YorkAlexandriaMontrealLondonHamburgParisCenonNantesBoulogne-BillancourtGdynia
Tracks
Breakfast on the Morning TramGrammy-nominated, platinum-selling 2007 album; career-defining record
I Wish I Could Go Travelling AgainIshiguro/Tomlinson original; chosen by Barack Obama for his Favorite Music of 2025 list
Raconte-moi...2010 French-language album; went Gold in France and Germany, second best-selling French-language album worldwide that year
I Know I Dream2017 orchestral album; 40M+ streams, 5-star Downbeat review, Jazz Japan Album of the Year
A Time for Love2026 trio album with Jim Tomlinson and Art Hirahara, released April 3, 2026 on naïve
Recent shows
- Dec 17, 2025 Birdland, New York (US)
- Nov 4, 2025 Salle Pleyel, Paris (FR)
- Sep 28, 2025 Nuevo Bebop Club, Buenos Aires (AR)
Upcoming · 1
Past · 3
Fri 24.7. – Sun 26.7.
Musical Theatre of D. Baduszkowa, Gdańsk
(3 days)
Stacey Kent
Stacey Kent brings her Symphonique programme to Gdańsk - an evening of jazz vocals with orchestral accompaniment.
Mon 20.7. – Thu 23.7.
Musical Theatre in Gdynia, Gdynia
(4 days)
Energa Ladies Jazz Festival 2026
Poland's only women's jazz festival returns to Gdynia for its 22nd edition. Stacey Kent, Anna Maria Jopek, and other stars of world jazz will perform at the Musical Theatre.
Mon 20.7. – Tue 21.7.
Nica Jazz Club, Hamburg
(2 days)
Stacey Kent
American jazz vocalist Stacey Kent performs at Hamburg's Nica Jazz Club.