PILGRIM - JONATHAN VEIRA

Possibly the most powerful voice in Christian music returns with a stunning new album. Mixing 'inspirational' with blues and jazz on a collection of cross-over songs, including Beautiful World (Louis Armstrong), I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (Eric Bibb), Have A Talk With God (Stevie Wonder), Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob Dylan), Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (Bryn Howorth) and Faithful One (Chris Eaton), this is as fresh and engaging a project as you will find. With guests including Bryn Haworth on slide guitar, Ben Castle on Sax (Sting, Jamie Cullum) and band featuring Phil Crabbe (Aztec Camera), Mark Edwards (Paul Weller, Carleen Anderson) and producer Neil Costello (Gloria Gaynor, Graham Kendrick, James Taylor Quartet), this is a hugely accomplished and instantly enjoyable new album. ARTIST PROFILE: Acclaimed internationally as a bass baritone singer, Jonathan Veira has a huge following as one of the most invited guests on BBC Songs Of Praise and with headline performances at Spring Harvest (All weeks), New Wine (All weeks), Detling (Resident) and Keswick in 2007.

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