Zing Biography

Zing currently performs a variety of Jazz Vocal hits and standards from across the last century. We formed in 2006 as a trio playing Jazz songs written by Jewish composers as well as songs from the American songbook. The band's focus has gradually enlarged to feature an array of Jazz vocal repertoire including updated Jazz Standards from across the decades, Jewish Jazz, Yiddish Swing, Dinner Jazz, Popular songs from World War II and an evening of Irving Berlin songs.

As well as performing at private parties, weddings and functions, the band has become a favourite among Jewish Community organisations including Limmud and the Leeds International Jewish Arts and Culture Festival.

Laoise (vocals)
Laoise has sung Jazz songs since childhood, performing at functions and events throughout her life. More recently she discovered Klezmer and Yiddish songs and performed with several bands including She'Koyokh, Nomadica and GhettoPlotz and has also appeared as a singer/songwriter. Laoise, who works for the Jewish Music Institute, formed Zing in 2006 to perform the music that lies on the intersection between Jazz and Jewish music as well as all kinds of great Jazz vocal music.

Ross Wall (piano)
Since studying Jazz at Leeds College of Music, Ross enjoys playing in many bands, whilst also working as a Musical Director and Pianist. Most recently, he has finished collaborating on the 'News Revue Show' at the Canal Cafe Theatre, Paddington as Musical Director, which has been preceded by many other theatre credits in and around London.

Paul Tkachenko (accoustic bass and vocals)
Paul is a multi-instrumentalist who has played more or less every style of music going, sometimes even on stilts with group "Rumple-Stilts-Kin". He has played Skiffle music with the London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra, Greek and Turkish music with the group Troia Nova, Klezmer with Shekoykokh Klezmer Ensemble and trumpeter Susan Watts and was recently the Musical Director for sell-out show Masque of the Red Death at the Battersea Arts Centre.