Stacey Kent

Platinum-Selling Grammy-Nominated Jazz Singer Stacey Kent in Concert: Two Love Stories Thursday June 19th, 2025 @ 7:00PM - 8:30 PM Why is two-million-album-selling artist Stacey Kent coming to perform at a cozy bookstore in Frenchtown? And what does it all have to do with Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro? The answer is in two love stories. Twenty-five years ago, on the radio show "Desert Island Discs," Ishiguro revealed that he loved Stacey Kent's music and would want her albums with him if he were ever shipwrecked. He calls her "a singer to match the greats of the past." Meanwhile, Kent had loved Ishiguro's novels for years. A fond friendship followed, and Ishiguro began to write lyrics for Kent to perform in concert. Sixteen of Ishiguro's lyrics have been turned into an illustrated book, "The Summer We Crossed Europe In The Rain," published by A.A. Knopf. The second love story is between Stacey Kent and her beloved sister, Penelope, who lives in the Frenchtown area. In between playing at the Blue Note Festival in Paris or the Coliseu in Porto or weeklong residencies at Birdland, Stacey makes sure to visit Penelope. And, Penelope loves the Bookshop. Magic! At this very special event, Stacey, multi-instrumentalist Jim Tomlinson, and pianist Art Hirahara will perform a full concert and Stacey will sign copies of the book. Video. Listen to the songs of "The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain." Tickets $65.