jennifer bell

composer, producer and performer

Jennifer Bell (BBC Radio 4, Bristol Old Vic) is a composer, producer and performer. She creates song portraits of people, often drawn from verbatim gathered from interviews. She specialises in close-harmony vocal compositions, which combine storytelling with the stylistic influences of folk and jazz. Jennifer works as a sound artist across performance genres, as well as making musical docu-dramas for BBC Radio. Her practice was the focus of Michael Rosen’s BBC Radio 4’s 'Word of Mouth' following her song tour of The Houses of Parliament. She collaborates in the UK and internationally with singers, live artists, writers, dancers, filmmakers, academics and theatre makers, and has performed or staged work at Social Muscle Club at Sophiensaele (DE), Mayfest (UK), and Seedworks (USA).