Sumudu is one of the UK’s most versatile and in demand vocalists having sung with many musical luminaries including Burt Bacharach, Sir Van Morrison, Sting and regularly as a lead vocalist with Jools Holland.

She is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in London and is an exceptional talent in jazz, pop and soul. She is a soloist for The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Hallé Orchestra and has performed at the most prestigious music venues worldwide including the Royal Albert Hall and at many high-profile events including BBC Proms in Hyde Park, Royal Ascot and in BBC ‘Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny’.

Her new album 'For All We Know' sees her returning to singing jazz standards in tribute to some of her favourite songwriters (from Harold Arlen to Lennon & McCartney).

Her self-written debut album ‘Waiting For You’ was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Kipper (Sting/James Taylor) and BBC Radio compared her to legendary artists Eva Cassidy, Karen Carpenter and Alison Krauss.

Sumudu is also a highly sought after session singer and regularly records at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios and appears on numerous film and TV soundtracks (Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon, Wuthering Heights, Cruella, Jurassic World, Fantastic Four).

Sumudu is frequently on tour as a lead singer with Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and often on tour as backing singer, guitarist, keyboardist and percussionist for Sir Van Morrison.

In her show she pays tribute to the legendary songsmiths she has worked with and others who have inspired her along her career (Harold Arlen, Lennon & McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Carole King).

Ben Smith and Jimmy Brewer met at an event organised by Joan Armatrading for the acts she had chosen to support her on her 2015 tour. Although they originally planned to just write together, they soon realised that their playing styles and voices complemented each other and they started playing together after their inaugural gig supporting Joan in front of a thousand-strong crowd.