A BOLTON cafe will be soaking up a heady mix of Brazilian vibes and British jazz this weekend.

The infusion of music is being brought to the stage at Harvey’s Cafe Bar by jazz singer Rosie Brown.

The Sheffield chanteuse is coming to Bolton for the first time in her career.

Having studied in Brazil, she toured with acclaimed Scottish musician, the late Bobby Wellins who died last year, and has become known for her sympathetic covers of modern leading song writers, including Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen.

She said: “I’m excited about doing it, it seems like really good programme. I’ve spoken to bands who have played there before and they have said the audience is really eclectic, not just jazz fans, but people coming out to try something different.

“Each performance is different, there is an element of being free and having fun with the melody and creating a bit of magic.

“As well as Bobby’s songs, which have such a lovely melody, I love bossa novas from places like Brazil and there will also be a couple of surprises thrown in as well.”

While Rosie has never performed in Bolton before, she has worked with the town’s musicians.

She met pianist Naadia Sheriff while working with Bobby before touring with Nadia’s younger brother Jamie.

While she has recorded with Jamie, she hasn’t had a chance to get into the studio yet with Naadia, who is currently based in London.

However, it is an ambition of the singer to work with her peer and promote the work of women in the industry.

She adds: “It is great to encourage woman to play instruments, even though it is ironic for me to say so as a singer. I really want to work with female musicians.

“There are more female drummers emerging but a lot are down south.

“It is quite hard for female musicians but there are a lot of female singers. Unlike pop, jazz can provide a fantastic musical grounding. You can learn a lot through jazz.

“If there are any young musicians out there who want to come to the gig I would be happy to welcome them and meet them.”

Rosie Brown will be supported by Dean Masser on saxophone, Jamie Taylor on guitar and Sam Vickery on bass.

The gig is part of the Jazz at Harvey’s event which runs on the last Sunday of every month and is organised by Live from Worktown.

Jazz at Harvey’s starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £6 in advance from Harvey’s or www.livefromworktown.org, or £8 on the door.