An Evening with Ma Bessie

Julia Titus performs as Ma Bessie in an intimate cabaret-style show celebrating the music of Bessie Smith and inter-war blues and jazz classics, with fresh material and audience favourites.

An Evening with Ma Bessie features Julia Titus performing as Ma Bessie, sharing the music of Bessie Smith and her contemporaries with a new generation of listeners.

The show blends inter-war blues and jazz classics with original songs and carefully chosen covers, presented in an intimate setting.

• Includes favourites such as Careless Love and Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair
• Fresh, previously unheard material alongside audience-loved staples
• Seated cabaret layout with a dance floor

Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Doors open: 7.30pm
Start time: 8.00pm