Louise Cookman is one of the leading big band, jazz and swing-era vocalists in the UK, with a rich, velvety voice, instinctive musicality, and a warm, witty stage presence that has won audiences over for more than two decades. A former vocalist with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra and a regular guest with the BBC Big Band, she has sung on Radio 2, 3 and 4, and performed at Ronnie Scott’s, the Royal Festival Hall, and Cadogan Hall. Up close at Googlies, her command of a song — and a room — is something to savour.