Joss Stone

English soul star Joss Stone, who’s been in the spotlight since winning the BBC Television talent show Star for a Night at 13, makes her SFJAZZ debut in the midst of her latest reinvention. A creative force on the international soul scene since her multi-platinum debut album and its chart-topping follow-up, 2004’s Mind Body & Soul, Stone has been in constant motion ever since. 

She made her Hollywood debut in the 2006 fantasy adventure Eragon, but is better remembered for portraying Anne of Cleves in the Showtime series The Tudors. Her stylistically encompassing foray into reggae and hip hop, 2015’s Water For Your Soul, topped the reggae charts, but her most ambitious undertaking of the decade was her literal Total World Tour, a five-year endeavor that brought her to every country on the globe (except for her final stop, Iran, which deported her before she could perform).

With the advent of the pandemic, she launched the podcast A Cuppa Happy, featuring her conversations with an array of thinkers and experts on the elusive nature of contentment. Stone continues to explore new musical directions, while her sound remains grounded in her love of Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Gladys Knight and the other Black women artists who defined 20th century soul music. Her latest release is the 2024 live concert recording 20 Years of Soul: Live in Concert.