Her singing style has been described as ‘effortless smooth and vital’. She has been warmly received at many well-known venues including Ronnie Scott’s, the NEC, and top London hotels.

Recently reviewed on BBC radio as having, “a good vocal quality, a good range and an ability to take a song not normally regarded as jazz and make it right”.

Her influences came early on listening to her father’s music collection including artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Cleo Laine and Oscar Peterson and later on Stevie Wonder and more recently Eva Cassidy and Diana Krall. Carole is “a voice to listen out for, you won’t be disappointed”’

Carole and the Archie Cotterell Trio came together by way of a weekly residency in a local restaurant and during their time there they have moulded into a very professional quartet offering a versatile mix of smooth sophisticated jazz, latin and swing.

The trio have worked together for several years, but with the addition of a vocalist they have moved into a new era and have become much more commercially popular. They are currently working mainly at all the Midlands jazz clubs and have recently recorded their second CD called ‘Sentimental Journey’.

Their first CD called ’Sometimes I’m Happy!’ received rave reviews and is regularly played on various BBC radio programmes.

In September 2005 they were the support band for Humphrey Lyttelton at the Robin2 Club in Bilston, resulting in Humph playing a track off their CD on his BBC Radio 2 Jazz programme.

In November 2005 they won the jazz/blues category in the Birmingham Music Awards.

Carole ocasionally sings with Guitarist Chris Woodley and Flautist Annie Rees-Jones of Loose Ends.

With this strange combination the produce music of outstanding quality and emotion, and their repertoire ranges from all areas of the musical spectrum.

They are currently writing their own material, and recorded their first cd called “Raw”in 2003, as a result of which they have performed a live acoustic session on BBC Radio WM in March 2005.