23 January 2025- Steve Fishwick (trumpet) and Leon Greening (piano) present SoulTime! - in quartet with bass and drums
The project celebrates the music of Bobby Timmons: pianist, composer and sideman with the likes of Art Blakey, Chet Baker and Cannonball Adderly, as well as a significant recording artist as a front-man. We haven't had a trumpeter in quite a while and Fishwick's one of the best in the country while for my money Greening, who came down with Alan Barnes, is the best pianist we've had play at the club, so excited to see him back.
27 February 2025- Coloriage featuring Mike Guy (accordion) and Harry Diplock (guitar) - in quartet with bass and drums
Exploring the legacy of Richard Galliano, this'll be a night of Argentine tango, French musette and gypsy jazz with music by the likes of Astor Piazzolla and Django Reinhardt, as well as Galliano himself. We haven't had an accordion-led group since L'Esprit du Jazz in January 2023, so it'll be a nice change, and we know Diplock has fine pedigree.
27 March - Sharp Little Bones with Tony Kofi (sax) - quartet with piano, bass and drums
We're talking invigorating modern post-bop. By this gig, there will have been a full three shows without any sax! Tony Kofi has won both BBC Jazz and Parliamentary Jazz awards and been nominated for a MOBO, and he and the band played a sold-out London Jazz Festival show last year, so it should be a good reintroduction to the instrument.
24 April - Sam Braysher Quartet feat. Annie Majin.
Annie Majin is a fresh new talent active on the jazz club circuit who recently made her debut on the West End stage. Together with celebrated alto saxophonist Sam Braysher, Annie will be presenting classic and lesser known items from the American songbook and jazz canon, including compositions by the likes of George Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Harold Arlen, as well as songs from Sam's latest album That’s Him: The Music of Kurt Weill, which got airplay on Radio 3 and Jazz FM. Annie, Sam and the band recently presented their Kurt Weill project in London's Ladbroke Hall.
Line-up:
Annie Majin - vocals
Sam Braysher - alto saxophone
Kate Williams - piano
Tom Farmer - double bass
Thursday, 27/06/24
ALLISON NEALE: AN EVENING OF WEST COAST JAZZ
American-born altoist Allison Neale’s beautifully-crafted lines evoke the spirit of Paul Desmond and Art Pepper, with whom she has a particular affinity. For this special project, Neale and guitarist Colin Oxley recreate the magical pairing of Paul Desmond (best known for his long-standing association with Dave Brubeck) and Jim Hall (guitarist with Sonny Rollins). Drawing from these influences, they explore their own unique musical partnership while staying true to the nature of the original recordings, beautiful in their simplicity and elegance. A strong advocate of the melodic West Coast style, Allison has performed alongside leading international artists such as Adelaide Hall and Bud Shank, US tenorist Scott Hamilton, and more recently, in collaboration with New York guitarist Peter Bernstein, who appears on her critically acclaimed new CD ‘Quietly There’.