Upcoming Events

• Thu

  04

  Jun

  2026

  The Jive Aces - The UK's No. 1 Swing Band

  

  Ian Clarkson – Vocals & Trumpet

  Ken Smith – Double Bass 

  Vince Hurley – Piano 

  Peter Howell – Drums 

  John Fordham – Saxophone 

  Alex Douglas – Trombone

   

  We welcome back the UK’s No 1 Swing Band – The Jive Aces. The band combines a mixture of fresh arrangements of swing/Jive/R&B classics – songs made famous by such greats as Louis Prima, Cab Calloway, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Big Joe Turner and Sammy Davis Jnr – along with a selection of superb swinging originals taken from their studio albums.  Admission £25 by reservation only.  Please email us your name, telephone number and postcode when requesting a reservation.

• Thu

  09

  Jul

  2026

  Ben Holder & Julian Stringle

  

  Ben Holder – violin & vocals

  Julian Stringle – clarinet/tenor sax

  Dominic Ashworth – guitar

  Jerome Davies – double bass

  Marc Cecil – drums

   

  Award winning Ben Holder is arguably the best swing jazz violinist in the UK, with breathtaking technical ability and true showmanship on stage. If you enjoy Stephane Grappelli, you’ll love Ben!

  On clarinet and tenor sax is the award-winning Julian Stringle who’s described by Sir JohnDankworth as “The best clarinettist to emerge in British jazz for decades.”

  Club favourite guitarist Dominic Ashworth appears regularly at the Club with Derek Nash’s Picante Latin and the Rag & Bone Club.

  Drummer Marc Cecil appears at the Club with Derek Nash’s Picante Latin  and the Essex Hot Five.

  In demand double bassist Jerome Davies appears at our Club in the Harlem Meer Cats, Pianorama and recently with Pete Neighbour.

  Admission £20 by prior reservation only