2018

• Wed

  03

  Jan

  2018

  T J Johnson

  

  T J Johnson – piano/vocals

  Al Nichols – tenor sax 

  Tony Pitt – guitar/ banjo

  Simon Read – double bass 

  Wesley Gibbens – drums

   

  TJ Johnson is widely considered to be one of the UK’s most charismatic highly revered jazz and blues singers. Backed by his group of top London based musicians, TJ plays an extraordinary blend of music that transcends the boundaries of jazz, blues, soul and country  and is influenced by some of the greats such as Ray Charles, Dr John, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, BB King, Nina Simone, Alberta Hunter, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Witherspoon and many more. His distinctive voice and unique personal stage manner always brings both the band and the audience together to create an intimate yet exciting atmosphere that is rarely equalled.   TJ and his band have toured extensively both in the UK and overseas for over twenty years and now while still maintaining a high profile at international festivals and venues, he is also very involved in the vibrant London music scene. TJ’s style and mix of music seems to be very popular with the young trendy in-crowd and older jazz and blues fans alike. They have also sold out eight times running at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

• Wed

  10

  Jan

  2018

  Derek Nash Picante Latin Sextet

  

  Derek Nash – saxes

  Dominic Ashworth – guitar

  Robin Jones – percussion & congas

  Andy Staples – bass

  Neil Angilley – keyboards

  Marc Cecil – drums

   

  We welcome back leading saxophonist Derek Nash, a featured soloist with the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, and his fabulous Latin/Salsa band to the Belvedere. Co-founded with guitarist Dominic Ashworth, who was awarded Jazz Guitarist of the Year in 2006, they are joined by world-renowned, master percussionist and leader of King Salsa Robin Jones plus Marc Cecil, the drummer with King Salsa and other Latin bands. On the keyboards is Latin-maestro Neil Angilley who has previously appeared at the club with Julian Marc Stringle. This stellar line-up is completed by the bass of Andy Staples who plays and records with several leading UK bands.

• Wed

  17

  Jan

  2018

  Award Winning International Singing Star Matthew Ford

  

  Matthew Ford – vocals

  John Horler – piano

  Ian Laws – guitar

  Joe Pettitt – double bass

  Neil Bullock – drums

  Star vocalist on the 2017 nationwide tour of ‘Celebrate Sinatra’ Matthew has made multiple appearances on the BBC Proms and Friday Night Is Music Night.  Recent appearances include the John Wilson Orchestra, Halle, Ulster Orchestra and BBC Concert Orchestras.

  Broadcasts on Radio 2 & 3, BBC 1, 2, 3 & 4, ITV and Sky Arts’.

  John Horler has for over twenty years performed with Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine. Guitarist Ian Laws has performed with  the BBC Big Band, BBC Concert Orchestra,  Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum, Barry Manilow and Ray Charles. Double bassist Joe Pettitt is leader of the Len Phillips Big Band and has played in the BBC Big Band.  Drummer Neil Bullock has performed for the Jeff Hooper,  BBC and the Fat Chops Big Bands.

   

   

  Admission £15 

• Wed

  24

  Jan

  2018

  The Harlem Meer Cats

  

  Ned Bennett – alto sax & clarinet

  Ben Cummings – trumpet

  Jeff Williams – trombone

  Colin Good – piano

  Jerome Davies – double bass

  Chris Nickolls – drums

  Formed in 2015, the Meer Cats is made up of 6 of the finest early jazz specialists in London, playing the music of Duke Ellington’s bands of the late 1920s and early 1930s, recreating the Cotton Club in New York with growling trumpet and trombone, haunting clarinet, swooping sax and African drum rhythms, with plenty of Swing!

• Wed

  31

  Jan

  2018

  Atila - From Broadway to MGM

  

  Atila – vocals

  Rob Barron – piano

  Colin Oxley – guitar       

  Tom Farmer – double bass

  Steve Brown (tbc) – drums

  This exciting show presents a selection of Broadway hits especially on those that made it to MGM and onto the big screen. Join Atila for a trip through the decades of great song writers and forgotten hits. Featuring songs such as ‘Bewitched’ ‘The Right Girl For Me’, ‘You My Love’, ‘Hello Young Lovers’, ‘What Kind of Fool am I’ and many, many more… Come along to this great show to relive an era when lyrics were king and melody was a symphonic theme.

• Thu

  01

  Feb

  2018

  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 who appear at the Club after returning from their latest tour of the USA. The band combine 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.  Tickets priced at £15 are available to those attending Wednesday Club Night gigs only – please check availability first.

• Wed

  07

  Feb

  2018

  Rob Barron Quintet

  
  Rob Barron – piano

  Colin Oxley – guitar

  Nat Steele – vibes

  Calum Gourlay – double bass

  Josh Morrison – drums

   

  Rob Barron  regularly appears with the BBC Big Band and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, is one of London’s finest and most dynamic jazz pianists whose quintet will be performing music that feels good to play, full of soul and passion for the American tradition of swing, harmony and feel, that connects with the listening audience. Tonight they will be playing new arrangements of standards as well as the occasional tunes by and Hank Jones, George Shearing etc. Guitarist Colin Oxley has appeared at the Club recently with Atila and Driving Miss Daisy ensemble. Vibraphonist Nat Steele appears with Pete Neighbour.  Double bassist Calum Gourlay from the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.  Drummer Josh Morrison also appeared with Atila last year at the Club.

• Wed

  14

  Feb

  2018

  The Humphrey Lyttelton Band – Celebrating Humph and his music!

  

  Tony Fisher – trumpet

  Robert Fowler – tenor/baritone saxes + clarinet

  Ray Wordsworth – trombone

  Ted Beament – piano

  Jimmy Hastings – alto sax + clarinet

  Adrian Macintosh – drums

  John Rees-Jones – double bass

   

  In 2008, Humphrey Lyttelton celebrated sixty years as a bandleader, his hallmark being versatility, reflected in a repertoire which extends from early traditional to modern by way of  Ellington and Basie. Tonight from his Legacy Band you’ll hear Humph’s big hit ‘Bad Penny Blues’ plus some Buck Clayton arrangements. It’s little surprise that the prevailing reaction from audiences is ‘We never thought a jazz concert could have such variety!’ The most important ingredients are, of course, the musicians, all stars in their own right!

  Admission £15 – reservations recommended

• Wed

  21

  Feb

  2018

  Simply Swing ft. Steve Pert - Sinatra At The Movies

  

  Steve Pert – vocals

  Sandra Lambert – piano 

  Simon Bates – tenor sax/ flute/ clarinet

  Jeff Lardner – drums

  Paul Morgan – double bass

  Sandra Lambert’s Simply Swing Band featuring vocalist Steve Pert bring you ‘Sinatra At The Movies’.  This wonderful show celebrates the songs from the movies in which Sinatra starred including Pal Joey, High Society, Guys & Dolls, The Joker is Wild, On The Town and many more.

  You can expect a vibrant evening with laughter and anecdotes and will hear classic Sinatra movie songs such as Chicago, Young At Heart, Luck Be A Lady, It’s Alright With Me, Lady Is A Tramp, I Could Write A Book, Just One Of Those Things and many more.

  Steve is one of the country’s finest and most versatile singers. He began his career in the internationally acclaimed close harmony vocal group ‘Wall Street Crash’ with whom he appeared in over two hundred TV performances worldwide, including three Royal Variety Shows. He has worked with some of the world’s foremost musicians and singers including Harry Belafonte, Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Was Not Was and Toots Thieleman.

  Pianist Sandra Lambert has performed and recorded with Bette Midler, Humphrey Lyttleton, Cilla Black, Paul O’Grady, Helen Shapiro and The London Symphony Orchestra. A sought after accompanist and arranger, Sandra is Musical Director of Simply Swing.  

  Drummer Jeff Lardner has recorded and toured with the world’s foremost musicians and singers including Van Morrison, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Cole, Bobby Womack, Gregory Porter, Joss Stone, Mick Hucknall, Georgie Fame, BBC Big Band and Mark Knopfler.

  Saxophonist Simon Bates is known and respected for his stylistic versatility. Simon has worked with musicians including Elvis Costello, Jamie Cullum, Dizzee Rascal, Shane MacGowan, Lulu, Rick Wakeman, D:Ream, Chaka Khan, Emma Bunton, Seal and Carleen Anderson. He was Musical Director for Rick Astley, Bette Midler.

  Joining them for the first time this evening will be Paul Morgan, a bassist with phenomenal technique, intonation and sight reading ability and a player who is equally adept playing pizzicato or arco on the double bass.  

• Wed

  28

  Feb

  2018

  28th February – CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

  CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

   

• Wed

  07

  Mar

  2018

  The Skelton-Skinner All Stars Septet

  

  Featuring musicians  from the BBC & John Wilson Orchestras 

  Matt Skelton – drums

  Colin Skinner – alto sax/clarinet

  Rob Barron – piano

  Alan Barnes – tenor/baritone sax

  Gordon Campbell – trombone

  Mike Lovatt – trumpet

  Jeremy Brown – double bass

   

  We welcome back at members’ request this top line up of British based Jazz musicians, playing a Swing in the style of the Duke Ellington Small Band and the Count Basie Kansas City 7. The Septet will be featuring material from their new album ‘The Odd Couple’, so expect to hear tunes such as Shiny Stockings, It’s Only A Paper Moon, Cottontail, Emily, Love Walked In, I Remember You, There is No Greater Love, After All and Splanky etc.

  Bespoke arrangements by the former Syd Lawrence Orchestra Deputy Band Leader Colin Skinner, will specially feature each member of this mouth-watering septet.

• Wed

  14

  Mar

  2018

  Pete Neighbours’ All Stars Quintet

   

  

  Pete Neighbour – clarinet

  John Pearce –  piano

  Nat Steele – vibes

  Dave Green – double bass                                                                                                                                                

  Steve Brown – drums

  Now residing in South Carolina but originally from East London, Pete has performed extensively over Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. In more recent years he has carved a niche for himself being one of very few jazz musicians to reach a wider audience by performing as a Headline Guest Entertainer on luxury cruise ships. His act focuses particularly on the ‘Swing era’ with music and stories from that era never failing to ensure an enthralling evening’s entertainment.  He was recently awarded the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ award by the Italian six star luxury cruise line ‘Silversea’.  Pete has performed at private parties for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Highgrove House and for Sir Michael Caine, Mick Jagger and venues such as London’s The Royal Festival Hall, New York’s Lincoln Centre, The Orient Express, The House of Lords and Scottish Baronial castles.

  One of Britain’s Most Respected and Versatile Musicians John Pearce has
  worked with the BBC Radio Orchestra, Jack Parnell’s Orchestra, Robert
  Farnon, Billy May, and the James Last Orchestra.  He has accompanied many
  singers, including Anita O’Day, Selina Jones, Peggy Lee, & Elaine Delmar.

  Described by Clark Tracey ‘As one of the best vibes players this country has ever produced’ Nat Steele’s Quartet is regularly featured on the Late Show at    London’s’ Ronnie Scott’s and is known for swinging mainstream and bebop jazz.

  Winner in the 2015 British Jazz Awards for Best Bassist, Dave has toured with Charlie Watts  to USA, Brazil and Japan. He’s been part of the Scott Hamilton Quartet for the last sixteen years. It’s easy to see why he has become one of the bass players in the world. Joined the Chris Barber Band in 2007.

  Winner of the 2014 British Jazz Awards for Best Drummer, one of the foremost drummers in the UK Steve Brown quickly established himself on the Jazz scene in London. Hugely popular with jazz audiences everywhere Steve has become ‘first call’ for an impressive array of jazz stars with his assured swinging playing.

• Wed

  21

  Mar

  2018

  Tina May

  
  

  Tina May – vocals

  Chris Ingham – piano

  George Double – drums

  Arnie Somogyi – double bass

   

  Real jazz singers flourish in the company of good jazz musicians, and Tina May is a real jazz singer. She can sing a straight melody and make it open like a flower. She can swing effortlessly and invent a wordless scat chorus as tricky as anything her fellow musicians can deliver. Led by pianist Chris Ingham, they are among the best jazz musicians you will find anywhere.

• Wed

  28

  Mar

  2018

  The Rag & Bone Club

  

  Hazel Holder – vocals

  Stephen Large – piano

  Ben Cummings – trumpet

  Joe Pettitt – double bass

  Niall Oates – tenor sax

  Andy Jones – drums

  Dominic Ashworth – guitar

   

  ” handles the classics as the gems they still are ”  – The Guardian

   

  This highly entertaining 7 piece band is fronted by the classy singer Hazel Holder who has West End and Broadway shows under her belt and is currently resident director on the West End musical ‘Dream Girls’. The band is led by pianist Stephen Large who has been musical director for Caro Emerald, Rebecca Ferguson and Duffy as well as having been MD/keyboard player for Paul Heaton/Jackie Abbott, Imelda May, Clare Teal, Martha Reeves and Rod Stewart. He has also taken over Jools Holland’s role as keyboard player in the band Squeeze. Describing themselves enigmatically as ‘itinerant dealers in second-hand soundings and muggled melodiousness!’, The Rag and Bone Club deliver an outstanding performance of musical excellence with a keen reference to the music of the 1930s and 40s swing era. The band is influenced by jazz aristocrats such as Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Ramsey Lewis, Chet Baker and Nat King Cole. They are all experienced musicians having worked with legendary artists including Kenny Ball, The Humphrey Littleton Band, Paul Mc Cartney, Stevie Wonder as well as playing with The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Pee Wee Ellis and Jamie Cullum. Their album entitled ’Take Away Everything’ features original jazz compositions along with innovative takes on old classics.

• Wed

  04

  Apr

  2018

  The Spirit of Stephane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt

  
  Mike Piggott – violin

  Nils Solberg – guitar

  Jeff Green – guitar

  Alan Morgan – double bass

   

  Mike Piggott frequently guests  at  festivals  and jazz  clubs  in the  UK  and abroad,  including  an  appearance  as a member of Martin Taylor’s “Spirit  of Django”  at  the  Xabia  Jazz  Festival  in  Spain.  Two shows,   “Grappelli –   A Celebration” and  “Stringing  the  Blues”  have  received  enthusiastic  reviews.

  Mike’s first CD release “Blues for Stuff and Steph”, featuring his quartet, has received excellent reviews from music publications in the UK, the USA, Jazz FM and BBC radio’s “Jazz Notes”. “One of the best Swing Jazz fiddle players anywhere” ~ New York Jazz Times 

  Nils Solberg has been a professional guitarist since the 1970s when he started his career playing Dixieland Jazz in the hotels of the West End of London. He since played with many bands in that genre, notably Dick Charlesworth, Alan Elsdon and Terry Lightfoot, while also performing in the Gypsy Jazz style and was for some time accompanying Nigel Kennedy as well as Bryan Ferry. He is also a singer of great enthusiasm, and an ardent exponent of the “Great American Songbook”.

  Jeff Green over the years Jeff has toured with Nigel Kennedy’s ‘Wasp Factory’ and with Stephane Grappelli’s Quartet, with Martin Taylor. Jeff has recorded albums with diverse musicians such as Ronnie Scott, Mike Osborne and Jim Richardson and has recorded CDs with Brian Dee, Alan Barnes, Tommy Whittle.

  Alan Morgan originally a guitar player, changed to bass in 1960 and has worked with many musicians in all styles of music, Jazz, pop, klezmer  etc. Some of the musicians he has worked with are: Tubby Hayes, Humphrey Lyttelton, Don Rendell, Tommy Whittle, Art Themen and Brian Dee.  Alan also features in our Summer Pianorama every year.

• Wed

  11

  Apr

  2018

  Jeff Hooper Big Band

  
  Jeff Hooper is one of the most talented and best liked singers on the European music scene, and developed his talent as a singer with the famous Syd Lawrence Orchestra, tonight brings his 14 piece big band  for the first time to our Club.

  Early in his career Jeff worked with Matt Monro (who taught him how to tie a bow tie!), Morecambe and Wise, and Stephane Grappelli. Jeff came second in the Star Search USA show in Hollywood and was then voted one of the top three rising stars in the world by the Frank Sinatra Music Society.

  Jeff  breathes new life into the music of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat “King” Cole, Vic Damone, Jack Jones, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr,   Matt Monro and Mel Tormé with a relaxed, emotive style.  In a music world dominated by cyber-pop and short-lived wonders, Jeff’s enduring quality  is a breathtaking voice and sheer magnetism that has survived the  changing trends.

  This isn’t only because the songs he sings are time-honoured masters in their own right, it’s down to his unique voice, chestnut warm and chocolate rich, classic, certain and reassuring.  Jeff likes to give really well presented shows with entertaining dialogue and, combined with his magnificent singing, has made him a popular figure on the music scene. Tickets at £20 are on sale Wednesday Club nights only

• Wed

  18

  Apr

  2018

  Elaine Delmar

  

  Elaine Delmar – vocals

  John Pearce – piano

  Rod Brown – drums

  Simon Thorpe – double bass

   

  “Fashions may change but quality is timeless, which explains how the stylish  Elaine  Delmar has survived the passage of so many vocal trends over the years. A  favourite  with both jazz and cabaret audiences, she continues to set the standard for sophisticated  rich-toned  interpretations of the Great American Songbook.”  — London Evening Standard

  At members’ request, we  welcome back Elaine who wherever she performs, thrills her audiences with her sublime delivery of gems from The great American Songbook.  Quite simply Elaine is one of the greatest female jazz vocalists to have come from these shores.  Come and enjoy Elaine treat some of the greatest songs ever written with the true respect they deserve.

  An incredibly sumptuous evening of world-class music is guaranteed!

• Wed

  25

  Apr

  2018

  ‘Bennett to Buble’  The American Songbook at its Best – Kevin Fitzsimmons Quintet

   

  

  Kevin Fitzsimmons – vocals

  Leon Greening – piano 

  Sam Mayne – saxes

  Lloyd Haines – drums

  Tim Thornton – double bass

   

  Charismatic jazz singer Kevin Fitzsimmons takes a break from starring in the big  band  concert  ‘Sinatra  Sequins  &  Swing  –  The  Capitol  Years  Live!  to  bring  his  brilliant ‘Bennett  – To – Buble’: The American Songbook At Its Best!  show to us following nine sell outs of this very show at Ronnie Scott’s. The show itself is a clever mix of standards covered by Messrs Bennett, Buble & co., so expect songs like: Don’t Get Around Much Any More, Fever, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face, Steppin’ Out, re-styled with taste and verve.  With Kevin is his unstoppably swinging band, described by JAZZWISE Magazine in review of his album as “the cream of UK’s straight-ahead jazz musicians”.

  Come along and hear what all the fuss is about and enjoy the award winning pianist swinging Leon Greening. 

  Wynton Marsalis says about saxophonist Sam Mayne “We haven’t had anything like this in New York for over twenty years”.

  Bassist Tim Thornton won the 2013 British Jazz Award in the rising star category and is a regular member of the Ronnie Scott’s Quintet.

  Award winning Welsh drummer Lloyd Haines also appears regularly at Ronnie Scott’s.

• Wed

  02

  May

  2018

  ‘Its Clazzical’ – Julian Marc Stringle’s Dream Band + Sonia Slany’s Solid Strings

  

   

  Julian Marc Stringle – clarinet

  Neil Angilley – piano

  Dominic Ashworth – guitars

  Chris Dodd – bass

  Mike Bradley – drums

  Marc Cecil – percussion

  The Solid Strings: –

  Sonia Slany – violin

  Steve Tees – violin

  Jonathan Truscott – viola

  Nick Cooper – cello .

   

  A unique fusion of classic melodies and pulsating Latin rhythms featuring a stunning suite from Bernstein’s “West Side Story.”  Sir John Dankworth’s  ‘A Lyric Fantasy’ has become the foundation stone of a new concert that Julian calls  ‘It’s Clazzical’

  You’ll also hear music from Gershwin,  Rimsky-Korsakov, Piazzolla, Jobim,  Mangione, Eddie Daniels, Villa-Lobos and Julian Stringle, performed by this sensational 10 piece ensemble.

  ADDMISSION £17.50 BY PRIOR RESERVATION ONLY

• Wed

  09

  May

  2018

  Gunther Kurmayr Quartet with Vasilis Xenopoulos

   

  

  Gunther Kurmayr – piano 

  Vasilis Xenopoulos – tenor sax

  Matt Home – drums

  Manuel Alvarez– double bass

   

  GUNTHER KURMAYR has spent many years touring the world with Ray Gelato & The Giants and Salena Jones. Tonight he leads his top notch quartet on a journey through the Great American Songbook, shining new light through old windows and infusing timeless standards.

  VASILIS XENOPOULOS  was awarded a jazz scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston MA in 1999. In the same year he represented Greece in the European Jazz Youth Orchestra and toured many European countries. By 2005   Vasilis had moved to London establishing himself as one of London’s top saxophonists. Vasilis has worked with some of the best musicians in the British jazz scene with a uniquely impressionistic classical style. MANUEL ALVAREZ has appeared at the Club with Ray Gelato & The Giants and Al Nichols.

  MATT HOME has appeared with Cleo Laine and Curtis Stigers and at our Club with Iain Mackenzie.

• Wed

  16

  May

  2018

  Gordon Campbell Octet

  

  Gordon Campbell – trombone

  Olly Wilby – saxes

  Martin  Shaw – trumpet/flugel horn

  Claire McInerney – baritone sax

  Robin Aspland – piano

  Anthony Kerr – vibes

  Ed Richardson – drums

  Dave Whitford – double bass

   

  

  We welcome back The John Wilson Orchestra & BBC Big Band’s lead trombonist Gordon Campbell and his All Star Octet featuring the music of the USA’s Dave Pell Octet, with popular standards arranged by the renowned Americans’ Shorty Rogers, Marty Paich & Bill Holman. Expect to hear tunes such as ‘Cheek to Cheek’, ‘Fly Me to The Moon ’,  ‘Days of Wine & Roses ’, ‘Change Partners ’ & ‘Desafinado ’ & ‘42nd Street ’ etc.  Robin Aspland, Martin Shaw, Anthony Kerr also perform with BBC Big Band  musicians. Olly Wilby plays in The Pasadena Roof Orchestra. Both Olly and Ed Richardson appear at the Club with Ray Gelato & The Giants. Claire McInerney has performed with Al Martino and Jamie Cullum.

• Thu

  24

  May

  2018

  CLUB CLOSED

• Thu

  31

  May

  2018

  CLUB CLOSED

• Wed

  06

  Jun

  2018

  The Syd Lawrence Orchestra 

  
  Led by vocalist & trombonist Chris Dean

  We welcome back at members’ request Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra, who have recently been voted “Best Big Band in the Land” for the ninth consecutive year.

  This fabulous orchestra has been thrilling audiences in Concert Halls, Theatres, TV Shows and Music Festivals all over Great Britain and Continental Europe for over 40 years. Renowned for its exciting blend of high octane Big Band Swing and Classic Dance Music, the Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from the wartime million sellers of the legendary Glenn Miller through the era of the great Count Basie Orchestra to the hit songs of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. It has recently been voted “Best Big Band in the Land” for the twelfth consecutive year. The Orchestra, directed since 1996 by Chris Dean, has a repertoire of over 1,200 classic Big Band titles including Glenn Miller´s ‘Moonlight Serenade’ and ‘In the Mood’, Tommy Dorsey´s ‘I’m Getting Sentimental Over You’ and ‘Opus One’, Benny Goodman´s ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’, Artie Shaw´s ‘Begin The Beguine’, Woody Herman’s ‘Blues on Parade’, Ray Anthony’s ‘Mr Anthony’s Boogie’, Duke Ellington’s ‘Satin Doll’, Bert Ambrose’s ‘Night Ride’, Count Basie´s ‘April in Paris’ and ‘Splanky’, Charlie Barnet´s ‘Skyliner’, Stan Kenton´s ‘Peanut Vendor’, the ‘Trumpet Blues’ of Harry James, ‘I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm’ of Les Brown, the hits of Billy May and Ted Heath’s ‘Hot Toddy’. Tonight in addition to roaring big band numbers will be vocals from band leader Chris Dean.  Admission £20 on the door via prior reservation only

• Wed

  13

  Jun

  2018

  Georgina Jackson

  

  Georgina Jackson – vocals & trumpet

  Robin Aspland – piano

  Paul Morgan – double bass

  Ed Richardson – drums

   

  “The multi-talented Jackson has a vocal presence that is satin, tonally splendid and finger beckoningly seductive….she instinctively demos how to rhythmically milk the best and most meaningful out of both lyric and melody” –  Jazz Times

  Georgina Jackson began her musical career working as a professional trumpet player almost everywhere up, down, left and right of the country. She has worked with many famous faces, such as Frank Sinatra Junior, Nancy Sinatra and Seal, and eventually as resident singer with the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra. Georgina also appears with the BBC Big Band.

  Robin Aspland, a much in demand pianist, attended Colchester Institute where he attained a degree in music. He has worked with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Iain Ballamy, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, and was last here with the Gordon Campbell All Stars.

  Paul Morgan worked with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and was the Principal Bass with the BBC Radio Orchestra. Paul was last at the Club with Tony Jacobs and Simply Swing. 

  Ed Richardson is an established young drummer on the UK music scene both at home and abroad. He can be seen most often at Ronnie Scott’s, performing with Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra & All-Stars + Ray Gelato & The Giants and Gordon Campbell’s All Stars at our Club.   

• Wed

  20

  Jun

  2018

  The Dutch No1 Jive & Swing Band: Jazz Connection

  
  Jurgen Feskens – trumpet, flugelhorn & vocals

   

  Peter van Steen – trombone

   

  Rob Henneveld – tenor & alto saxes, clarinet

   

  Bart Wouters – double bass & vocals

   

  Bart Maassen – piano

   

  Ad Hoendervangers – drums

   

  Following their knock out gig last year, we welcome back Jazz Connection is a true follower of the Jump Jive/Blues and early Rhythm ‘n Blues style that hit America’s black post war population. With songs from Louis Prima, Wynonie Harris, King Curtis, Louis Jordan and Teddy Brannon, they bring a revival of the best and brightest star performers from these exciting years.

   

  Founded 27 years ago in ‘jazzy’ hometown Breda, Jazz Connection is running like a train, swinging and rolling through Europe with their Jazz & Jive show. They have performed at major festivals and clubs in Holland, toured in Belgium, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Scandinavia, France, Bulgaria and Poland as well as in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Together with lots of humour, Jazz Connection produces their remarkable sound, transparent, sophisticated, catchy and groovy. Whether it’s a festive jive, tantalizing boogie or heartbreaking blues, you’ll recognise without doubt the sound of this unique sextet. Admission £15 Reservations recommended

• Wed

  27

  Jun

  2018

  Summer Pianorama

  

   

  Dave Browning – piano

   

  Ted Beament – piano

   

  Jonathan Vinten – piano

   

  Alan Morgan- double bass

   

  Cyril Bevan – drums

   

  A super three piano extravaganza plus rhythm section with  Alan Morgan – double bass & Paul Budd – drums.  Enjoy a variety of jazz piano styles including Fats Waller, Errol Garner, Hank Jones, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Monty Alexander and many more in one great night out!

   

  Includes ‘Piano Madness’ with all three pianists playing simultaneously plus some boogie woogie!

• Wed

  04

  Jul

  2018

  Iain Mackenzie + Graham Harvey Quartet

  

  Iain Mackenzie – vocals

  Graham Harvey – piano

  Mike Coates – tenor sax

  Simon Thorpe – double bass

  Matt Home – drums

  Straight from the ‘Cool School’ of Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra & Mel Tormé comes the swinging voice of Iain Mackenzie. Iain performs classic Jazz Swing standards with golden era charm, and a contemporary edge!

  We welcome back at member’s request Iain Mackenzie who is one of the most in demand jazz and big band singers in the UK, having performed with the RTE Concert Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Big Band. Iain is currently the principle male vocalist for the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, and section leader  for the Ronnie Scott’s Singers – The iTones.  Iain will have completed singing in his 8th UK tour with Brendan Cole’s (of Strictly Come Dancing)‘All Night Long’  show – which toured from January – March 2018

  Graham Harvey has been the principle pianist on several London West End Shows including Witches of Eastwick, The Full Monty, Ragtime, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. 

   In 2006 Graham became the pianist with for Stacey Kent and more recently he’s worked with Aretha Franklin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

• Wed

  11

  Jul

  2018

  Kenny Ball's Greatest Hits

  Admission £15

  

  Ian Bateman – trombone

  Alan Bateman – trumpet & vocals

  Tom ‘Spats’ Langham – banjo

  Craig Milverton – piano

  Trevor Whiting -clarinet

   Nick Millward – drums

  John Day – double bass

   

  In the 1960’s the great bands of Ball, Barber and Bilk packed out theatres, dance halls and jazz clubs all over the world and enjoyed chart success in Britain and the USA.  One of the most successful was Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen. Kenny’s band was frequently in the charts with songs such as Samantha, I Wanna Be Like You and his biggest hit Midnight In Moscow, which reached number 2 in both the UK and US charts, not to mention the residencies on the Morecambe & Wise Show and Saturday Night At The Mill. It was one of the great bands and with these top jazz musicians, you will be transported back to the that time.  Ian Bateman, himself a part of this scene as a member of the bands of Acker Bilk and Terry Lightfoot (not to mention frequently deputising in the bands of Kenny Ball and Humphrey Lyttelton), has made the bold decision to keep the flag flying for British jazz. Hot on the heels of his very successful Louis Armstrong tribute shows with the Bateman Brothers Jazz Band, he has put this exciting new show together to celebrate one of the most exciting British jazz bands of all time.

   

  Ian’s band is the only one out there capable of performing my Father’s music with the power and excitement of the original band. Kenny loved the Bateman Brothers Jazz Band and I’m sure he would be pleased that through this show, his hit songs will endure in the best possible way

• Wed

  18

  Jul

  2018

  A Touch Of Class

  

  Helen Keating – vocals

  Ben Cummings – trumpet

  Art Themen – sax

  Roy Williams – trombone

  Alan Berry – piano

  Roger Curphey – double bass

  John Field – drums

   

  We welcome back Helen Keating with her star studded line up after their sell out show at the renowned London’s Spice of Life last December.

  You will hear instrumentals and songs from the songbooks of Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Irvine Berlin and many more being performed by this fabulous septet.

• Wed

  25

  Jul

  2018

  Mississippi Swamp Dogs

  Jeff Williams – vocals/trombone

  Ned Bennett – saxes

  Paul Miller – vocals/piano

  Paul Urwin – percussion & congas

  Manuel Alvarez – bass

  Dan Redding – guitar

  Jono Lee – drums

   

  Following their sell out performances at Ronnie Scott’s, The Mississippi Swamp Dogs seven piece band present ‘A Night In New Orleans’ being a celebration of the rich variety of music from the Crescent City. Stroll through New Orleans’ legendary French Quarter and you’ll be entranced by some of the most joyous, most danceable, most irresistible sounds heard anywhere on the planet.  The Mississippi Swamp Dogs take the best of these much loved songs and present them in a tuneful, high – energy show that will draw you in and keep everyone smiling.

  If you love the music of Fats Domino, the Neville Brothers, Dr John, Louis Prima, Professor Longhair and the great Louis Armstrong, you’ll go crazy for this band. The Swamp Dogs offer a riotous mixture of Samba and Rhumba Latin rhythms, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Blues and old style shuffles.

• Wed

  01

  Aug

  2018

  Jo Harrop sings the Anita O’Day Songbook

  

  Jo Harrop – vocals

  Harry Sankey – guitar

  Steve Brown – drums

  Adam King – double bass

  Alex Hitchcock – tenor saxophone

   

  Stunning jazz vocalist Jo Harrop sings material from the great American Anita O’Day, choosing songs from her recordings on Verve.  Songs have been selected from Anita’s albums such as ‘Anita Sings the Winners’, ‘Pick Yourself Up’ and ‘Anita Swings Cole Porter and Rogers & Hart’ which featured arrangements from jazz royalty Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel and the Billy May Orchestra, so expect to hear classics such as ‘Taking A Chance On Love’, ‘I’ve Got The World On A String’ and ‘We’ll Be Together Again’.

   

  Jo says ‘A self confessed song stylist Anita O’Day was one of the coolest jazz vocalists on the jazz singers scene, but also had a warmth and intimacy to her voice, which reflected her often turbulent journey through life. The story of Anita O’Day and how her life and musical career intertwined, is what draws me to her as an artist, music was her only constant throughout her life. I have selected some of the finest songs from Anita’s repertoire, capturing the gutsy spirit, and tender side, of the one also known as The Jezebel Of Jazz’.

  With Jo’s music described as retro soul and a voice that’s been variously likened to dark velvet and honeyed chocolate, all matched to a sunny, upbeat personality, she will make it an evening not to be missed. 

  Jo Harrop is joined by some of the UK’s finest Jazz musicians, as they swing their way through the songbook of, Anita O’Day.

   

• Wed

  08

  Aug

  2018

  Stephen Triffitt - The World's No. 1 Tribute to Frank Sinatra

  Admission £17.50

  

  Stephen Triffitt – vocals

  Nigel Hailwood – saxes

  Bunny Thompson – piano 

  Tom Mark – double bass

  Steve Rushton – drums

   

  Nobody does Frank Sinatra better than Stephen Triffitt. His voice, his moves, his style, even his looks – Stephen has made the great man his own. 

  As one journalist put it “You’d swear you’re listening to the original.”

  Stephen created the role of Frank Sinatra in the original West End cast of The Rat Pack – Live from Las Vegas as well as opening USA, Canadian and European productions.

  He has sold out the London Palladium twice and the Royal Festival Hall as well as performed as Frank at the legendary Sands Casino in Vegas.

  Admission £17.50 – reservation recommended

• Wed

  15

  Aug

  2018

  Jivin' Miss Daisy

  Admission £15 

  

  Simon Thorpe – double bass/bandleader

  Liz Fletcher – vocals

  Malcolm Earle Smith – trombone & vocals

  Karen Sharp – saxes

  Colin Oxley – guitar

  John Pearce – piano

  Matt Skelton – drums, 

  Mark Crooks – clarinet/saxes

  Simon Finch – trumpet

  Jivin’ Miss Daisy is one of the UK’s finest 9 piece swing bands, regularly selling-out Ronnie Scott’s and other venues playing all kinds of swing & jazz music, ranging from Duke Ellington and Jimmie Lunceford in the 1920s, through Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman in the 30s and 40s, to Ella and Basie in the 1950s and early 60s. Featuring Liz and Malcolm in vocal numbers, popular instrumentals and solo spots, the band puts on a wonderful evening’s entertainment, with plenty of favourites and lesser-known gems from the great songwriters including Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and many others, with original arrangements by bandleader Simon Thorpe.

  The band features some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians, with credits including Tom Jones, Katie Melua, Van Morrison, Wynton Marsalis, Bryan Ferry, Jools Holland, Stacey Kent and BBC Proms favourites the John Wilson Orchestra.

   Admission £15 

• Wed

  22

  Aug

  2018

  Ben Holder Quartet

  

  Ben Holder – violin, piano & vocals

  Jez cook – guitar

  Paul Jefferies – double bass

  Malcolm Garrett – drums

   

  Award winning Ben Holder is one of the finest swing jazz violinists in the UK, he also sings and plays piano. Ben’s passion is his quartet, a truly fabulous ensemble, delighting audiences with all styles of jazz, blues and swing which Ben has taken the time and energy to develop his own original style of music, resulting in some breathtaking, inventive compositions. During his classical studies at the Birmingham Conservatoire, Ben began listening to Jazz – classic masters such as Benny Goodman and Oscar Peterson and of course the great jazz violinists including Grappelli, Joe Venuti and the awe inspiring Stuff Smith. Ben’s innate sense of swing rhythm (something which often eludes classical players) stems from those early listening sessions – and his various awards bear testimony to his abilities. A first call jazz violinist for many of the country’s top bands and studios. Led by Ben on violin, piano and vocals, this group features the melodic Jez Cook on guitar, the great Paul Jefferies on double bass and the incredible drummer Malcolm Garrett

• Wed

  29

  Aug

  2018

  Swing Time!  The Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra +  Vocalist Mark Stratford

  £15 Admission

  

  We welcome back The Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra which is a seventeen piece ensemble founded in 2013 by Essex saxophonist and composer Andrew Linham and includes many of London’s  top jazz musicians.

  Andrew’s Orchestra will include a guest appearance by vocalist Mark Stratford alongside a traditional selection of standard big band repertoire, featuring classics from Glenn Miller to Duke Ellington and Count Basie, with popular numbers from the iconic 1958 ‘The Atomic Mr Basie’ album. Admission £15 – reservations essential

• Wed

  05

  Sep

  2018

  Paul Wood & Friends

  

  Paul Wood – vocals

  Brian Dee – piano

  Dominic Metz – drums

  Simon Thorpe – double bass

  Robert Fowler – tenor saxophone/clarinet

  John Withers – vibes

   

  Paul Wood is a vocalist who’s appeared with the Glenn Miller Memorial Orchestra, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, BBC Big Band, Tommy Dorsey Tribute Orchestra & The Len Phillips Big Band.

  We welcome back this popular Ilford crooner Paul Wood, who tonight will sing your favourite songs along with several instrumentals by the quintet.

  Brian Dee is one of the most respected pianist accompanists on the British jazz scene, working as effectively with vocalists as with instrumentalists and has recorded with Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee & Fred Astaire to name but a few.

  Robert Fowler regularly performs on tenor sax and clarinet, in the John Wilson and BBC Big Bands. Simon Thorpe on double bass leads Jivin’ Miss Daisy and also regularly appears at Ronnie Scott’s.  John Withers is a man of many talents not only being an excellent vibe player, but also a superb percussionist and plays in several big bands as well as smaller ones.  Dominic Metz tours internationally with French Artist Charles Aznavour, as well as with the Glenn Miller Memorial Orchestra.

• Wed

  12

  Sep

  2018

  Ray Gelato & The Giants

  

  Ray Gelato – tenor sax & vocals

  Gunther Kurmayr – piano

  Andy Rogers – trombone

  Danny Marsden  – trumpet

  Olly Wilby – saxes

  Manuel Alvarez – double bass

  Ed Richardson – drums

  After numerous successive sold out shows at Ronnie Scott’s we welcome back Ray Gelato and The Giants.  Constantly the fabulous Ray Gelato, and his amazing swing band The Giants, blow the lid off Ronnie Scott’s Club in awesome fashion.  Ray, a wonderful sax player and superb front man, is a London boy heavily influenced by the likes of Louis Prima, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Louis Jordan and Coleman Hawkins. The Giants’ brilliant horn section is made up of Andy Rogers – trombone, Danny Marsden – trumpet and Olly Wilby – saxophone, who’s joint talent goes beyond the brass, supplying some playful call and response backing vocals.  The double bass player Manuel Alvarez and amazing drummer Ed Richardson are always on fire together creating smoking hot rhythms and are the driving energy of the band.  Completing  the seven piece line-up is the talented ever smiling jazz pianist Gunther Kurmayr tickling the ivories with great gusto. Tickets priced £17.50 are on sale Club nights (Wednesdays) only

• Wed

  19

  Sep

  2018

  Jonathan Vinten Jazz Band

  

  Jonathan Vinten – piano & vocals

  Andy Dickens – trumpet & vocals

  Rob Brown – drums

  Andy Lawrence – double bass

  Goff Dubber – saxes, clarinets

  Graham Hughes – trombone

  Jonathan Vinten As pianist with George Melly and John Chilton’s Feetwarmers for over 10 years, Jonathan toured  extensively, both at home and abroad, playing over 250 theatre concerts a year and making numerous TV and radio appearances. He also performed month-long Christmas seasons at Ronnie Scott’s every year during this time and has worked with Terry Lightfoot, Aker Bilk and Kenny Ball.  Jonathan has been a featured guest on tours in Europe. He has performed at the Los Angeles Jazz Festival, the prestigious Nice Jazz Festival and with many visiting American musicians.  Jonathan has a Masters degree in Composition for Film and Television and has had his works performed at London ’s Festival Hall. Regularly appears in our Club’s Summer Pianorama.

  “The best clarinettist to emerge in British jazz for decades” – Sir John Dankworth.

  Andy Dickens lively trumpet and flugelhorn playing evokes the warmth and exuberance of Mardi Gras New Orleans; the heat of Chicago club land and the excitement of small-band New York swing. A frequent guest at European jazz festivals, he has played with many English and American notables including Slim Gaillard; Ken Peplowski; Humphrey Littleton; Terry Lightfoot; Judith Durham; Clark Tracey; Bruce Turner; Jools Holland;  Duncan Lamont; David Newton & Pete Allen.

  Andy Lawrence double bass – Andy is very experienced, having been Terry Lightfoot’s bass man for many years, as well as being in demand as a deputy for most professional Jazz bands. Andy has been doing most of the Max Collie Rhythm Aces gigs during the last few years travelling from Liverpool.

   

  Rod Brown  worked on the cabaret  scene before touring with the Herb Miller Orchestra, abroad and in England, and worked with such diverse artists as Matt Monro, Tina May and Tommy Cooper! He played in West End Shows including ‘Me and My Girl’ and with Elaine Delmar (‘Thank you Mr. Gershwin’ and ‘Let’s Do It’ – Cole Porter). Rod’s recording credits include folk-rock bands ‘Renaissance’ and  ‘Caravan’ and the debut album for Chicago born vocalist Joan Viskant. He also recorded the first three albums on the Candid label for Clare Teal, with whom he toured extensively.

   

  Goff Dubber (Clarinet & Saxes): Goff learned his jazz, after a classical beginning at school, playing in the West End of London during the New Orleans revival of the 1950s and 60s, when he recorded and took part in several BBC Jazz Club broadcasts. His swinging style has earned him guest appearances throughout Britain, as well as regular work with Neville Dickie, the Gresty/White Ragtimers, and Ray Terry Band, and spells with George Webb, Ken Colyer and the Temperance Seven, as well as running his own “Dixieland Express”. With some of these he has been featured on several CDs, and has played at Jazz Festivals and concerts as far afield as Toronto, Palm Springs, Sacramento, Nice, and the Middle East.

  Trombonist Graham Hughes is a freelance jazz musician living in North London, playing the trombone, sousaphone, double bass, singing and on occasions also chromatic harmonica.

  He has built a reputation internationally, most notably as a performer of the many styles of jazz that come under the umbrella of “Traditional Jazz” – the early New Orleans music of Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington through the decades, hot 20’s bands, West Coast revival bands (Turk Murphy and such), British trad revival, Chicago jazz (Eddie Condon and his cohorts), ‘Mainstream’ swing jazz etc. etc.

  He performs with many of the leading exponents of these styles – Keith Nichols, Enrico Tomasso, Martin Litton, Michael McQuaid, Spats Langham, Josh Duffee, Andy Schumm, Tony Jacobs and others, and as a name in his own right at clubs and festivals far and wide.

   

• Wed

  26

  Sep

  2018

  ‘Embraceable Ella’ - Joanna Eden

  Joanna Eden – vocals

  Chris Ingham – piano

  George Double – drums

  Alan Barnes – saxes

  Owen Morgan – double bass

   

  Arguably the UK’s answer to Diana Krall and Norah Jones, Joanna Eden – accompanied by the Chris Ingham Quartet – perform from the throw-away ‘A Tisket A Tasket’ which brought Ella to fame in the forties with the Chick Webb Orchestra to later songbook album classics like Cole Porter’s ‘Every Time We Say Goodbye’ and Gershwin’s ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’, mime the rich seam of Ella Fitzgerald’s unrivalled canon with humility, style and deep affection.

  Joanna launched ‘Embraceable Ella’ to much acclaim at the London Jazz Festival in 2016 and has toured the UK with this heart-warming collection of songs and anecdotes.  

• Wed

  03

  Oct

  2018

  Len Phillips Big Band with top UK vocalists Gary Williams & Eleanor Keenan

  Admission £20 by prior reservation only

  We welcome back the Len Phillips Big Band – an all star 16 piece band whose players have between them worked with Frank Sinatra, Ted Heath, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr and Tom Jones to name but a few.  Repertoire is drawn from the best bands from both sides of the Atlantic – bands such as Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Ted Heath, Ken Mackintosh and Benny Goodman plus the songs of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.“

   

  Thirty years after its inception and now under the leadership of Joe Pettitt, the LPBB can be seen up and down the country playing to packed concert halls, theatres & festivals.

  “A marvellous orchestra masterfully directed by Joe Pettitt” – David Jacobs CBE  

• Wed

  10

  Oct

  2018

  T J Johnson

  

  T J Johnson – piano/vocals

  Al Nichols – tenor sax 

  Tony Pitt – guitar/ banjo

  Simon Read – double bass 

  Wesley Gibbens – drums

   

  At members’ request, we welcome back TJ Johnson, who is widely considered to be one of the UK’s most charismatic highly revered jazz and blues singers. Backed by his group of top London based musicians, TJ plays an extraordinary blend of music that transcends the boundaries of jazz, blues, soul and country  and is influenced by some of the greats such as Ray Charles, Dr John, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, BB King, Nina Simone, Alberta Hunter, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Witherspoon and many more. His distinctive voice and unique personal stage manner always brings both the band and the audience together to create an intimate yet exciting atmosphere that is rarely equalled.   TJ and his band have toured extensively both in the UK and overseas for over twenty years and now while still maintaining a high profile at international festivals and venues, he is also very involved in the vibrant London music scene. TJ’s style and mix of music seems to be very popular with the young trendy in-crowd and older jazz and blues fans alike. They have also sold out eight times running at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

• Wed

  17

  Oct

  2018

  Julian Marc Stringle Quintet

  

   

  Julian Marc Stringle  – vocals, clarinet & sax

  Dominic Ashworth – guitar

  Tim Huskisson – piano

  Andrew Cleyndert – bass

  Rod Brown – drums

   

  These two Award Winning jazz musicians come together for an evening of top quality melodic music including many tunes which you know and love so well.  Accompanied by a talented rhythm section, this is one evening not to miss!

  The highly talented pianist  Tim Huskisson was MD for Brian Conley and also for ‘Jolson’ at  London’s  Victoria Palace. Tim was often required to  play  for  guest  entertainers including Larry  Grayson,  Little & Large & Michael Barrymore.

  Andrew  Cleyndert  was a member of  the  late Ronnie Scott’s Sextet/Quartet and  featured in  Stan Tracey’s bands for nearly  20  years.   He runs Trio  Records  plus  his own Quartet.  Andrew has been nominated  for  the  British Jazz Awards  every  year since  they  started!

  Rod Brown  toured with  Herb Miller’s Orchestra, working with Matt Monro, Clair Teal & Tommy Cooper!  He played in West End Shows  ‘Me and My Girl’  and ‘Thank you Mr. Gershwin’. 

• Wed

  24

  Oct

  2018

  Blue Harlem

  

   

  Al Nichols – tenor sax

  Sophie Shaw – vocals

  Neil Casey – piano

  Gethin Liddington – trumpet

  Horace Cardew – baritone sax

  Paul Robinson – drums

  Sandy Burnett – double bass

   

  Led by London saxophonist Al Nichols and the fabulous singer Sophie Shaw following their recent sell out gig at Ronnie Scott’s, this seven piece band will be performing a mixture of Swing & Blues with a superb brass front line and  foot tapping rhythm section for a great energetic night !

• Wed

  31

  Oct

  2018

  Tony Jacobs' Swell Party

  

   

  Tony Jacobs – vocals & trumpet

  Louise Cookman – vocals

  Sue Greenway – saxes

  Jim Barry – piano

  Paul Morgan –  double bass

  Len Walker – guitar

  Dominic Sales – drums

   

  “This extraordinary singer and his fabulous band” A fantastic new show celebrating the genius of the greatest songwriters and performers of all time: George Gershwin, Fred Astaire, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Frank Sinatra & Hoagy Carmichael etc.                                

  Admission £17.50 Reservations recommended

• Wed

  07

  Nov

  2018

  Pete Allen's Hot Four

  

  Pete Allen  – clarinet/saxes & vocals

  Dave Browning – piano

  Keith Donald – double bass

  John Petters – drums

   

  A  fabulous  entertaining  evening of swing from this talented Quartet led by the brilliant clarinettist/saxophonist Pete Allen, also featuring the superb popular stride  pianist Dave Browning, double bassist Keith Donald and the master swing drummer John Petters.

• Wed

  14

  Nov

  2018

  Atila Sings His Favourite Songs

  

  Atila – vocals

  Colin Oxley -guitar

  Rob Barron – piano 

  Matt Home – drums

  Conner Chaplin – double bass

   

  Following Atila’s sell out shows at the Club ‘Broadway to MGM’ and ‘Atila Sings Nat King Cole’, tonight he will be singing a selection of his all time favourites.

   

• Wed

  21

  Nov

  2018

  Susana Sheiman + Gunther Kurmayr Quartet

   

   

  

   

  Susana Sheiman – vocals

  Vasilis Xenopoulos – tenor sax

  Gunther Kurmayr – piano

  Manuel Alvarez –  double bass

  Matt Home – drums 

   

  Susana Sheiman is one of the most personal and acclaimed voices of contemporary Spanish jazz

  Warm and rich tone, wide register, intense and powerful expressiveness are just few of Susana Sheiman’s singing features. Born in Madrid where she initiated her career mainly as a soul singer, Susana moved later to Barcelona, Spain’s main jazz scene. She quickly started touring and recording with some of the most acclaimed musicians and bands either locally and internationally. Susana Sheiman has worked with the Barcelona Jazz Orchestra, Jesse Davis, Frank Wess, Nicholas Payton, Ignasi Terraza and Brad Leali among many others.

  A fervent admirer of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Anita O’Day, Judy Garland, Kay Starr and Nancy Wilson, singers who have inspired Susana to create her own personal style. 

• Wed

  28

  Nov

  2018

  ‘Salute to Benny Goodman’ – Pete Long Quartet

  

   

  Pete Long – clarinet

  Nick Dawson – piano

  Richard Pite – drums

  Anthony Kerr – vibes

   

  We welcome back at Members’ request Pete Long celebrating the music of the first incarnation of the Goodman Quartet, where the bass-less rhythm section is driven by the alliance of bass drum and pianist’s left hand. The Quartet will be playing the early Goodman hits such as  Avalon, Lady be Good, Dinah, I’ve Got Rhythm, Airmail Special, China Boy, After You’ve Gone, Moonglow and many others. 

• Wed

  05

  Dec

  2018

  End of year Gala Night with the fabulous Pasadena Roof Orchestra

  SOLD OUT

  Since 1969 the Pasadena Roof Orchestra has been faithfully re-creating the glories of a show of full of humour and hot dance music from the 1920’s, 30’s & 40’s.

  The fun-packed show features timeless classics from the great American songbook – those wonderful songs that miraculously lifted people’s spirits during the depression era, and which made household names of singers such as Bing Crosby, Al Bowlly, and Fred Astaire. The musicians master the arrangements and sound of the fabled American orchestras such as Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson, whilst also paying tribute to the great British dance bands like Ray Noble and Benjamin Ambrose. 

  Presenting the show, and putting on the top hat white tie and tails, is the suave singer and band leader Duncan Galloway. So pack up your troubles, come on get happy, and experience an evening of superlative live music, with more than a dash of wit and humour.

  Tickets at £22.50 are available on Wednesday Club nights only