For information on upcoming gigs and typical menu, please send an email with your name, telephone number and postcode to belvederejazz@gmail.com
Please remember we are an all-dining club.
2021
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Wed19May2021
Essex Hot Five
SOLD OUT
Paul Higgs – trumpet/flugelhorn/vocals
Mick Foster – saxes
Ted Beament – piano
Marc Cecil – drums
Andy Staples – double bass
Led by the renowned trumpeter Paul Higgs (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) the Essex Hot Five will perform your favourite standards featuring Mick Foster (Pasadena Roof Orchestra) Andy Staples and Marc Cecil (Derek Nash’s Picante Latin) and star of our Summer Pianorama Ted Beament.
Come along and support our Essex musicians for a great fun night of top quality jazz and entertainment.
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Wed02Jun2021
SAMBA & SWING!
£19.50 prior reservation only
SAMBA & SWING!
Chris Dean – vocals & trombone
Miranda Wilford – vocals
Toby Morgan – guitar
Trevor Brown – piano
Chris Snead – trumpet
Tom Mark – double bass
Dave Tandy – drums
Led by the Syd Lawrence Orchestra’s leader Chris Dean, this fabulous mini big band will be performing favourites including Copacabana, Girl from Ipanema, Sambou Sambou, Night & Day, I Wanna Be Around to name just a few.
Admission £19.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed16Jun2021
NO HOLIDAY ABROAD THIS SUMMER?
No red or amber lights here but green lights all the way as we bring Rio de Janeiro to your Club!
DEREK NASH’S PICANTE LATIN
Derek Nash – saxes
Dominic Ashworth – guitar
Satin Singh – 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 Music & Supper Club. Co-founded with guitarist Dominic Ashworth, who was awarded Jazz Guitarist of the Year in 2006, they are joined by master percussionist Satin Singh and the brilliant drummer Marc Cecil. 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. Both Marc & Andy recently appeared at the Club in the much enjoyed Essex Hot Five’s gig.
Admission £19.50 by prior reservation only.
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Wed30Jun2021
Sixteen Tons! The Cosimo Matassa Project
£17.50
YOU GAVE THEM A STANDING OVATION AT LAST YEAR’S GIG! Yes, we know this seldom happens at the Club. Therefore it gives great pleasure in welcoming back the amazing Cosimo Matassa Project, who are a collection of London musicians working to conjure up the unique rhythm ‘n’ blues flavours that emerged from New Orleans in the late 1940s and early 1950s. At the core of the band are pianist and arranger Al ‘Dente’ Dunn (Loudon Wainwright / Richard Thompson), singer and double bassist Dai Price (Dai & The Ramblers) and drummer Roy Pfeffer (The Big Smoke Family). They’re often joined by guest musicians from London’s Rhythm & Blues scene, and members of their collective have played with the likes of Allen Toussaint, James Hunter and Van Morrison. Over recent years the band have become regulars on the Rhythm & Blues and Jazz circuit, gigging around the top London clubs including Ronnie Scott’s in Soho.
The entire project is born out of respect for the artists who passed through Cosimo Matassa’s studios, a real love for the music and a desire to summon up the sheer joy that pervades all of Cosimo’s recordings. Playing tunes by well-known artists from that era such as Fats Domino and Big Joe Turner, Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, Tennessee Ford including his big hit ‘Sixteen Tons’ and Tami Lynn.
Admission £17.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed14Jul2021
Dave Browning’s Jazz Cats
£18.50
A SALUTE TO ‘WILD’ BILL DAVIDSON! – HOT SWINGING DIXIELAND JAZZ AT ITS BEST!
Dave Browning – Stride pianist
John Petters – Master Swing drummer
Allen Beechey – Cornet
Richard Exall – Clarinet & saxes
Graham Hughes – Trombone
Keith Donald – Double bass
A SALUTE TO ‘WILD’ BILL! – HOT SWINGING DIXIELAND JAZZ AT ITS BEST!
‘Wild’ Bill Davison – An American cornet player best remembered for his association with bandleader Eddie Condon with whom he worked and recorded. Tonight, we re-create the feel of this swinging Dixieland jazz style with these handpicked Jazz Cats by pianist Dave Browning.
On cornet is the brilliant Allen Beechey leader of the Bright Stars of Jazz band.
Excelling on reeds is the very much in demand talent of Richard Exall who is a virtuoso of the clarinet and saxes and past member of the Chris Barber Jazz Band.
On trombone is Graham Hughes who has appeared at our Club with the popular Cosimo Matassa Project band.
Master Swing drummer is John Petters who worked with ‘Wild Bill’ Davison when he organised a sell out UK toured The Legends of American Jazz with Art Hodes and Kenny Davern back in the 1980’s.
On double bass is Keith Donald who also toured with ‘Wild’ Bill Davison in the 1980’s. He frequently appears at the Club in Pete Allen’s Hot Four.
Leading the band from the piano is our Pianorama star Dave Browning, described by Digby Fairweather as ‘an accomplished pianist in the style of Ralph Sutton and one of the nicest people you could ever meet’.
Admission £18.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed28Jul2021
'Guilty Pleasures' Louise Cookman + Pete Long’s Quintet
Louise Cookman – vocals
Pete Long – clarinet/sax
Denny Ilett – guitar
Chris Ingham – piano
Dave Chamberlain – double bass
George Double – drums
The vocalist with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra for over five years, Louise has been a regular special guest singer on Big Band Special on BBC Radio 2 and over the past few years has had the pleasure of touring the UK with the BBC Big Band, as well as with The Glenn Miller Orchestra UK and Michael Law’s Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. Including a full set of freshly commissioned arrangements by Peter Long, ‘Guilty Pleasures’ sets Louise and her favourite songs in a variety of contexts designed to at once excite, entertain, and bring a warm glow of nostalgia for the jazz infused, glitzy world of TV showbiz which accompanied her early years. Not only does Louise take us on a whistle-stop tour of the world of song, but we are also given a huge variety of musical colour, taking in the very brightest ShowTime swing, the brooding ballads and lush Bossa novas. She also featured recently on “Len Goodman’s Dancing Feet” and “Len Goodman’s Dance Band Days”, both for BBC4 television.
Pete Long the leader of the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra and Echo’s of Ellington Orchestra
“Girl singers simply do not sound or look like this anymore, which is why she is every big band leader’s dream!” – Jay Craig, BBC Big Band, Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Admission is £19.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed11Aug2021
T J Johnson
Admission £18.50 via prior reservation only
T J Johnson – vocals & piano
Alex Clarke – tenor sax
James Kitchen – guitar
Simon Read – double bass
Rod Brown – drums
We welcome back the hugely popular 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, Willie Nelson 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 five 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 over fifteen times running at London’s Ronnie Scott’s.
Admission £18.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed25Aug2021
Tina May
Tina May – vocals
Simon Spillett – tenor sax
Ted Beament – piano
Oli Hayhurst – double bass
Winston Clifford – drums
Tina May has long been hailed as one the UK’s premier vocalists. With a list of accolades as long as your arm, plus an impressive discography, Tina has toured and recorded with some of the top names in British and European jazz. Led by pianist Ted Beament with the multi award winning tenor saxophonist Simon Spillett, these are among the best musicians you’ll find anywhere for a happy swinging night!
Admission £17.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed08Sep2021
The Music of Nat ‘King’ Cole ~ Atila
Atila – vocals
Graham Harvey – piano
Lewis Wright – vibes
Tom Farmer– double bass/vocal harmony
Josh Morrison – drums
Tonight we welcome Atila who’s been on TV all over the world and frequently appears with the Syd Lawrence Orchestra.
He’ll be performing all your favourite Nat ‘King’ Cole songs so expect to hear Unforgettable, Mona Lisa, Pretend, When I Fall in Love and Nature Boy to name just a few.
Accompanied by a quartet of top musicians led by brilliant virtuoso pianist Graham Harvey, this is one night not to miss!
Admission £18.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed22Sep2021
Enrico Tomasso 1920’s, 30’s & 40’s
The Multi British Award Winner Enrico Tomasso with a top quintet
Enrico Tomasso – trumpet & vocals
John Pearce – piano
Oliver Wilby – tenor sax & clarinet
Paul Morgan– double bass
Bobby Worth – drums
An entertaining evening featuring your favourite songs and instrumentals from the 1920’s, 30’s & 40’s made popular by artists and bands such as Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway etc.
This brilliant quintet is led by the charismatic 5 times British Jazz Award winner Enrico Tomasso along with big band saxophonist and clarinettist Olly Wilby from the Pasadena Roof orchestra, BBC Big Band pianist John Pearce plus the principal double bassist and drummer from the BBC Radio Orchestra Paul Morgan and Bobby Worth respectively.
Individual dining tables for 1 to 6 persons available
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Wed06Oct2021
‘The Allure of Peggy Lee’ Catherine Lima & Paul Higgs Quartet
Catherine Lima –vocals
Paul Higgs – piano/trumpet
Alex Field – guitar
Alex Keen – double bass
Jason Campbell – drums
Jazz vocalist Catherine Lima and her quintet bring you an evening of songs of jazz icon Peggy Lee. With stories about the life of this troubled performer, Catherine explores Peggy Lee’s rise from humble beginnings in North Dakota, to her first break as a big band singer with Benny Goodman through to her successful solo career as a singer-song writer and one-time Hollywood actress.
Classic material includes Fever, I’m a Woman, Black Coffee, He’s a Tramp, Johnny Guitar, I’ll Be Seeing You and Why Don’t You Do Right? along with some of Peggy Lee’s back catalogue, Catherine brings a fabulous mix of songs that explain how this talented singer maintained her prominence on the popular music scene for so many years. Each song is introduced with information about Peggy Lee’s life and where it sits in her 60 year career.
Admission £17.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed20Oct2021
‘Pianorama’ An exciting piano extravaganza featuring Dave (Mr Stride) Browning, Ted Beament, Trevor Brown + Rhythm Section
Dave Browning – piano
Ted Beament – piano
Trevor Brown – piano
Murray Salmon – double bass
Cyril Bevan – drums
A super three piano extravaganza featuring Ted Beament from the Humphrey Littleton Jazz Band.
Trevor Brown from the Syd Lawrence and Joe Loss Orchestra’s plus musical director of five ITV Royal Variety Performances and many TV shows
Dave (Mr Stride) Browning from the Pete Allen Band plus his own band the Jazz Cats.
Accompanying them are double bassist Murray Salmon and former ‘Talk of the Town’ drummer Cyril Bevan.
Includes ‘Piano Madness’ with all three pianists playing simultaneously plus some boogie woogie!
Admission £18.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed03Nov2021
Mick Foster Quartet
Mick Foster – Baritone, Alto & ‘C’ melody saxes
Dominic Ashworth – guitar
Tom Farmer – double bass
Tristan Mailliot – drums
Saxophonist Mick Foster (Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Humphrey Lyttelton, John Dankworth, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) brings his quartet for an evening of melodic jazz playing some of the great tunes from the American songbook, as featured on his album ‘Four Views’. Expect to enjoy On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Moonlight In Vermont, But Beautiful, I’m Old Fashioned, ‘Recado Bossa Nova’ Emily and Broadway, as well as one or two Gerry Mulligan pieces. Mick who will be playing Baritone sax as well as Alto and C Melody saxes, is joined by Dominic Ashworth from the Derek Nash Picante Latin Band on guitar, Tom Farmer on double bass and Tristan Mailliot on drums.
Admission £17.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed17Nov2021
'Salute to Benny Goodman' - The Pete Long Quartet
Pete Long – Clarinet
Anthony Kerr – vibes
Colin Good – piano
Richard Pite – drums
On Wednesday 17th November we have Pete Long’s fabulous ‘Salute to Benny Goodman’ show. Leader of the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra Pete Long’s plays the clarinet and gives us an insight into Benny’s life.
On piano is Colin Good, who has toured with the Ink Spots and was the pianist in the Brian Ferry Orchestra whose music featured on the soundtrack to the 2013 Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Great Gatsby’.
From the BBC Big Band on vibes is Anthony Kerr and completing the quartet is Richard Pite, the amazing drummer and stick juggler. For many years he has specialised in 1920s music & the drum techniques and visual tricks of the era’s jazz drummers.
“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 many of the early Goodman Hits. Expect Avalon, Lady be Good, Dinah, I’ve Got Rhythm, Airmail Special, China Boy and many others.” – Pete Long
Admission £18.50 via prior reservation only
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Wed01Dec2021
Jeff Hooper & His Swing Quartet
Jeff Hooper – vocals
Trevor Brown – piano
Michael Coates – sax
Tom Mark – double bass
Neil Bullock – drums
We welcome on this special Gala Night the internationally acclaimed vocalist Jeff Hooper with his quartet of musicians chosen from the best big bands in the country. Jeff and his Swing Easy Band was selected to be the Strictly Come Dancing Tour Band across the Warner Hotel Group
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. Included in tonight’s performance will be Jeff’s World Famous Impressions. Be sure not to miss this great evening’s entertainment.
Admission £22.50 via prior reservation only
