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EFG LJF 2021. 21 Nov.

The EFG London Jazz Festival has taken a Barnet Primary School, Frith Manor, by storm as they celebrated the inauguration of their new Yamaha baby grand piano with a concert by internationally recognised (and school parent) Zoe Rahman.  In 2020, [...]

5 October 2021 (night 1/2).

Jamie Cullum‘s two nights at the London Palladium had been long anticipated. In fact, he made a point of saying that some people had bought their tickets more than years ago. Loyal fans indeed. The show started out with a [...]

21 September 2021. Fourth and final night of residency (first set)

It’s no longer surprising that each album Kurt Elling puts out shows a completely different side of him if you follow his career. Each new record is a completely different take on a slightly different sub-genre of jazz from his [...]

8 September 2021.

Helena Debono released her new album Right Here to a sold-out crowd at Holborn Pizza Express as a part of Success Express Music’s monthly residency there.  Her band featured some of the top young jazzers on the scene, including Joe [...]

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(starts 4 September)

“A live performance to a live audience…that is what I’m looking forward to,” says Chesterfield-based pianist, singer, Hammond player Wendy Kirkland. She is about to head off on a tour, “Latin Lowdown Live”. Wendy Kirkland has been busy over the [...]

Dean Street (re-opening gig). 21 June 2021

It’s been more than a year since performers and a live audience have set foot in the legendary Pizza Express Live venue in Dean Street with its classic red pillars and indigo ambiance, but it feels like no time has [...]

12 June 2021.

Toulouse Lautrec has been back in full swing for a few weeks now with everything from burlesque to singer-songwriters to life drawing classes, but most of all they’ve been hosting some of the best jazz groups that have either been [...]

Cadogan Hall. 5 June 2021

Jazz On A Summer’s Evening at Cadogan Hall, presented by the Hampstead Jazz Club, finally came to fruition on Saturday 5th June. A long anticipated gig originally scheduled for December of last year, it was exciting to finally be able [...]

(Also recorded for future release as a live album) 29 May 2021.

Camden Town on a Saturday night was an experience many had been missing over the last year and a half and, on this occasion, the Jazz Cafe was the place to be. The addition of tables and chairs has changed [...]

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