SOLD OUT - Black Tie New Year's Eve Party with Buddy Greco, Ray Gelato's Giants and the RS All-Stars , + Friday 31st December

Please note ticket price includes a 4 course meal, coffee & truffles & complimentary glass of champagne on arrival.

STOP PRESS!!! NOW CONFIRMED AS HEADLINE ACT AND VERY SPECIAL GUEST - Legendary Rat Pack Singer/Pianist: Buddy Greco!!!

Other performances in the evening will come from Ray Gelato's Giants and the Ronnie Scott's All Stars.

When booking, please choose a dining time and disregard the mention of 'dinner not included in ticket price' 

Bring in 2011 with us at Ronnie's in what is sure to be a truly special night. The musical programme will come from:

Buddy Greco, Ray Gelato's Giants, The Ronnie Scott's All Stars + special guests (the pit section will be cleared to make room for a dance floor) We very much hope you choose to bring in the New Year with us, Buddy Greco and his band, Ray Gelato and the boys and the RS All Stars will be sure to bring it in with a bang!

Buddy Greco

If you are a fan of the music from the 50s and 60s and the Rat Pack era, then Buddy Greco will be very familiar to you. He has played every major concert hall in the world, every hotel in Las Vegas, appeared in the Royal Command Performance, on the same bill as the Beatles and is one of the true legends from the golden era of entertainment.

Buddy is a showman from the golden age of classic entertainers, his swinging style is hardly matched on any stage today. A truly talented jazz pianist as well as a honey voiced crooner, Greco has been singing the hits and gaining the admiration of audiences and peers for decades.

Unlike his close friends Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Nat King Cole, Buddy Greco came along that little bit later. He was on the road as Benny Goodman's pianist for three years , playing the London Palladium in 1952. He was the up and coming kid when the music of the Beatles, Country and Western and Elvis started to dominate the music scene.

Greco is one of that rare breed of artists who has a boundless energy and enthusiasm that shines in everything he does, as these 3 nights of exceptional performance at Ronnie Scott's will demonstrate in spades.

Buddy was the original ‘Mr Cool’, something the new generation of singers try so hard to achieve.

RAY GELATO:

Ray Gelato is probably the UK’s foremost exponent of swinging good-time jazz, and if he’s good enough to perform privately for Paul McCartney and the Queen, he’s good enough for Ronnie Scott’s! Following in the footsteps of Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong and Cole Porter, Gelato has been getting audiences jumpin’ and jivin’ since he picked up the saxophone in the late ‘70s. He has recorded several albums as both a leader and sideman, but it is in his live performances where his energy really comes to the fore. Gelato is a familiar face at Ronnie Scott’s and he makes a welcome return to the club, his driving tenor and effervescent vocals backed up by his stunning band, the Giants,

The Ronnie Scott's All Stars

Ronnie Scott's allstars are comprised of some of  the greatest talents on the U.K scene, including  our most regular performers James Pearson (piano) and Sam Burgess (bass)

James Pearson:

The owner of a ferocious piano technique coupled with a sense of musicality rarely heard, James is one of the most exciting to musicians to have emerged from the U.K in the last 25 years. After working with him, British jazz legend Sir John Dankworth recently declared: "James Pearson is an exceptionally gifted artist. His masterful playing makes him head and shoulders above the rest of his contemporaries. He shows signs of true greatness" The Trio also includes:

Sam Burgess:  

Double Bass Despite only being in his early 30’s, already Sam is a stalwart of the UK jazz scene. As well as appearing on numerous film soundtracks such as 'Bridget Jones's Diary' and 'Hannibal'. Sam’s thumping, pounding, relentlessly driving bass lines have been heard accompanying the likes of Bob James, Billy Kilson, Gary Novak, Joe Lock, Dave Kekowski, Guy Barker, Dave O'Higgins, Pete King, Gareth Williams, Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Alan Barnes, Tim Whitehead, John Horler, Gwyneth Herbert, John Dankworth, The BBC Big Band and Robbie Williams. 

Other regular performers include:

Steve Rushton (drums), Alex Garnett (sax), Nigel Price (guitar), Alistair White (trombone), Gary Baldwin (hammond), Al Cherry (guitar), Matt Home (drums), Dave Ohm (drums), Pedro Segundo (drums), Alan Barnes (sax), Natalie Williams (vocals), Ralph Salmins (drums), Arnie Somogyi (bass), Mark Smith (bass), James Nisbet (guitar), Pete Long (sax), Gerard Presencer (Trumpet), Dave O’Higgins (sax), Alec Dankworth, Steve Fishwick and others...