Wednesday 31st August 2022
Ronnie's Bar
18:00
£10.00 - £10.00
£10 online, £12 on the door subject to availability.
The club reserves the right to give away ticketed seats in the event of the ticket holder arriving later than 30 minutes after the advertised start time of the show. In this case, the ticket holder will still be granted entry subject to availability with no guarantee of seating.
Live music returns with a passion to the intimate and plush surroundings of our upstairs bar for our Monday to Thursday programme. Here is a rare opportunity to experience some of the best singers and instrumentalists on the London scene: from popular New Orleans fused singer/pianists such as TJ Johnson on Monday, through ‘jazz 'n' samba’ sets from leading vocalists such as Georgia Mancino and Luna Cohen on Tuesdays, ebullient trumpeter Andy Davies with guest accompanists on Wednesdays plus mouthwatering guitar duos featuring the likes of Jim Mullen and Ant Law on Thursdays. Club DJ Mike Vitti and friends will be spinning soul, funk and jazz vinyl on Fridays and Saturdays.
22 June – ANDY DAVIES trumpet & NIGEL PRICE guitar
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business. Musically, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. His career highlights include a support show for Gladys Knight at The Royal Albert Hall and an appearance on Van Morrison’s 2016 album ‘Keep Me Singing’.
29 June - ANDY DAVIES trumpet & DESCHANEL GORDON piano
Pianist, Deschanel Gordon was inspired at the age of ten by a video of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson. This sparked his love of jazz and he switched from classical to jazz piano training. Although he recently graduated from Trinity Laban, he is already making waves on the UK jazz scene winning BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020. One of the brightest prospects of his generation he has worked with the likes of Mark Kavuma, Cassie Kinoshi’s SEED Ensemble and US-born singer Judi Jackson.
6 July – ANDY DAVIES trumpet & RICK SIMPSON piano
A swinging jazz pianist, Rick Simpson has presented critically acclaimed original projects through his band, Klammer. In 2019, he released his heartfelt take on the music of Radiohead with ‘Everything All of The Time: Kid A Revisited’. He is the regular pianist with the popular Leo Richardson Quartet.
13 July – ANDY DAVIES trumpet & ROB BARRON piano
TONIGHT WILL OPEN AT 9PM DUE TO A PRIVATE EVENT BEFOREHAND
An exceedingly tasteful jazz pianist, Rob Barron has played with visiting American artists Al Jarreau, Marlena Shaw, Benny Golson, Phil Woods, Grant Stewart, Sheryl Bailey and in groups lead by leading UK artists Jacqui Dankworth, Stacey Kent, Claire Martin, Dave O’Higgins, Steve Fishwick, Allison Neale, Anita Wardell, Georgia Mancio and Jean Toussaint. Rob was also a member of the award winning group Kairos 4tet. He regularly appears with the BBC Big Band and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra.
20 July – ANDY DAVIES trumpet & NIGEL PRICE guitar
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business. Musically, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. His career highlights include a support show for Gladys Knight at The Royal Albert Hall and an appearance on Van Morrison’s 2016 album ‘Keep Me Singing’.
27 July - ANDY DAVIES trumpet & ALEX HUTTON piano
Jazz pianist Alex Hutton is a fine composer with an ear for folk and classical influences. He is a gifted and thoughtful improviser; a mainstay of the London jazz scene who has worked with Jim Mullen, Pete King to Pete Wareham. “Outstanding… An effervescent improviser and fleet-fingered craftsman of the keyboard.” Helen Mayhew. “Improvisations that join an affectingly hooky melodic knack to a rich and freewheeling impressionism as his speculations open out... '' John Fordham – The Guardian
3 August – ANDY DAVIES trumpet & KITTY LaROAR vocals & NICK SHANKLAND piano
Nick Shankland who performs regularly in duo with the exuberant singer Kitty LaRoar, is no shrinking violet, possessing an incredible knowledge of jazz standards and show tunes, delivered with a firm, but winning touch on the ivories.
10 August – ANDY DAVIES trumpet & ROB LUFT guitar
Rob Luft is an award-winning jazz guitarist from London whose virtuosity has been compared to that of six-string legends John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco De Lucia. Praised by The Times for performances with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2015, who said he was destined “to achieve great things in the future”, Rob was subsequently the recipient of the 2016 Kenny Wheeler Prize from The Royal Academy of Music, and also of 2nd Prize in The 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
17 August – ANDY DAVIES trumpet & NIGEL PRICE guitar
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business. Musically, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. His career highlights include a support show for Gladys Knight at The Royal Albert Hall and an appearance on Van Morrison’s 2016 album ‘Keep Me Singing’.
24 August - ANDY DAVIES trumpet & LIAM STEVENS piano
Liam Stevens is an astonishing jazz pianist. His performances are an eye opening opportunity to see a pianist who is so incredibly talented, and someone who has a very, very strong reputation on the jazz scene. He never disappoints, delivering a very high level of quality, passion and musicianship (and Jazzology!). We challenge you to only see him play just once!, you will have to see Liam play again and again. “After 30 years in this business of singing jazz, pianists like Liam are not made, they are born, I love him, he is just incredible!” Aydenne Simone
31 August - ANDY DAVIES trumpet & ANDREA RINCIARI guitar
The passion of Andrea Rinciari’s guitar playing together with his charm and drive makes him a fully-fledged favourite on the London circuit of musicians. Andrea immersed himself in the local scene when he arrived in 2014. A gregarious and excited fan of jazz as a teenager, he set about attending as many live shows as possible, in addition to be mentored by some of world’s greatest guitar masters: UK maestros Nigel Price and Jim Mullen, the legendary jazz pianist Barry Harris, and Canadian saxophonist Grant Stewart. “A short, sharp glimpse into a happier world in which jazz guitar rules!” Nigel Price
