January
13th Charlie Herbert trio - recent RWCMD graduate on piano, details to follow. https://charlieherbertmusic.com/home/
14th RWCMD showcase - Set 1: Anu Phadke + Emilia Traynor-Nelson Anu-Vocals Emilia-Guitar Join these two for a set of jazz, with some twists. Exploring varied styles such as Jazz Manouche, Swing and more! Set 2: Daisy Anderson + James Cox Daisy-Flute James-Guitar Daisy and James collaborate on an exciting set of new originals and arrangements for flute and guitar
20th Joe Northwood’s Jam Session - Joe’s hand picked selection of unparalleled virtuosity play us in, then the jam
21st Jakub Klimiuk quintet - An accomplished London-based guitarist and composer, Jakub Klimiuk takes his quintet on tour with a brand new set of material, a follow-up to the critically acclaimed album ‘(un)balanced’, described by The Guardian as “a rare mix of New York edginess and Scandinavian avant-jazz impressionism.” Expect a thrilling combination of scripted forms and improvised sections, interweaving melodic compositions with adventurous sonic explorations, “music which could engage and transcend genre boundaries,” according to UK Jazz News. Jakub with Kasper Rietkerk - Alto Saxophone, Scottie Thompson - Piano, Kinzan - Double Bass, Luke McCarthy - drums. https://www.jakubklimiuk.com https://youtu.be/_XefKt9Kjhw?si=dyX_dqyPdm8hQOmk https://youtu.be/ZPH2LEN4wPo?si=3BS4MOFpMRf7H9O_
27th RWCMD showcase - details to follow
28th QOW trio - on a tour to support the new album by QOW TRIO - celebrating drum legend Spike Wells' amazing 60 year career in UK jazz including many years with Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes and Bobby Wellins among many many others - also featuring Riley Stone Lonergan on tenor saxophone.and Eddie Myer on bass This will be our third record, out on Whirlwind Recordings. Our last album 'The Hold Up' was described as 'A stunning achievement' by the BBC Music Magazine and our debut was given Four Stars in The Scotsman an The Times! Please see attached for many more rave reviews. You can see the trio in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1w0M7UzNfY And here: https://youtu.be/-TMQT2azdDU And here: https://youtu.be/0AmDHr-Cov4
February
3rd Geoff Eales trio - all star band with Geoff on piano, Yuri Golubev bass and Liz Exel drums
4th Emma Davidson singer - Vocals - Emma Davidson, Piano - Michael Blanchfield, Bass - Clem Saynor, Drums - Alex Burch originals and standard
10th RWCMD Showcase - details to follow
11th Joe Northwood’s Jam Session -another version of Joe’s hand picked selection of unparalleled virtuosity play us in, then the jam
17th YETII - Alex Veitch - piano Ashley John Long - double bass Alex Goodyear - drums The trio play original compositions combining flowing melodies with expansive group improvisations,