This weekend sees the start of a new series - Friday Jazz - at London's Ladbroke Hall. The launch event features the marvellous Soweto Kinch and the Zhenya Strigalev Sextet on Friday 22 September.
Ladbroke Hall began as a car showroom and assembly plant and it seems fitting that a musical genre that is so creative should take over the venue for at least one evening each week.
In 1903 Clément-Talbot was formally incorporated "to carry on business as manufacturers of and dealers in horseless carriages and motor-cars, air-ships and the component parts thereof" and that evolved into the factory that put together Sunbeam Talbot cars and then aided in the efforts during the Second World War. So much history in an absolutely stunning building that has been beautifully remodelled as a restaurant and cultural venue.
The intention is to bring international artists to the stage and those already booked in for Friday Jazz would certainly celebrate that aim.
29 September: award-winning jazz flautist Gareth Lockrane
6 October: Baptiste Herbin, a French virtuoso saxophonist makes his UK debut alongside guitarist Richard Manetti
13 October: Giacomo Smith brings his quintet.
Watch out for more dates online, including EFG London Jazz Festival concerts.
Loic Le Gaillard, co-founder of Ladbroke Hall says: “It’s been a dream of mine to be able to curate a space where the world’s finest jazz musicians can express their talent, while audiences can enjoy both tremendous music and some delicious food and drink in an inspiring setting. Here at Ladbroke Hall, we will have all of that under one roof thanks to all the wonderful creative talent we have on stage, as well as our chef Emanuele Pollini, voted chef of the year by Gambero Rosso in 2020.”
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