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Gig listing no 12 - December 2024

Wishing you a very happy December and lots of exciting gigs coming up - get your tickets for something to look forward to in the summer!

Check out some of these venues and events below, especially those featuring past guests on the Harmonious World podcast:


Saturday 14th December: The Vortex,11 Gillett Square, Dalston N16 8AZ
The Pocket Ellington, a seven-piece celebration of the Ellington repertoire with Alan Barnes (reeds), Tony Kofi (tenor), Andy Davies (trumpet), David Lalljee (trombone), Dave Green (bass) and Winston Clifford (drums). As well as clever adaptations of Ellington classics by pianist / MD Alex Webb, the group also plays music from arranger/composers influenced by the Duke, including Mingus, Monk and Gil Evans. Click here for tickets & info

Tuesday 31 December 2024: Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Ave, Stratford E20 1DB
Enjoy what promises to be an epic New Year's Eve celebration with Natalie Williams's NYE Soul Revue. Click here for tickets & info

Sunday 12th January 2025: Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Ave, East Village, Stratford E20 1DB
Coltrane and Hartman on Impulse! feat. Denys Baptiste and Marvin Muoneke. Revisiting the famous album when John Coltrane teamed up with vocalist Johnny Hartman to explore their favourite romantic standards, tenor sax boss Denys Baptiste is joined by the extraordinary vocalist Marvin Muoneke and a top-flight rhythm section of Gary Crosby (bass), Alex Webb (piano) and Noah Ojumu (drums). Click here for tickets & info

Friday 10 January 2025: Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Avenue, East Village, Stratford E20 1DB
Down for the Count presents their Swing That Music show. Click here for tickets & info

Saturday 18th January 2025: Soul Mama, Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Ave, East Village, Stratford E20 1DB
Ineza & ‘Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories’ comes to Yolanda Brown’s new jazz venue in east London. Click here for tickets & info

Friday 24th January 2025: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, Kennington, London SE11 4RN
The Pocket Ellington, a seven-piece celebration of the Ellington repertoire with Alan Barnes (reeds), Tony Kofi (tenor), Simon Finch (trumpet), David Lalljee (trombone), Dave Green (bass) and Winston Clifford (drums). As well as clever adaptations of Ellington classics by pianist / MD Alex Webb, the group also plays music from arranger/composers influenced by the Duke, including Mingus, Monk and Gil Evans. Click here for tickets & info

Friday 31st January 2025: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, Kennington, London SE11 4RN
It Takes Two: Lulu Pierre and Marvin Muonek̩ revisit the great jazz duets. Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine, Ella & Louis, Ray Charles & Betty Carter Рjazz has a rich history of romantic and swinging duets. Stellar vocalists Marvin Muonek̩ and Lulu Pierre have a magical chemistry together, and recreate some of the greatest of these duets with the Alex Webb Trio. Click here for tickets & info

Tuesday 18 February 2025: Pizza Express Holborn
Down for the Count presents a Motown special. Click here for tickets & info

Wednesday 30 April to Monday 5 May 2025: Cheltenham Jazz Festival
David Gray, Jools Holland, Amadou & Mariam, Nubya Garcia and Corrine Bailey Rae with the Ronnie Scott's Orchestra confirmed for six day event which returns in the spring. Click here for tickets & info

Friday 4 to Sunday 6 July 2025: Glynde Place, East Sussex
Love Supreme jazz festival. Click here for tickets & info

Ongoing

* Jazz Cafe Posk in Hammersmith: a great, relaxed venue

* Check out one of my favourite venues - London's marvellous 606 Club

* In Milton Keynes, there's also the Stables Theatre, which often features live music

* Different venues, plus lots of music on offer at Boisdale in Belgravia and Canary Wharf

* Lots to see and hear at Kings Place, right next to Kings Cross and St Pancras

* Don't forget Ronnie Scott's, which has a range of jazz to suit all tastes

* Just a little further north in Soho is Pizza Express on Dean Street, which also has sister venues in Holborn and on the Kings Road.

* A blatant plug for the fabulous Club 85 in my home town of Hitchin. They've just launched a GoFundMe appeal to ensure that live music continues, so please take a look
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