The Sam Baker Tour has been cancelled. Sam Baker makes people happy. The characters in his songs face many challenges— alcoholism, car wrecks, racism, drug addiction, a mother's abandonment—but they persevere. Much like Sam himself..In 1986 Sam got in the middle of someone else's war. When a terrorist bomb exploded in his train compartment,...
This special project has been formed by drummer Jack Yardley to interpret the music of sax great Wayne Shorter and includes some of London's heaviest hitters. The programme will include some of Shorter's most famous tunes from albums such as Speak No Evil, plus some lesser-known gems from the archives. Saxophonist Duncan Eagles is well known for...
Parliamentary Jazz Award nominee 2020 and Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition semi-finalist Dominic Ingham has toured extensively across the UK with his quintet at venues/festivals such as Ronnie Scott's, Love Supreme, Barbican and EFG London Jazz Festival. He is an accomplished and well-rounded musician, a powerful communicator and performer, a composer of captivating original music...
Andy Hague - trumpet, Dan Newberry - tenor sax, George Cooper - piano, Chris Jones - bass, Ryan Thrupp - drums Dan Newberry and Andy Hague have played together at the club previously with Andy on drums, but this will be the first time they have joined forces in the front-line with Andy on trumpet....
Norway-based Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra began after the soon-to-be lead vocalists first heard the music of Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski while watching the Belgian movie "Broken Circle Breakdown" one night in a theatre in Oslo, Norway. Inspired by the soundtrack, they got a group of friends together to play the music from the film. After...
Welcome to our monthly Open Mic Night (1st Wednesday of every month) Hosted by Sarah Larkham & Elliot Hall, we welcome musicians and music lovers alike. We can get very busy, so if you wish to play, you can book your slot in advance. Simply message us on our dedicated Facebook Page (clickable link below)...
A welcome return for this superb band who smashed it out of the park with a sell-out show on their last visit back in March. Please note that this performance will be upstairs in the larger Studio room. Jonny Bruce is a superb trumpeter, based in Bristol but with a national reputation. He is fluent...
Join us for our first-ever Hen & Chicken Karaoke Night! Hosted by our very own superstar Nina in our party room, The Chicken Shed Free shot for the first 10 singers Cocktails 2 for £10 Selected spirits double up for £1 Entrance is free
Scottish saxophonist Helena Kay greatly impressed on their previous visit to the club back in May, appearing as part of drummer Rod Oughton's band Tomorrow's New Quartet. Tonight returning as band leader, Kay's original chordless KIM trio has been expanded to a quartet with pianist Peter Johnstone for the new CD release Golden Sands. Made...
Unfortunately The Way Down Wanderers have cancelled their upcoming UK Tour. Often referred to by fans as one of the hardest-working, hardest-touring bands on the circuit today. The Way Down Wanderers, a 5-piece Illinois-based act, not only proves that classification with their jam-packed tour schedule but also on stage every night, with youthful exuberance...
Luke Annesley - alto sax, Dan Moore - piano, Riaan Vosloo - bass, Andy Hague - drums Alto saxophone player Luke Annesley’s playing career ranges from performing classic film scores with the John Wilson Orchestra, playing in a quartet with the great guitarist Dave Cliff for a number of years, and improv-based projects such as his quartet...
“With songwriting as powerful as hers, there’s no need to go looking for qualifiers. She’s a unique, intrinsically valuable musical voice. And there’s never a surplus of those.” — Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Time Her eleventh album, the first record in over 8 years consisting of all her own songs, Dark Enough to See the...
