Saxophonist Alex Merritt has circulated in the upper echelons of London jazz society for a number of years, appearing at Ronnie Scott's, Pizza Express and so on, but fairly recently moved to Bristol, from which base he travels to teach at the Royal Welsh College. He's already had quite an impact on the Bristol scene, popping up...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Scott Bennett Featuring Catherine Bohart & Sally-Anne Hayward After starting comedy in late 2009, Scott Bennett is a stand-up comedian and writer who’s star is most definitely on the rise, very recently culminating in a triumphant appearance on BBC's prestigious Live At The Apollo in 2021 and impressing with a phenomenal...
CIRCUIT BREAKERS THE BEST UP-AND-COMING COMEDY TALENT Featuring Eric Rushton, Eva Bindeman, Julia Stenton, Charlie Bowers plus compere Calum McCarthy. Circuit Breakers represents the finest up and coming talent from the UK comedy circuit, in particular showcasing the excellent current crop of homegrown Bristol-based comedians. Circuit Breakers promises to be a joyous addition to your Monday...
The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this. In this talk, you will be introduced to the science...
The multi-award winning comedian Paul Foot presents his brand new show. Tired of the goose? Swan Power is here. Paul opens his beak and explores topics including Nanna on the rack, murdering Santas and interfering ambulance drivers (self-appointed busybodies!). Plus Billy Zane’s Valuable Diamond (c/o RMS Titanic). Live by the swan, fly by the swan. "Like a...
Our special guest soloist tonight is Simon Spillett, who over the past twenty years or so has established himself as one of the UK's pre-eminent saxophonists. Simon is a firm advocate of straight-ahead hard-swinging modern jazz, and his lack of pretention has made him a huge hit with the UK jazz audience, although he sometimes...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Steve Bugeja featuring Micky Overman plus Clint Edwards Steve Bugeja is one of the circuit’s most exciting comedians. Steve hosted the BBC Radio 4 series Economics with Subtitles and has made numerous appearances on TV shows including The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Love Island: Aftersun (ITV2), Russell Howard’s Stand...
Tonight we head over to the funky side of jazz with the irrepressible and slightly mystical Jingu Bang, who cite as their main influences Herbie Hancock and Weather Report alongside covering tunes from the likes of UK band Brotherly. Check out their website here Jingubang.co.uk The band is the brainchild of drummer Scott Hammond, who formed the...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Andrew Ryan Featuring Jake Lambert plus compere Clint Edwards. Irishman Andrew Ryan is one of the most exciting talents in recent years; he is in demand at the biggest comedy clubs across the UK & Ireland. Andrew’s quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a natural stand up....
One of the UK’s most charismatic comedians, Aurie Styla, is touring nationwide to 13 cities with his fourth solo show, GREEN. March 2022 see’s Aurie kick off the tour in Birmingham, all the way April 2022 to Leeds. This comes off the back of his previous sold-out tour ‘Just Like That’, starring in two movies (The...
North Street Games Night run games nights on different days every week at a variety of venues in South Bristol. Their ethos is about getting people together to enjoy board gaming and experiencing the cracking venues that the area has to offer. The event is £1 per person for each evening event and offers a...
Jonny Bruce is a superb trumpeter, based in Bristol but with a national reputation. He is fluent in the whole history of jazz trumpet as he demonstrated some years back in his Trumpet Kings project, in which he covered pieces from Louis Armstrong through to Freddie Hubbard. You may have seen him playing around Bristol...
