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Enjoy great Pizza and listen to incredible artists at the pheasantry chelsea 28 some of the UK’s finest venues - including the award winning PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho, The Pheasantry in Chelsea, our PizzaExpress Live pizzaexpress live Maidstone 34 venues in Maidstone, Birmingham, and our brand new venue in Holborn. pizzaexpress live birmingham 36

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pizzaexpresslive.com pizzajazzclub pizzaexpresslive 2 3 FEBRUARY 2020 SOHO PizzaExpress Jazz Club HOLBORN CHELSEA The Pheasantry SAT 1 FEBRUARY SAT 1 NICK COLIONNE & ERIC DARIUS MUNGO JERRY MARIA KESSELMAN

SUN NICK COLIONNE & ERIC DARIUS KEITH RAMSAY (lunch) DEE ANDERSON 2 THE SNAKE DAVIS TRIO (eve) STEPHEN RAHMAN-HUGHES (evening)

MON 3 BYRON WALLEN’S FOUR CORNERS WEB WEB mungo jerry TUE RAXSTAR 4 HYPERNOVA + INEZA FRI 17 FEBRUARY

WED 5 CROWD COMPANY STONE JETS FRANK LOMAN

THE DOWN FOR THE COUNT NATTY CONGEROOS THU 6 ANTONIO SERRANO MOTOWN COLLECTIVE aisha khan FRI 7 ANTONIO SERRANO (2 x shows) TOYAH AISHA KHAN & THE RAJAHS THU 9 - FRI 10 FEBRUARY DURHAM UNIVERSITY BIG BAND (lunch) SIMPLY DAN LEW LEWIS & HIS ALL STAR TRIO SAT 8 SALENA JONES (evening)

GARETH LOCKRANE BIG BAND (lunch) SIMPLY DAN (evening) BELLA & THE BOURBON BOYS SUN 9 SALENA JONES (evening)

MON 10 GILENO SANTANA TRIO PARLOR SOCIAL the edwin starr band

TUE JULIAN ARGÜELLES QUARTET DAVE LANDERS BAND FIL STRAUGHAN 11 THU 13 - FRI 14 FEBRUARY

WED 12 MARC COPLAND TRIO THE EDWIN STARR BAND MOMENTUM

THU 13 SILJE NERGAARD & ESPEN BERG THE EDWIN STARR BAND LAURA MILLER

FRI 14 SILJE NERGAARD & ESPEN BERG JULIAN CLARY WITH IAN SHAW MARI WILSON SILJE NERGAARD (2 x shows) & ESPEN BERG

4 5 FEBRUARY 2020 SOHO PizzaExpress Jazz Club HOLBORN CHELSEA The Pheasantry SAT 15 FEBRUARY SARAH BOLTER (lunch) LOS PACAMINOS SAT 15 GARLAND-LOCKE-SIMCOCK (2 x shows) PLATFORM 4

SUN CHRIS INGHAM (lunch) ALABAMA 3 16 TODD GORDON (evening) SAPPHIRA

MON 17 LAURA ZAKIAN ALABAMA 3 GARLAND-LOCKE- SIMCOCK TUE 18 DENISE MANGIARDI QUARTET JIMI HENDRIX MEETS MILES DAVIS Lucy May FRI 20 - SUN 23 FEBRUARY NATALIE DUNCAN + KATIE COLEMAN + WED 19 MARTIN SPEAKE SOME KINDA WONDERFUL TABI GAZELE + LISABEL

THU 20 THE BRIT FUNK ASSOCIATION VINCENT INGALA MALCOLM BRUCE

SEN3 (early) vincent FRI VINCENT INGALA 21 LEPAGE DEAN (late) ZEETEAH MASSIAH ingala THE DAVE JONES QUARTET (lunch) SAT 22 - SUN 23 FEBRUARY SAT 22 WANDERING WIRES (early) VINCENT INGALA RUBY ROBINSON TRIALOGUE (late) PEER-2-PEER (lunch) VINCENT INGALA RUBY ROBINSON SUN 23 JOHN VERITY BAND (evening)

MON 24 NICK COSTLEY-WHITE sextet LIVE PLAYLIST UNSIGNED SESSIONS

THE MATT PROJECT ruby TUE 25 THE WORDSMITH robinson

ARQ KENNY FOSTER (US) + STEPHEN GUY DALTRY THU 27 - FRI 29 FEBRUARY WED 26 KATEE KROSS (UK)

THU 27 CHRIS STANDRING STEVE HARLEY ACOUSTIC BAND FLEUR STEVENSON

FRI 28 CHRIS STANDRING STEVE HARLEY ACOUSTIC BAND REX REED chris standring SAT 29 CHRIS STANDRING (2 x shows) STEVE HARLEY ACOUSTIC BAND REX REED

6 7 pizzaexpressPIZZAEXPRESS jazz club soho Now in its 42nd year, the Dean JAZZ CLUB Street venue is rightly considered one of Britain’s finest jazz clubs with an international reputation that has seen mesmerising performances from SOHO Grammy winning soul-jazz giant Gregory Porter, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, vocal icon Amy Winehouse, violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy, bass star Richard Bona and revered jazz singer Kurt Elling alongside its many acclaimed mini- festivals, special events and knock- out one-off performances. Today, PizzaExpress Jazz Club is part of the very heart, and soul, of Soho.

DOOR TIMES: PIZZAEXPRESS JAZZ CLUB SOHO MON - THU 6.30pm FRI - SAT 7pm 10 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3RW SUN 6pm pizzaexpresslive.com8 LUNCH SHOWS midday BOOKINGS: 020 7439 4962 9 FRI - SAT double shows 5.30pm/9.30pm pizzaexpress jazz club soho february 2020

SAT 1ST – SUN 2ND FEBRUARY WED 5TH FEBRUARY NICK COLIONNE & ERIC DARIUS CROWD COMPANY Chicago native Nick Colionne is one of the most A modern take on vintage soul funk from highly acclaimed energetic and explosive guitarists on the circuit, 8 piece band Crowd Company. Brimming with energy, and is the only person to score five consecutive catchy hooks and tight grooves the band combine a number one hit singles on the Billboard Smooth Hammond organ based sound with a virtuoso horn section Jazz National charts. He’s also without question and 3 outstanding soulful singers, often blending multi-part harmonies. £15 the ‘Best Dressed Man in Smooth Jazz’, due to his colourful stage outfits. £45/£35 THU 6TH – FRI 7TH FEBRUARY (FRIDAY DOUBLE SHOW)

SUN 2ND FEBRUARY (EVENING) ANTONIO SERRANO Antonio Serrano, is one of the greatest harmonica THE SNAKE DAVIS TRIO players in the world today, a true virtuoso, and one of WITH JOHNNY THIRKELL AND MARK CRESWELL the best improvisers of his generation. He is in demand The legendary Snake Davis and Johnny Thirkell team as a soloist by a multitude of artists from musical up with mutual friend Mark Creswell for an evening of spheres of pop, blues jazz, classical and Flamenco. £27 gorgeous mellow music, infused with jazz, soul and pop. Snake played the solos on Take That’s ‘Million Love Songs’ SAT 8TH FEBRUARY (LUNCH) and M-People’s ‘Search For a Hero’ and has recorded with everyone from James Brown to Amy Winehouse while DURHAM UNIVERSITY BIG BAND Johnny has played on 22 No.1 records including Bruno Mars’ Durham University Big Band is a fully-auditioned, student-run, ‘Uptown Funk’ and Katrina & the Waves’ ‘Walking On Sunshine’. £22 eighteen-piece big band comprising the best jazz musicians in the university. They take pride in continuously reinventing MON 3RD FEBRUARY what’s musically possible in the big band idiom. With a large repertoire ranging from traditional big band swing to hip hop, BYRON WALLEN’S FOUR CORNERS latin and funk, they are incredibly versatile in the types of PORTRAIT ALBUM LAUNCH venues and settings they are able to perform in. £15 Byron Wallen is “one of the most innovative, exciting and original trumpet players alive” - Jazzwise Magazine. More than 10 years after SAT 8TH – SUN 9TH FEBRUARY (SUN -EVENING SHOW) his fourth album, Meeting Ground (2007), for which he received nominations for Best Band and Best Album in the 2007 BBC Jazz SALENA JONES Awards and Best Jazz Act in the 2007 MOBO Awards, Byron Wallen releases his new album ‘Portrait’, featuring his dazzling Four AND HER JAZZ SEXTET Corners band, led by himself on trumpet and conches, Rob Luft on WORLD RENOWNED US SINGER guitar, Paul Michael on bass and Rod Youngs on drums. £15 Described throughout her career by critics as one of the world`s great jazz singers, and by TUE 4TH FEBRUARY some as “not altogether a jazz singer”, Salena Jones is almost impossible to categorise; the HYPERNOVA + INEZA attraction lies in her voice quality pure and Following successful shows from Binker Golding, simple. Salena Jones’ cool, relaxed phrasing Mark Kavuma, Cykada, Pyjaen, Kassa Overall and and delivery is wonderfully free from artifice. many more, Heads Up returns with two of the finest £27.50/£22.50 emerging bands on the London jazz scene. Tonight’s ‘Heads Up’ show features Ineza and Hypernova. Hypernova is a collective of young jazz musicians, who include members of the bands Invariance, Where Pathways Meet and Nihilism. £15 10 11 pizzaexpress jazz club soho february 2020

SAT 9TH FEBRUARY (EVENING) SAT 15TH FEBRUARY (LUNCH) GARETH LOCKRANE BIG BAND SARAH BOLTER & SAX IN THE CITY Big Band Sunday Lunchtime concerts have become an established Carole King to Cole Porter! Beatles to Basie! Expect feature of JBGB Events music presentations at PizzaExpress Jazz a wide range of American song book classics with more Club on London’s Dean Street, and our 2020 programme continues contemporary numbers given a jazzy twist! Sarah fronts this that tradition with another high profile convert. £25 energetic jazz quintet on Sax, clarinet, flute and vocals with Joe Caleb on guitar, Nick Cooper on Piano, Pete Maxfield on double bass and Killian Madden on drums. £12 MON 10TH FEBRUARY

GILENO SANTANA TRIO SAT 15TH FEBRUARY (DOUBLE SHOW) Gileno Santana, probably the most versatile musician of his generation, shows his most creative side with a band without a harmonic instrument. GARLAND-LOCKE-SIMCOCK Gileno Santana Trio, is undoubtedly the most challenging and ALL STAR TRIO contemporary project of the trumpet player. £20 A truly world class trio of international virtuosi, packing colossal punch. A rare encounter to hear them stretch out TUE 11TH FEBRUARY in this format, where lyricism, brilliant JULIAN ARGÜELLES QUARTET compositions and knife-edge improvisation all radiate in equal measure. £25 Award-winning saxophonist Julian Argüelles plays a unique mix of exciting contemporary jazz infused with Spanish rhythms, South African grooves and classical SUN 16TH FEBRUARY (LUNCH) nuance. The quartet features some of the UK’s most JBGB EVENTS PRESENT active and talented improvisers; Ivo Neame piano, Conor Chaplin bass and James Maddren drums. £18 CHRIS INGHAM’S JAZZ AT THE MOVIES WED 12TH FEBRUARY FEATURING JOANNA EDEN MARC COPLAND TRIO After sell out performances across the country, Chris Ingham’s group Jazz At The Movies arrives FEAT. DREW GRESS & JOEY BARON at PizzaExpress Dean Street for a fun filled Sunday Truly an all-star trio, these three musicians’ “sensitive, Lunchtime tour through some of the film world’s conversational approach pushes the envelope even further most swinging and romantic music. £25 here. (Down Beat magazine); their new CD, And I Love Her, has landed on several “best of the year” lists. All three are bandleaders, and their credits, if fully listed, would read like a SUN 16TH FEBRUARY (EVENING) “who’s who” of jazz. £25 TODD GORDON SINGS SINATRA THU 13TH – FRI 14TH FEBRUARY (FRIDAY DOUBLE SHOW) SONGS FROM A COLLECTION Lifelong Sinatra devotee, Todd Gordon, returns with a new SILJE NERGAARD & ESPEN BERG show packed full of terrific songs associated with Ol’ Blue Silje Nergaard has ventured into an exciting Eyes. Backed by top-flight musicians, let Todd take you on collaboration with the great jazz pianist Espen Berg. a magical journey through the Great American Songbook, Espen is considered a world class pianist and was the Sinatra-style including You Make Me Feel So Young, I’ve recipient of Molde Jazz Festival’s renowned music Got You Under My Skin, One for My Baby, Summer award in 2016. For decades, Silje has travelled the Wind, Young at Heart, Nice ’n’ Easy, Strangers in the Night, world with her own songs, which keep getting covered Angel Eyes, Lady Is a Tramp and many more. £18 internationally. £28 12 13 pizzaexpress jazz club soho february 2020

TH MON 17 FEBRUARY BREAK OUT SESSIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHADES OF SOUL LTD ST LAURA ZAKIAN FRI 21 FEBRUARY (EARLY) A NEW PERSPECTIVE SEN3 LIVE Join accomplished jazz singer Laura Zakian and her great quintet An exciting new genre-hopping guitar trio have for an assured and inspired tour of her own original compositions emerged from London’s melting pot. The band and classic standards from her back catalogue. Mixing in jazz create a compelling wide-screen soundworld arrangements of pop melodies and new twist to the repertoire that’s rich in melody and emotive harmonies, of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and her favourite Carmen contemporary beat-culture and heavy riffs. McRea, with self-penned songs from her well-received 2019 EP Imagine a combo of Pink Floyd’s ethereal epic- Minor Moments, Laura effortlessly ranges from elastic swing to ness, imi Hendrix’s psychedelic soul-funk, a touch atmospheric Ballads. £16 of J-Dilla/Madlib beat conducting with a twist of Led Zepellin riffs and you’re half way there. £15 TUE 18TH FEBRUARY DENISE MANGIARDI QUARTET FRI 21ST FEBRUARY (LATE) Vocalist, pianist and composer Denise Mangiardi is LEPAGE DEAN coming to PizzaExpress Jazz Club to launch her new As the creative force behind the band Mode9, album Brown Book. Originally from New York and Ollie has enjoyed writing, arranging, recording settled in London for the past few years, Mangiardi and performing. Highlights have included an has written an album inspired by the great melting pot invitation to perform on the Rising Stars platform of her home city, combining jazz, folk, blues and latin at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival (2017), music. £15 producing their debut EP CD “On Standby” (2017), a sell-out performance at Pizza Express WED 19TH FEBRUARY Soho (2018) and a tour to China the same year comprising 12 gigs in 14 days. £12 MARTIN SPEAKE INTERNATIONAL QUARTET FEATURING ETHAN IVERSON WITH SAT 22ND FEBRUARY (EARLY) CALUM GOURLAY & JORGE ROSSY Alto saxophonist Martin Speake continues his collaboration WANDERING WIRES on this anniversary tour with US pianist Ethan Iverson Oxford-based electronic jazz quartet Wandering Wires since first meeting 30 years ago in Banff Canada. They make their debut at Soho Jazz Club PizzaExpress. A toured and recorded as a duo featured on My Ideal playing searing mix of jazz, soul, Brazilian and electronic sounds, standard ballads just before Ethan toured the world with The Wandering Wires are establishing themselves as one of Bad Plus. 17 years later after Ethan left The Bad Plus they performed and recorded again in 2018 the most exciting emerging bands on the UK jazz scene. as a quartet with Fred Thomas and James Maddren. £25 £17

THU 20TH FEBRUARY SAT 22ND FEBRUARY (LATE) THE BRIT FUNK ASSOCIATION TRIALOGUE FEATURING MEMBERS OF BEGGAR & CO, Trialogue was conceived in 2015, comprising three HI-TENSION AND CENTRAL LINE Cambridge scientists: neuroscientist and Dankworth The Brit-Funk Association features a 10 piece collective of musicians Prize winner Chris McMurran (piano), physicist from Beggar & Co, Central Line, Hi-Tension and ex-members of Light of the World and Incognito. Arvin Vaghela (bass), and biologist Alexander They perform from each of the band’s back catalogue tracks such as ‘Time’, ‘Somebody (Help Me Blackwell (drums). Their music stems from the jazz Out)’, ‘Walking Into Sunshine’, ‘Hi-Tension’, ‘British Hustle’, ‘There’s a Reason’, ‘I’m So Happy’, tradition and is set in the soundworld of the piano ‘London Town’, ‘Nature Boy’, ‘Everyday’ and some of the great music that inspired them. £25 trio, but pushes forward and often straddles genres. £12 14 15 pizzaexpress jazz club soho february 2020

SAT 22ND FEBRUARY (LUNCH) TUE 25TH FEBRUARY THE DAVE JONES QUARTET THE WORDSMITH Pianist/composer Dave Jones launched his debut DAVID LINX – MICHEL album here at PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho) in 1996. HATZIGEORGIOU Now in 2020 he returns to launch his new Quartet This duo project, The Wordsmith, is the result of a EP ‘Is That The Time?’, his 10th jazz release under his 35 year friendship. They have worked together since own name. £15 the 80’s in many different projects such as David Linx’s: A Lover’s Question with the writer James SUN 23RD FEBRUARY (LUNCH) Baldwin reciting his poetry accompanied by a.o. Steve Coleman, Bob Stewart, Deborah Brown, Slide Hampton, Toots Thielemans. £18 PEER-2-PEER: JMI YOUTH BIG BAND MEETS NYJO ACADEMY BIG BAND WED 26TH FEBRUARY The Jewish Music Institute proudly presents an BLOW THE FUSE PRESENTS exciting afternoon of Big Band music featuring two youth ensembles packed with some of London’s ARQ brightest emerging Jazz talent - the JMI Youth Big Band and NYJO Academy Big Band. £15 ALBUM LAUNCH ARQ return to the club for the London launch of their 3rd album ‘Short Stories’. ARQ combine SUN 23RD FEBRUARY (EVENING) richly nuanced compositions, rhythmic interplay and folk-infused melodies with skilful musicianship IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHADES OF SOUL LTD and a love of improvisation. ARQ play ‘songs without words’ and are lauded for their vibrant,

JOHN VERITY BAND communicative performances. £15 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

John Verity, the man and musician who is ‘Blue to TH TH his soul’ and for years one of the most consistent THU 27 – SAT 29 FEBRUARY (SATURDAY DOUBLE SHOW) performers on the blues rock circuit. Opening for Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and others in the USA in the CHRIS 70s and then Argent, followed by time spent in the STANDRING studio with The Zombies and Ringo Starr amongst WITH SPECIAL many others. £18 GUEST VANESSA HAYNES TH MON 24 FEBRUARY Soul jazz guitarist Chris Standring returns to PizzaExpress Soho NICK COSTLEY-WHITE SEXTET to celebrate his 13th solo album The Nick Costley-White Sextet showcases 6 release ‘Real Life’. Backing Chris of the finest jazz instrumentalists in the country on stage will be Londons’ finest in a brand new all-star lineup: Nick Costley- soul jazz and funk session players White (guitar), Freddie Gavita (trumpet), and a special guest appearance to Gareth Lockrane (flute), Kieran McCloud be announced soon. £30 (trombone), Dario Di Lecce (double bass) and Steve Brown (drums). £15

16 17 PIZZAEXPRESS LIVE HOLBORN With top quality entertainment presented every night of the week, join us for the biggest names, in music, comedy and HOLBORN musical cabaret. PizzaExpress Live Holborn will also introduce special appearances with great names from the arts, entertainment and sport in ‘audience with’ Q&A sessions. Set in the intimate basement of our newly designed restaurant, get closer to the acts you love.

PIZZAEXPRESS HOLBORN DOOR TIMES: 99 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LF MON - SAT 6.30pm 18pizzaexpresslive.com SUN 6pm BOOKINGS: 020 7439 496219 LUNCH SHOWS 12.30am PIZZAEXPRESS LIVE HOLBORN february 2020

SAT 1ST FEBRUARY TUE 4TH FEBRUARY MUNGO JERRY RAXSTAR The song most associated with Raxstar is a British Asian rapper who first came Mungo Jerry is the global hit ‘In The to prominence in 2005 with Keep It Undercover. Summertime’, it sold over six million Drawing from his influences of Bollywood and copies worldwide in the first six months of R&B, he accelerated his popularity worldwide with release and that total is now estimated to Jaaneman - described as ‘the ultimate rap ballad’. be over a staggering thirty million units, and £25 it is now officially recognised as the most played summer song of all time. £30 WED 5TH FEBRUARY STONE JETS SUN 2ND FEBRUARY (LUNCH) Take a pop sensibility; add a dash of classic rock influence, a COMPARING NOTES WITH bucket load of soul and a sprinkling of African rhythms and you’ll get Stone Jets — an outfit whose music simply cannot KEITH RAMSAY be pigeonholed. With their multi-cultural background, IN CONVERSATION AND SONG WITH Given and Manfred’s sound transcends boundaries. £15 EDWARD SECKERSON Comparing Notes brings stars of the West End and Broadway to PizzaExpress Live Holborn. In a lively and THU 6TH FEBRUARY informal mix of performance and conversation host Edward Seckerson will be getting up close and personal with these THE DOWN FOR THE COUNT musical theatre luminaries, exploring the stories behind the MOTOWN COLLECTIVE songs and the personalities behind the artistry. £24 Join The Down for the Count Motown Collective for a sensational night of soul and Motown music at PizzaExpress - it’s going to be a soul party like no SUN 2ND FEBRUARY (EVENING) other! One of the UK’s most popular bands, the STEPHEN Down for the Count Motown Collective bring the music of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin RAHMAN-HUGHES Gaye, Otis Redding and many more back to life STANDARD TIME with unrivalled passion and energy. £20 Stephen returns to the PizzaExpress Live since joining EastEnders. It gives him great pleasure to come back FRI 7TH FEBRUARY to the music he loves - singing songs by artists that have inspired him. He presents a magical programme to TOYA H entertain and wow you. £30 ACOUSTIC, UP CLOSE & PERSONAL MON 3RD FEBRUARY Household name, pop icon, TV EXCLUSIVE LONDON SHOW presenter, and stage/screen actress (Calamity Jane, Cabaret, Peter Pan, WEB WEB Jubilee, Quadophenia) Toyah comes to ALBUM LAUNCH‘WORSHIPPER’ PizzaExpress Live, with her ‘Acoustic, Up German supergroup - Web Web, a favourite of Close & Personal’ show. This is a unique DJ Gilles Peterson, play an exclusive London chance to experience Toyah in an intimate show at PizzaExpress to launch their new CD setting where music and stories take ‘Worshipper’. The band whose first two CD’s centre stage. £40 ‘Oracle’ and ‘Dance of the Demons’ achieved international acclaim, are lauded for their improvisational skills and hi-energy live shows. £15

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SAT 8TH – SUN 9TH FEBRUARY (SUN - EVENING) FRI 14TH FEBRUARY SIMPLY DAN VALENTINES SPECIAL

PLAY STEELY DAN JULIAN CLARY WITH SPECIAL GUEST IAN SHAW The 11-piece band of professional/session musicians, who have MY BONA toured all over the world with number of famous artists, will be VALENTINE playing two sets of songs from all the eras of Steely Dan plus Join renowned homosexual, focusing on an iconic album again after the success of their ‘Aja’ comedian Julian Clary and gigs earlier in the year. £18 his special guest jazz singer and pianist Ian Shaw for a MON 10TH FEBRUARY fanciful frolic through the JOHN ALTMAN PRESENTS tulips of love and life. This will be an exclusive and intimate PARLOR SOCIAL Valentine show, at this magical W/ DESSY DI LAURO & Holborn basement club. £55 RIC’KEY PAGEOT IN LONDON ‘NOT GIVING UP ON YOU’ TOUR SAT 15TH FEBRUARY If Cab Calloway, Outkast, and Lauryn Hill would have a love- child, it would sound like Parlor Social.” Fronted by Montreal LOS PACAMINOS husband and wife writing team Dessy Di Lauro (Cirque Du FEATURING PAUL YOUNG Soleil) and Ric’key Pageot (Madonna), Parlor Social pays Los Pacaminos features Paul Young, Drew homage to the Harlem Renaissance. £15 Barfield, Mark Pinder, Steve Greetham, Jamie Moses and Melvin Duffy (UK’s premier pedal TUE 11TH FEBRUARY steel player). One of the UK’s most popular Live touring bands, Los Pacaminos, play the very DAVE LANDERS BAND best in Tex Mex border music from The Texas CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF Tornadoes and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and STEVIE WONDER even Roy Orbison. £30 Stevie Wonder turns 70 this year and what better way to celebrate one of the most successful artists of the 20th SUN 16TH – MON 17TH FEBRUARY Century, than with a night dedicated to the legend that is. Stevie Wonder has created some of the best albums of all time, so get ready to hear all the hits and some of the B-sides. £15

WED 12TH – THU 13TH FEBRUARY THE EDWIN STARR BAND ANGELO STARR & THE TEAM EDWIN STARR’S ORIGINAL BAND The late great Edwin Starr’s original band The Team, who backed Edwin on all his shows are still intact. His younger brother Agelo

Starr has now taken over lead ALABAMA 3 vocals performing all the fantastic ACOUSTIC AND UNPLUGGED Edwin Starr classics, plus dynamic Best known for writing the critically acclaimed theme tune ‘Woke Up This Morning’ for performances of some great Motown HBO’s The Sopranos, Alabama 3 have been playing to sold-out audiences for over 2 & Soul covers. £27 decades. Playing a stripped back acoustic set tonight full of well-known classics, their unplugged shows have gained as much notoriety over the years as their full band ones. £50 22 23 PIZZAEXPRESS LIVE HOLBORN february 2020

TUE 18TH FEBRUARY TUE 25TH FEBRUARY JIMI HENDRIX MEETS MILES DAVIS THE MATT PROJECT PLAYED BY THE LINLEY HAMILTON QUINTET ‘The Matt Project’ band has been delighting Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix were two of the most ground the New York audiences for the last 3 years breaking and influential musicians of the 20th century. with a distinct sound and engaging stage Linley Hamilton host a night in celebration of the most iconic presence. Italian-based trio comprised of multi- songs from Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis repertoire, in a instrumentalist and vocalist Carlo Poddighe, colossal collision of both musicians’ musical individuality. drummer & vocalist Matteo Breoni and the Jimi’s virtuosity and innovative use of heavy distortion in Rock multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jury Magliolo, and Blues had taken the whole music world by storm, even who created a huge classic funk, soul, reggae and influencing jazz musicians like Miles Davis, who had himself R&B sound which placed them at the forefront of begun experimenting with his own form of jazz rock later to be the New York scene. £12 known as fusion. £22 WED 26TH FEBRUARY WED 19TH FEBRUARY NASHVILLE MEETS LONDON PRESENTS SOME KINDA WONDERFUL KENNY FOSTER (US) + KATEE KROSS (UK) THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER The hugely successful monthly residency WITH NOEL MCCALLA AND THE DEREK NASH BAND ‘Nashville Meets London presents’returns for its This “Master Blaster” of a show returns to Holborn third season at Pizza Express, Holborn with an after sell-out shows across London’s top venues and amazing double bill to kick off the series. Kenny across the South East. ‘Some Kinda Wonderful’ Foster, rated by Rolling Stone as ‘one of the top celebrates the life-time genius of Stevie Wonder, with ten new country music artists you need to know’, mesmeric vocalist Noel McCalla, the award-winning has performed alongside Maren Morris, Kacey saxophonist Derek Nash and a band of world-class Musgraves, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion, musicians. £25 Patty Griffin, Lady Antebellum, Marc Broussard to name but a few. £20

TH TH THU 20TH – SUN 23RD FEBRUARY THU 27 – SAT 29 FEBRUARY VINCENT INGALA Vincent Ingala is the hottest thing on the smooth jazz circuit currently. Although firmly established as a saxman, his multiple talents extend to guitars, drums and keyboards, as well as vocals. Now a regular feature at PizzaExpress Live, he is a guaranteed crowd pleaser, and following sell out shows on his last visit, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve added an additional Sunday lunchtime show this year. £34.50/£45

MON 24TH FEBRUARY LIVE PLAYLIST UNSIGNED SESSIONS ‘Unsigned Sessions’ at PizzaExpress Live, High Holborn showcases a diverse, eclectic roster of talent. With usually four acts taking to the stage each for a 25-minute set, the night offers audiences the chance to STEVE HARLEY ACOUSTIC BAND discover new music and broaden their musical horizons. UNIQUE SOLO EVENTS ON FEB 27 AND MAR 5 Come to see tomorrow’s biggest stars as they begin We are excited to welcome back Steve Harley, the original Cockney Rebel, to Holborn their journey to fame! £5 in 2020 with his Acoustic Band, playing an intimate, unique and atmospheric show. The performance promises subtle lyricism, mingled with great improvisation and rocky rhythms. £49.50/VIP£75 24 25 THE PHEASANTRY PHEASANTRY CHELSEA This historic music venue was reopened in 2009 and has already established itself as one of London’s premier venues for jazz and CHELSEA cabaret. In its new incarnation, The Pheasantry has played host to some of the finest musicians and singers in the UK, including Beverly Craven, Fascinating Aida, Julia Fordham, Lee Mead, Clare Teal and Ian Shaw. In 2012, this beautiful and atmospheric room was nominated for Best Live Music Venue in the London Lifestyle Awards, coming second only to the Royal Albert Hall.

THE PHEASANTRY CHELSEA DOOR TIMES: 152 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4UT MON - SAT 7pm 26pizzaexpresslive.com SUNDAY 6.30pm BOOKINGS: 020 7439 4962 27 THE PHEASANTRY CHELSEA A SHADES OF SOUL PRODUCTION february 2020

SAT 1ST FEBRUARY Vintage Rhythms TH MARIA KESSELMAN FRI 7 FEBRUARY I LOVE A PIANO AISHA KHAN & THE RAJAHS West End Leading Lady and international concert and Rhythm & Blues Diva Aisha Khan takes the stage at the recording artist Maria Kesselman is delighted to be returning legendary Pheasantry with a red hot band and special guests to The Pheasantry with accompanist James Church. This to play an exclusive, upbeat show of Rhythm & Blues, Blues wonderfully entertaining show celebrates life through and Jazz. This Queen of Rhythm has performed sell out shows storytelling - the highs, the lows, the laughs and everything in Europe and the UK and performs with style and substance. in between, with the music of Piaf, Legrand, Gershwin, £15 Aznavour, Brel and more. All peppered with personal stories and anecdotes. £20 SAT 8TH FEBRUARY SUN ND FEBRUARY 2 LEW LEWIS & DEE ANDERSON PURE MAGIC HIS ALL STAR TRIO Dee Anderson was brought up in the world of celebrity Lew Lewis decided from a young age that he wanted to sing after and entertainment. She is the daughter of the legendary hearing Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran in his dad’s car on the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, creators of Thunderbirds and way to school. Forming his first band in college, Lewis was quickly Groundbreaking television. Dee has performed as a jazz playing in his local area of Maidstone, joining jam sessions and singer in venues throughout europe and the uk and was guest spots with local rock n roll bands. £15 voted most promising newcomer in 2007. £15 SUN 9TH FEBRUARY WED 5TH FEBRUARY BELLA & THE FRANK LOMAN BOURBON BOYS A SHOW FOR CARMEN Bella and the Bourbon Boys are a classy jazz ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE band with a beautiful sound. Performing jazz GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN standards, modern hits in a vintage style, and My friend Carmen Crowe has cancer. Stage 4 original songs written by the band, their show liver cancer to be precise. She knows, she won’t takes you on a journey through 100 years of popular music. Fronted by the beautiful and survive this. As devastating as this news was, my first thought in-between the tears was, what charismatic Bella, the band are sure to surprise and entertain you! £15 can I do? Very quickly this idea to collect money was born. £25

TUE 11TH FEBRUARY A SHADES OF SOUL PRODUCTION FIL STRAUGHAN Vintage Rhythms Experience the seductive sounds of FiL Straughan. This award- winning vocalist’s warm honey THU 6TH FEBRUARY nut rich chocolate velvet voice NATTY CONGEROOS touches everyone who hears Natty Congeroo and the Flames of Rhythm him. A former member of Ray have worked hard to become one of the Lewis’s Drifters, a prize-winning leading Swing bands in Europe and regularly songwriter with music featured performs for major international festivals, on BBC1 Xtra, FiL has an prestigious vintage events and swing dances. impressive pedigree. £15 £15

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WED 12TH FEBRUARY SUN 16TH FEBRUARY MOMENTUM SAPPHIRA BURLESQUE OR BUST VALENTINE’S WHAT’S THE VIBE? Enjoy Valentine’s day with a difference! Burlesque Momentum recently released their third songstress Sapphira and her dancers Sapphira’s album,’What’s the Vibe’, featuring songs such Showgirls comprised of Sugar Kane and ZoeKee as Hello Helsinki, Abracabus, Romanian Trance plus the playful stage kitty Mademoizelle Cerise and Cheeky Half, to name but a few. The whirl up a storm with balloons, feather fans and rest is a mystery, so come along and sample tassels in a loved themed soiree. £21 their exciting brand of world music and jazz. Momentum are a six-piece, contemporary jazz- fusion band with two well received albums already to their name. £15 TUE 18TH FEBRUARY THU 13TH FEBRUARY LUCY MAY Lucy-May is a singer/songwriter from London. Brought up on

LAURA MILLER 60’s Motown music you can definitely hear this in her soulful VALENTINES SPECIAL vocal infused with a retro yet new country vibe. Her unique Soulful vocalist Laura Miller travels all over the globe style and edgy look alongside her distinct beehive hair style performing her own shows and performs as a sought sets her aside from anyone else out there. Lucy-May is an independent artist and totally self- after backing vocalists for artists such as Pixie Lott, funded, holding down several jobs to make money for her music. £12 The Shires, Peter Andre and many more. Tonight Laura takes over PizzaExpress and invites you to WED 19TH FEBRUARY celebrate valentines with an evening of love songs SOUL STRIPPED PIANO SESSIONS PRESENTS from a selection of the best selling female artists including Adele, Mariah Carey, Sade and many NATALIE DUNCAN + KATIE COLEMAN + more. £12 TABI GAZELE + LISABEL Goosebumps. We invite you into a unique unforgettable FRI TH FEBRUARY 14 experience of stripped-back, piano-led, raw and soulful VALENTINES SPECIAL music. Soul Stripped Piano Sessions features an MARI WILSON impressive all-female hand-picked line up. A strong mix of TRUE LOVE WAYS eclectic styles bursting with individuality! £12 Mari returns to The Pheasantry for her popular and intimate TH Valentines Night show, turning the spotlight onto her favourite THU 20 FEBRUARY love songs penned by the likes of Buddy Holly, The Bee EXPRESSLIVE: Gees, and Smokey Robinson to name a few. Mari’s live performances have become legendary since first arriving on MALCOLM BRUCE the scene in 1982 with her 12 piece band, The Wilsations and PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS her skyscraper beehive hairdo. £28 Singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Bruce has toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in music including Little Richard, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Joe SAT 15TH FEBRUARY IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHADES OF SOUL LTD Bonamassa and his father the late Jack Bruce of Cream. £10

PLATFORM 4 FRI 21ST FEBRUARY After several successful seasons highlighting up and coming artists Platform 4 continues the ZEETEAH MASSIAH 2020 season with 3 more wonderful singers Take equal parts reggae, ska and dancehall. Simmer until each with their own beautiful renditions of some grooving. Stir in soul and blues and sprinkle on a dash of of the best musical compositions. Don’t miss out jazz. Top off with sensuous, blistering vocals. That’s the on this opportunity to see 3 highly talented artists recipe for Zeeteah Massiah’s mighty new sound of 2020. hosted by the gorgeous Linley Weir. £16 Delivered by a red-hot vocalist and some of the coolest musicians around, it’s musical dynamite. £20 30 31 THE PHEASANTRY CHELSEA february 2020 BECOME A MEMBER OF FIVE SAT 22ND – SUN 23RD FEBRUARY PIZZAEXPRESS LIVE VENUES RUBY ROBINSON Ruby Robinson is definitely the new Jazz Diva for our era. This young lady has performed on stages all over the UK, at some excellent venues, including Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s in London, and Swing 46 Jazz and Supper Club at Times Square, New York City. £20

WED 26TH FEBRUARY STEPHEN GUY DALTRY LUDWIG’S VAN It’s like Eric Morecambe goes classical. Imagine J S Bach writing his latest masterpiece whilst supervising a creche of 21 children. Stephen Guy Daltry acts it out. This award-winning Film/TV composer makes a welcome return to the Pheasantry with his mirth-filled musical tour, part autobiographical, part concoction; it’s a comical mix of sketches, one liners, songs and anecdotes, laced with beautiful piano-playing, the odd tango Become a PizzaExpress Live member to receive free tickets and and his own unique compositions. £18 discounts at the award-winning PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho, Chelsea’s intimate cabaret room The Pheasantry, and the PizzaExpress THU 27TH FEBRUARY Live venues in Maidstone, Birmingham and Holborn. PizzaExpress STEP INTO SPRING WITH Live presents more than a thousand shows each year across our venues. FLEUR STEVENSON Here are some of the benefits of becoming a member: Shake off the last of those wintry blues and get ready to step into Spring with Fleur Stevenson and • 20% OFF ALL SHOWS AT PIZZAEXPRESS JAZZ CLUB, multi instrumentalist Pete Billington as they present THE PHEASANTRY, PIZZAEXPRESS LIVE IN MAIDSTONE, a programme of intriguing interpretations and BIRMINGHAM AND OUR NEW HOLBORN RESTAURANT classic covers of songs you’ll love. £12 • 10% OFF FOOD IN THE MUSIC VENUES

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