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RONNIE SCOTT’S PizzaExpress Jazz Club 47 Frith St. Soho, London W1D 4HT 10 Dean St. London W1 reservations: 020 7439 0747 Reservations: 08456 027 017 www.ronniescotts.co.uk www.PizzaExpresslive.com M A R C H Sun 1 March (eve) JUMOKE FASHOLA 1 ’s JAZZ ORCHESTRA Mon 2 - ‘Nina’s Reflections’ 2 - 3 AZYMUTH POLLY GIBBONS 4 - 7 Hendrix Project - sold out Tue 3 PAUL RILEY QUINTET with 8 - 9 RAVI COLTRANE - The New Quartet Ant Law, Rick Simpson, Matt Ridley, Dave Hamblett 10-11 WAYNE ESCOFFERY QUARTET 4 - 9 March: STEINWAY FESTIVAL. See opposite with David Kikoski, Darryl Hall & Ralph Peterson 12 DR LONNIE LISTON SMITH TRIO Tue 10 PHIL DONKIN QUARTET ‘The Gate’ CD launch, with Ben Wendel, Glenn Zaleski & Colin Stranahan 13-17 DR JOHN & the NiteTrippers - sold out 15 NATALIE WILLIAMS - Soul Family Wed 11 - Sat 14 18-21 JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET ORIENT HOUSE ENSEMBLE featuring Yvonne Yanney Frank Harrison, Yaron Stavi, Asaf Sirkis 22 GARETH LOCKRANE BIG BAND Sun 15 (lunch) LINLEY WEIR 23 BEKA GOCHIASHVILI TRIO (eve) 1-UP! with Dave Lewis & Lizzie Deane 24-26 BIRELLI LAGRENE Gypsy Project Mon 16 CLEVELAND WATKISS 27 DOWN TO THE BONE & ANITA WARDELL on Billie Holiday 28 An evening with the BBC BIG BAND 17 - 21 March: THUMP FESTIVAL 2015 29 Ronnie Scott’s BLUES EXPLOSION 30-31 STEPHANE BELMONDO ‘Love for Chet’ Tue17 LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE Wed 18 GREG FOAT GROUP Thur 19 MAMMAL HANDS STEINWAY FESTIVAL 2015 Nick Smart pno. Jesse Barrett dms. Jordan Smart saxes Fri 20 COLMAN BROTHERS A Celebration of Piano MARCH 4 - 9 at Sat 21 (lunch) SORIN ZLAT TRIO featuring Razvan Cojanu & Laurentiu Stefan PizzaExpress Jazz Club Sat 21 (eve) THE PRB SESSIONS - Wed 4 ZOE RAHMAN & ALCYONA MICK Peter Ray Biggin & friends including Manuelo Panizzo, + GeNIA + LIAM NOBLE & BENOIT DELBECQ Chenai Zinyuku, Katie Hector, Mike Outram, Mike Lindup Thur 5 Piano Party with LAURIE HOLLOWAY Sun 22 (lunch) CALISTA KAZUKO & guests JOE STILGOE, JAMES PEARSON (eve) MISHKA ADAMS MALCOLM EDMONSTONE Mon 23 OMAR PUENTE QUARTET Fri 6 BEN WATERS BOOGIE WOOGIE NIGHT Tues 24 THE SUGAR SISTERS with Will Sears & special guests Wed 25 NOEMI NUTI with Quentin Collins Quintet Sat 7 ALEX WILSON & MIKE LINDUP () Thur 26 - Sat 28 Sun 8 IAN SHAW & LIANE CARROLL Sun 29 (lunch) MARLON CONTON (eve) THE FILTHY SIX - Nick Etwell, Ben Somers Mon 9 & IIRO RANTALA James Fenn, Andy Noble, Dan Drury, Simon Lea + KIT DOWNES & JASON REBELLO Mon 30 & Tue 31 WILL VINSON QUARTET www.PizzaExpresslive.com for times and adm. pricem with Mike Moreno, Rick Rosato & Clarence Penn

Copyright©2012 Mary Greig 2 THE RED LION Canbury Gardens BOATERS Lower Ham Road 92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth TW7 6QJ www.boaterslivemusic.com Kingston KT2 5AU Tel: 020 8560 1457. FREE ADMISSION. 8.30pm Sundays in March Mondays in March. TREVOR TOMKINS & guests 1 THEO TRAVIS with 2 MARTIN SHAW, SAM MAYNE John Paricelli, Dave Jones, Marc Parnell ROBIN ASPLAND & TIM WELLS 8 with 9 , Simon Carter, Winston Blissett, Darby Todd ROSS STANLEY & 15 DAN REDDING with 16 , Simon Carter, Julian Bury, Chris Nickolls & 22 SIMON SPILLETT QUARTET with 23 , JOHN DONALDSON John Critchinson, Alec Dankworth, NICK WELDON 29 KIERON GARRETT QUARTET 30 STEVE WATERMAN, MIKE COATES featuring Dave O’Higgins, Mike Pratt, Pete Cumber LEON GREENING & VAL MANIX Music starts 8pm. FREE ADMISSION. 020 8541 4672

JAZZ CLUB The SPICE of LIFE East Side 6 Moor Street, Cambridge Circus, London W1 Upstairs@TOMMY FLYNN’S info: www.spicejazz.co.uk tel/text: 07870 915682 692 High Road, Leytonstone, E11 3AA Weds & Thurs in March. 8pm. £10 /£8 (£5/3/MU free on 5th) 020 8989 8129 eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.com Tuesdays in MARCH. 8.30pm. 4 FINI BEARMAN + Rick Simpson Tr. + mini-set from Deelee Dube & Renato D’Aiello + open mic 3 ART THEMEN with 5 Vando Jam hosted by Matt Telfer, with J-SONICS Alex Hutton, Simon Thorpe, Clive Fenner 11 LIFE STORIES feat. , Julian Mazzariello 10 DENNIS ROLLINS with 12 NYJO directed by Mark Armstrong Leon Greening, Geoff Gascoyne, Clive Fenner 18 / DAVID LYTTLE QNT 17 NATHANIEL FACEY with feat. Tom Harrison, Rob Barron & Conor Chaplin Gabriel Latchin, Dario di Lecce, Clive Fenner 19 Toby Stewart’s MONSTERS ON A LEASH 24 ANNIE WHITEHEAD with Steve Lodder 25 12.30-2.30: BOB DWYER’S BIX & PIECES. (£7) Jennifer Maidman, Dudley Phillips, Clive Fenner 25 8pm: ANDREW LINHAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA Club then closed until 14th April. Adm: £6 (£8 on 24th) 26 LONDON CITY BIG BAND

Friends Life Social Club Karamel Restaurant Watermill Pixham Lane, Dorking RH4 1QA Online booking: @CHOCOLATE FACTORY 2 jAZZ www.watermilljazz.co.uk 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green Thursdays in March. 8.30pm. London N22 6UJ Weds 11 March Tribute to 5 HARRY ALLEN QUARTET featuring Andrea Pozza, Simon Woolf Paul DESMOND & Gerry MULLIGAN & Steve Brown. £18/£13 with ALLISON NEALE & CHRIS BISCOE saxes, JEREMY BROWN bass, STU BUTTERFIELD drums 12 IIRO RANTALA - celebrated Finnish pianist in a solo performance. £17/£12 Weds 25 March VASILIS XENOPOULOS 19 JT4 featuring Jean Toussaint, Bruno Heinen with PETE WHITTAKER organ, DAVE GREEN bass Larry Bartley & Troy Miller. £17/£12 STU BUTTERFIELD drums 26 BENN CLATWORTHY QUARTET Doors 7pm./Music 8pm featuring John Donaldson, Simon Thorpe Adm. £8. Advance booking recommended & Matt Home. £17/£12 020 8829 8962 www.karamelrestaurant.com 3 Acoustic Jazz Lounge Upstairs at RONNIE SCOTT’S BAR WAY OUT WEST 47 Frith Street, Soho W1 D 4HT. 020 7439 0747 @THE BULL’S HEAD, 373 Lonsdale Road, SW13 9PY Mondays in March. 8pm to 12 midnight. Door adm. £7 Wednesdays in March. 8.30pm. £10/£8concs/£5 students Renato D’Aiello with guests 4 Way Out West PLAYS GIANT STEPS with 2 PAUL PACE with Tim Whitehead, Pete Hurt, Chris Biscoe, Tony Woods Christian Vaughan, Matt Ridley, Dario Congedo Matt Wates, Kate Williams, Tom Millar, Gary Wilcox 9 DAVID TUGHAN with 11 ELECTRIC LYRIC ENSEMBLE: Nette Robinson Onofrio Paciulli, Ben Hazleton, Emiliano Caroselli Tony Woods, Tom Millar, Matt Ridley, Chris Nickolls 16 with THIERRY PEALA 18 DISORDER at the BORDER with Chris Biscoe Bruno Heinen, Matt Ridley, Dario Congedo Ben Davis, Elliot Galvin, Tom McCredie, Corrie Dick 23 LUNA COHEN with 25 TIM WHITEHEAD QUARTET featuring Bruno Heinen, Nicola Muresu, Emiliano Caroselli Liam Noble, Oli Hayhurst & Eddie Hick 30 CHRIS DEAN with Christian Vaughan, Nicola Muresu, Emiliano Caroselli Coming 1st April . . . MIKE OUTRAM / KATE WILLIAMS QUARTET

HERTS JAZZ @ Hawthorne Theatre @POLISH JAZZ CAFE, 238-246 King Street, W6 0RF The Campus, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX Friday 6 March 8.30pm. £8/£5 Book online www.hertsjazz.co.uk Sundays in March JIMMY HASTINGS QUARTET 1 HARRY ALLEN QUARTET featuring with , Tim Wells & Trevor Tomkins Andrea Pozza, Simon Woolf, Steve Brown info: www.wowjazz.org 07979 805454 15 SAX APPEAL - Derek Nash, Bob McKay, Scott Garland, Simon Allen, Brandon Allen, Pete Adams, Phil Scragg, Mike Bradley 22 DAVE NEWTON QUINTET jazz nights at ajaNi featuring Martin Shaw, Jim Hart, grill & jazz Dave Chamberlain, Matt Skelton 29 BRANDON ALLEN SEXTET Ajani Jazz Nights are suspended during March with , Mark Nightingale, and April while the club moves to a new venue. Ross Stanley, Sam Burgess, Ian Thomas Watch this space and website for info ... 7.30pm-10pm. Doors 7pm. Adm: £3-£16. www.ajanigrillandjazz.co.uk

Harri’s Jazz STUDIO

@BAGSTER HOUSE, Walton Lane ST JAMES THEATRE, 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA Shepperton, Middx. TW17 8LP. Res: 01784 435396 0844 264 2140. www.stjamestheatre.co.uk www.harrisjazz.com email: [email protected] Tues 17 March EMILY SAUNDERS CD launch Thursday 26 March. 8.30pm. Adm £14/£16 Byron Wallen, Steve Pringle, Paul Michael, George Hart. , KAREN SHARP, DAVE NEWTON Sat 21 & Sun 22 LIANE CARROLL ANDREW CLEYNDERT & MATT HOME 21: with Sophie Bancroft & Sara Colman + the VJ Trio 22: Liane Carroll - The Love Files @GEORGIAN HOUSE HOTEL High Street Thur 26 JACQUI HICKS with Chris Ingham Haslemere GU27 2JY. Booking: 01428 656644 Paul Higgs, Andrew Brown, George Double Friday 6 March 7.30 for 8pm. £24 inc dinner Sat 28 CHRISTINE TOBIN with Huw Warren PETE NEIGHBOUR & VASILIS XENOPOULOS Phil Robson, Dave Whitford, Adriano Adewale with Phil Phillips, Steve Thompson, Pete Cater Tickets from £15. Doors 7.15/music 8pm 4

JAZZ in the Twickenham CLUB Jazz Loft Bar Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec @THE CABBAGE PATCH 140 Newington Butts, SE11 4RN 67 London Road, TW1 3SZ (1 min walk Twickenham Stn.) Tel: 0207 582 6800 Tuesdays in March. 8.30pm £11/£10 concs. Kennington/Elephant & Castle tubes 3 KELVIN CHRISTIANE BIG BAND featuring Mondays in March at 9pm. Free entry Graham Russell, Nick Mills, Sam Walker, Bob McKay 2 DAVE O’HIGGINS tenor sax 10 GEOFF MASON QNT Tribute to Brookmeyer, Mulligan 9 VASILIS XENOPOULOS tenor sax & Baker featuring Kelvin Christiane, Lesley Christiane & STEVE FISHWICK trumpet 17 CHRISTINE TOBIN + Phil Robson & Dave Whitford 16 QUENTIN COLLINS trumpet 23 TRUDY KERR vocals 24 BENN CLATWORTHY with Alex Hutton Trio 30 GARETH LOCKRANE flute 31 DAREK HERBASZ (Polish tenor) + Alex Hutton Trio with the Jason Lyon Trio Great bar menu. Info/bookings: 0208 286 3242 Plus jam session til late www.twickenhamjazzclub.co.uk www.btlrestaurant.com

DUGDALE CENTRE 39 London Road Enfield EN2 6DS

Quartet at Friday 20 March NIGEL PRICE ORGAN TRIO Maurizio Minardi piano & accordion featuring Ross Stanley organ, Matt Home drums Shirley Smart cello, Nick Pini bass Coming 15 April Jason Reeve drums Ziggy’s 3rd Anniversary & Album Launch Sunday 29 March 7pm. Tickets £10 Steve Taylor Big Band OMNIBUS ARTS CENTRE eXpLoSiOn 1 Clapham Common Northside, SW4 0QW Tickets £14.50 online £13.50. Music starts 7.45pm. Tel: 020 7498 4699 Box office: 020 8807 6680 www.mauriziominardi.com www.ziggysclub.com

jazz riverhouse googlies supper club Friday 20 March. 8pm Botany Bay Cricket Club, East Lodge Lane Enfield EN2 8AS. Enqs./ Res. 020 8350 3541 ASAF SIRKIS/ SYLWIA BIALAS Jazz in March. 8pm start. mems £7/ guests £9 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET Thurs 5 JULIAN MARC STRINGLE reeds Thurs 12 ROGER BEAUJOLAIS vibes ASAF SIRKIS drums Thurs 19 KEVIN FITZSIMMONS vcls SYLWIA BIALIS voice Thurs 26 VASILIS XENOPOULOS saxes FRANK HARRISON piano Sunday 8 March at 3pm. £7/ £9 PAT BETTISON bass/harmonica. THE URBAN BIG BAND & guests Adm £15/ £6 students. Bkng 01932 253354 (24 hrs.) . . . a musical tribute to the late Paul Geeson online booking: www.riverhousebarn.co.uk 2-course supper at £12 is optional but must be booked email: [email protected] Manor Road, Walton on Thames KT12 2PF website: www.googliesjazz.co.uk 5

Sunday Night Jazz @ THE GRIFFIN POLISH JAZZ CAFE 1262 High Road, Whetstone N20 9HH POSK, 238-246 King Street, London W6 0RF 020 8445 1110. www.thegriffin-whetstone.co.uk 07415 892436. www.jazzcafeposk.org March Jazz & Blues Nights. Music from 8.30pm Since going to print, all jazz at the Griffin in March has been cancelled except:- F 6 JIMMY HASTINGS QT see WoW box p3 S 7 PAUL LAMB & CHAD STRENTZ. £8 March 15 ERIC LEESE TRIO featuring Pete Morgan & Tim Stevens F 13 no jazz March 29 GRIFFIN JAZZ JAM : S 14 LIFESTORIES featuring JIM MULLEN with led by NICK NEWALL with house trio:- Julian Mazzariella, Dario Deidda, Enzo Zirilli. £8 Gareth Hunt p. Wally Shaw bs. Steve Plumb d F 20 Janet’s Jazz Night: DUNCAN EAGLES with Thereafter, there will be jam sessions on the Terence Collie Trio & friends plus jam session. £6 last Sunday of every month S 21 TONY KOFI & Music starts 7.30pm. Free admission. Food available THE ORGANISATION featuring Nearest station: Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern Line) Pete Whittaker, Simon Fernsby, Pete Cater. £7 F 27 WILLIE GARNETT BIG BAND £6 TELEGRAPH HILL FESTIVAL 2015 Saturday 28 March . . . special event Laura Zakian presents JAZZ CAFE POSK 8th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Polish saxophonist DAREK HERBASZ JAZZ AT THE HILL STATION with the Richard Busiakiewicz Trio. A tribute to Hosted by Kelvin Christiane. Adm. £10 Brook Benton & Dinah Washington with special guest Michael de Marco Followed by an open mic session ARCHDUKE Live! THURSDAY 19 MARCH. 8.00pm Weeknight Jazz, all duos except Friday, featuring Mon: Barry Green Tues: Will Bartlett . 6.30pm THE HILL STATION, Kitto Rd. New Cross Gate SE14 5TY Wed: Martin Blackwell Thur: Francesco lo Castro 0207 635 2955 www.hillstation.org.uk Fris: Maurice Horhut solo pno. From 7.30pm Tickets £10/£5 (singers & concessions) Saturday early sets - 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Jazz vocalists: twitter@The HillStation facebook/thehillstation 7 NOEMI NUTI 14 TRUDY KERR 21 ZENA JAMES 28 FINI BEARMAN Fridays, 10pm-12mid. Late Night Trios: Belvedere JAZZ & MUSIC CLUB Fri 6 BRUNO D’AMBRA TRIO Fri 13 GRAHAM HARVEY TRIO THE , Rawreth, Nr. Wickford SS11 8UE Fri 20 JONATHAN GEE TRIO Tel: 07850 607075 www.belvederejazz.co.uk Fri 27 ANDY TRIM TRIO Wednesdays in March. 8pm. Adm: £10 Saturdays, 10pm-12mid. Late Night Quartets : 4 AL NICHOLS SWING QUARTET Sat 7 VASILIS XENOPOULOS/ featuring Paul Eldridge WILL BARTLETT QUARTET 11 JEFF HOOPER with the Trevor Brown Trio Sat 14 CHRISTIAN BREWER QUARTET Sat 21 ANJALI PERIN QUARTET 18 Spirit of Grappelli-Reinhardt Sat 28 featuring Mike Piggott, Nils Solberg, BRANDON ALLEN QUARTET Jeff Green, Alan Morgan Sundays Lunchtime & Dinner Jazz 2- 5pm NICK PINI DUO 7pm-9.30pm BRUNO D’AMBRA 25 JAVA JAM - Manhattan Transfer style vocals FREE ADMISSION to all gigs. 1st April Tribute to Fats Waller/Sidney Bechet with THE ARCHDUKE, Concert Hall Approach, SE1 8XU PETE ALLEN / DAVE BROWNING 020 7928 9370 www.blackandbluerestaurants.com 6

Church Lane G U I L D F O R D PINNER Pinner Parish Church Harrow HA5 3AA JAZZ www.guildfordjazz.org.uk Saturday 14th March WEDS 11 MARCH 8pm. £14/ £12adv. THE KENNY BAKER TRIBUTE PAUL BOOTH featuring with Ross Stanley & Matt Skelton Enrico Tomasso tpt. Roy Williams tbn. THE PAVILION, Guildford & Godalming Rugby Club Robert Fowler tenor, Gareth Williams pno. GU7 3DH. Box office: 01483 444334 Steve Thompson bs. drums adv. booking: £16 - £8. Door: add £2 / students half price TUESDAY 24 MARCH 7.30pm. £12 Jazz Cafe with TIM WHITEHEAD QT Coming Saturday 18th April. 8pm Jonathan Gee, Oli Hayhurst, Winston Clifford CLARK TRACEY QUINTET “TURNER AND THE THAMES” ELECTRIC THEATRE Guildford Info line 020 8429 1260 www.pinnerjazz.org.uk GU1 4SZ. Box office: 01483 444789

SAT 21 MARCH 7.30pm. £12/£8/£2 JAZZ at NORTH WEALD STEVE WATERMAN BIG BAND NORTH WEALD VILLAGE HALL, High Road as part of Guildford International Music Festival North Weald CM16 6BU. 01992 522621 ELECTRIC THEATRE Guildford Friday 6th March GU1 4SZ. Box office: 01483 444334 ROGER BEAUJOLAIS with Tickets and info from: www.guildfordjazz.org.uk Ted Beament, Dave Chamberlain, Winston Clifford Friday 3rd April JULIAN MARC STRINGLE with Ted Beament, Val Manix, Rod Brown Friday 1st May ATILA with BRASSERIE ZÉDEL 20 Sherwood St W1F 7ED Ted Beament, Murray Salmon, Les Cirkel Res 020 7734 4888 www.crazycoqs.com 8.30pm start. Admission £8 Friday Night Swing Dance & Saturdays Late Night Jazz Licensed bar (Village Hall prices!). Snacks etc. Ample parking March Programme Fri 6 STUART MACBETH BAND The WOODMAN Ide Hill Martino Martinello tpt. Red Wilkins sax. Carlo Sevenoaks TN14 6BU 01732 750296 Matassa gtr. Buzz Booker bs. Skippy Gannon dms

Sat7 IAN SHAW with special guest Wednesday 11th March 8.30pm Fri 13 KAI’S CATS ALAN BARNES with the & with Simon Whiteside pno. Dan Faulkner sax Sat 27 Dave O’Brian bass, Ed Richardson drums ROGER BEAUJOLAIS QT ROGER BEAUJOLAIS vibes, DAVE OHM drums Sat14 HOLLY PENFIELD with ROBIN ASPLAND pno. SIMON THORPE bass Alex Hutton pno.Nic Kacal bass, Simon Lea drums Fri 20 BASIN STREET BRAWLERS Wednesday 25th March 8.30pm led by Pete Horsfall DAVE O’HIGGINS QUARTET Sat21 BEN COX & JAMIE SAFIRUDDIN DAVE O’HIGGINS sax, GRAHAM HARVEY piano Sat28 Claire Martin presents MAUD HIXSON GEOFF GASCOYNE bass, SEB DE KROM drums with Rick Carlson piano FREE ENTRY. Near Junction 5 of M25 10.30pm start. Doors 10pm. Tickets £15 www.facebook.com/woodmanjazz 7 LAUDERDALE HOUSE, Highgate Hill AZZ CHICKENSHED BAR London N6 5HG. Tel: 020 8348 8716 J Chase Side, Southgate Thursday 12 March SHED London N14 4PE JOSHUA JASWON Friday 27 March QUINTET Joshua Jaswon alto sax Alec Dankworth’s ‘World Spirit’ Freddie Gavita tpt./flgl Barry Green piano Alec Dankworth basses, Emily Dankworth vcls Rob Anstey bass, Andy Chapman drums tenor sax, perc. London based saxophonist & composer leads a band Brandon Allen Paul Clarvis of highly-rated young players, performing original music Support band 7pm-7.45. Main band. 8.30-11.15pm from the quintet’s debut album ‘Ribbons’ Adm £17 / £15adv. Bar / Restaurant from 7pm. Admission: £5.95 adv / £7 door. Doors 7pm. Music 7.30pm Coming 24 April . . . Clarinet Maestros Book online: www.joshuajaswon.com with & JULIAN MARC STRINGLE www.lauderdalehouse.co.uk 0208 292 9222 www.chickenshed.org.uk

Jazz at the

& Millfield Theatre Royal Albert Hall LATE NIGHT JAZZ in the ELGAR ROOM present UK Soul/Jazz Legend Thurs 12 March. 9.45pm OMAR in concert ’S HALF DOZEN featuring Julian Marc Stringle reeds, Chris Gower tbn. with Steve Taylor drums, Josie Frater vocals Dominic Ashworth gt. Len Skeat bs. Neil Bullock drums Chris Jerome keys, Simon Little bass Thurs 19 March 9.45pm THE GHOST NOTES James Fenn guitar Highly acclaimed gypsy-jazz band from Greece Saturday 28 March, 7.30pm SATURDAY LUNCH in VERDI - Italian Kitchen Tickets £20. Box office: 020 8807 6680 28 March, 12.30. VIMALA ROWE QUARTET MILLFIELD THEATRE, Silver St. London N18 1PJ with Harry Sankey gtr. Joe Webb piano, Flo Moore bs www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk www.ziggysclub.com www.royalalberthall.com Box Office: 020 7589 8212

The 152 Kings Road TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE Pheasantry London SW3 4UT Jazz in MARCH Res: 08456 027 017 OF MUSIC & DANCE 1 - 2 KATIE NEIMAN - ‘Back to Bacharach’ Friday 6 March, 7.30pm Tues 3 BEVERLEY BEIRNE with the SAM WATTS TRIO & special guest Rob Hughes TRINITY LABAN Wed 4 JOYCE BREACH JAZZ ENSEMBLE - Sat 7 ‘Moments Like This’ with GRAHAM HARVEY Malcolm Earle-Smith Mon 9 CLAIRE MARTIN directs a set of arrangements from Swing to Bop, featuring & RAY GELATO - ‘A Swinging Affair’ some of London’s most talented young jazz musicians Fri 13 SALENA JONES RECITAL ROOM, BLACKHEATH HALLS -Sat 14 and the GEOFF EALES QUARTET 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ Wed 25 BENOIT VIELLEFON HOT CLUB ADMISSION FREE BUT TICKETED: 020 8463 0100 Doors 6.30pm. Music 8.30pm. www.PizzaExpresslive.com www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/whatson 8

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2 Empire Mews, Stanthorpe Road, Streatham London SW16 2BF. Reservations 020 8835 7070 Jazz at Kings Place www.hideawaylive.co.uk MARCH MUSIC PROGRAMME 4 Mar 25 Mar 0$5,.9,(1 +c.21 Thu 5: PD3 %58192// .25167$' Pete Downes, Andy Coe, Tim Bruce Jazzland Recordings 62/2 Fri 6: BELOSLAVA presents … Jazzland Recordings presents … Maestro Jivko Petrov, Mussinghi Brian Edwards A distinct soundworld, Laurie Lowe, Ben Hazelton, Kevin Robinson at once strange The unlikely blend of Lilia Iontcheva and familiar, using jazz with electronic technology to create looping and operatic Sat 7: TOMMY BLAIZE music with flavours tenor vocals – one of Dave Arch, Andy Caine, Paul Dunne of blues, jazz, world the most astounding Trevor Barry, Ian Thomas and pop. performances you are Thu 12: AMARH PINO & OZIMZIM BAND ever likely to hear. Nii Boye, Isaac Agyemang, Gideon 7 Mar Kwaku Tieku, Roy Arthur, Thomas Owusu -$==($67)($7 27 Mar Fri 13 & Sat 14: *,/$'$7=021 -2+17$John Taylor first Saleem Rahman, Leon Brichard, Jon Gingell Mehdi & Adib Rostami came to the attention Nick Ramm, Satin Singh, Mauricio Ravalico (setar & tombak) of the jazz audience Robin Hopcraft, Tamar Osborn, Harry Brown and internationally in the early 1970s. Idris Rahman acclaimed saxophone He was working as virtuoso Gilad Atzmon. leader and as sideman Sat 21: THE JAMES HUNTER SIX with such important Lee Badau, Damian Hand, Jonathan Lee bands like Azimuth Jason Wilson, Andrew Kingslow 19 Mar and Peter Erskine Trio. Thu 26: THE MEDICINE BAND &28571(< Today, he is one of Simon Bates, Neville Malcom, George Kelly 3,1()($7 the most reputed jazz Cafe CarlSociety Hudson, Vince DunnSwing =2(5$+0$1 pianists in the world. Song (The Fri 27& Sat 28: DIVA ‘A pianist of Ballad Book) international stature … Leo Ihenacho, Corinne Greyson, Lily Dior One of the first black in recent years he has Paul Hazel, Janette Mason, Phil Mulford artists to reached a creative level Ian Thomas, Niall Tompkins make a serious mark remarkable even on the jazz scene, by his standards’ SUNDAY LUNCHES ’s The Irish Times 1: LIAM GRUNDY latest project strips everything right back 8: DULWICH COLLEGE SHOWCASE for his most intimate &20,1*,1 15: PLUM BUSBY show to date – $35,/ 0$<« 22: MISSISSIPPI SWAMP DOGS accompanied only Tori Freestone Trio 29: BASIN STREET BRAWLERS by fellow Mercury nominee and MOBO Sidsel Endresen & Jan Bang Mondays - Award-winning pianist, Jazz Workshop/Jam & Salsa Class/Club Zoe Rahman. Kairos 4tet Live Stand-up Comedy - See website for details

Doors 7pm, (12pm Sun Lunch) Check website for details 90 York Way London 1 minute from Streatham main line station (15 mins N1 9AG London Bridge /10 mins from Wimbledon & Sutton) 020 7520 1490 9

90 Lots Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0QD tel: 020 7352 5953 T: @606club email: [email protected] website: www.606club.co.uk CLUB OPENING TIMES: Sun - Thurs: 7.00pm-11.30pm. Fri & Sat: 8.00pm-1am . Non-mems: Sun - Thurs £10 / Fri & Sat £12. Alcohol only with food. Non members welcome. MARCH PROGRAMME

Sun 1 1.30 **Lunchtime Special ** LEE GIBSON QUARTET - John Pearce, Paul Morgan, Bobby Worth Sun 1 8.30 THEO JACKSON QUARTET with Leo Richardson, Huntly Gordon, Marc Quarantotto Mon 2 8.30 LATIN UNDERGROUND featuring Robin Jones & Nick Walker Tue 3 8.00 CAROLINE LOFTUS QUARTET featuring Jonathan Gee, Ben Hazleton 9.45 SKYDIVE - Geoff Mason, Steve Rubie, Jonathan Gee, Larry Bartley, Winston Clifford Wed 4 8.30 LILIANA CHACHIAN’S ‘OLUMO’ featuring Neil Angilley, Giuliano Pereira, Andy Lafone Thu 5 8.30 Closed - private party Fri 6 9.30 TONY O’MALLEY BAND featuring Adam Phillips & Neil Hubbard Sat 7 9.30 CLARK TRACEY QNT - Chris Maddock, Henry Armburg-Jennings, Harry Bolt, Dan Casimir Sun 8 1.30 **Lunchtime Special ** 606 GOSPEL LUNCH - FIONA YORKE’S Birthday Gig Sun 8 8.30 CONNIE LUSH BAND with Terry Harris & Peter Wade. £12 Mon 9 8.30 CARL HUDSON’S GROOVE NIGHT featuring Bobby Quigley, Paul Silver Andy Tolman, Nick van Gelder, Jimmy Norden, Neil Waters & special guests. £12 Tue 10 8.30 LIFESTORIES featuring Jim Mullen, Julian Mazzariello, Dario Deidda, Enzo Zirilli Wed 11 8.30 MOYSES DOS SANTOS BAND featuring Zhenya Strigalev, Charlie Stacey, Mikayl Dawood, Jamie Murray with guest vcls ZALON THOMPSON + special guest SOWETO KINCH. £12 Thu 12 8.30 NATHANIEL FACEY QT featuring Gareth Williams, Fergus Ireland, Shaney Forbes Fri 13 9.30 REDTENBACHER’S FUNKESTRA featuring Stefan Redtenbacher, Simon Allen Sid Gauld, Jim Hunt, Eran Kendler, Mike Sturgis, & special guest vocalist Brendan Reilly Sat 14 9.30 JIM WATSON QNT featuring Freddie Gavita, Jim Hunt, Tim Thornton, Chris Draper Sun 15 1.30 **Lunchtime Special ** GUIDA DE PALMA with Neil Angilley, Davide Mantovani, Nic France 8.30 UGO DELMIRANI - A CELEBRATION: Paul Rumbol’s ‘VIRAMUNDO’, Ola Onabule Liliana Chachian, Guida de Palma, Gina Foster, Guille Hill, Andy Lafone, Neil Angilley & many more Mon 16 8.30 **606 Special ** MORRISSEY/ MULLEN LEGACY BAND - Jim Mullen, Noel McCalla, Trevor Barry, Neil Wilkinson, Chris Fletcher + guests Dave Lewis & Mike Gorman. £14 Tue 17 8.00 DAN REINSTEIN QUINTET featuring Shanti Jayasinha, Tim Lapthorn 9.45 JAZZ FROM THE featuring violinist DAN OATES Wed 18 8.30 ANDREW McCORMACK QT with Sam Lasserson, Chris Higginbotton & Mark Lockheart Thu 19 8.30 LAJOS SARKOZY with Tim Lapthorn, Mark Lewandowski, Gene Calderazzo Fri 20 9.30 IMAANI w/ Carl Hudson, Emlyn Francis, Michael Bailey, Wesley Joseph, Jono McNeil, Holly Petrie Sat 21 9.30 DEREK NASH QUARTET featuring Pete Adams, Phil Mulford & Mike Bradley Sun 22 1.30 **Lunch Special ** EILEEN HUNTER QT with Luca Boscagin, Jonty Fisher, Nick Smalley Sun 22 8.30 BAND with Adam Phillips Mon 23 8.30 NIAMH MCNALLY with Carl Hudson, Nial Tomkins. James Ahwai, Jack Politt + special guests Tue 24 8.00 REBECCA HOLLWEG QT featuring Phil Peskett, Andy Hamill, Justin Woodward 9.45 SAM BRAYSHER QT featuring Matt Robinson, Calum Gourlay & James Maddren Wed 25 8.30 ANTONIO FORCIONE/ ADRIANO ADEWALE DUO. £16. Thu 26 8.30 MATT RIDLEY’S ‘MJQ CELEBRATION featuring Jim Hart, Will Bartlett, Steve Brown Fri 27 9.30 SAMARA featuring Liliana Chachian, Steve Rubie Sat 28 9.30 BENN CLATWORTHY QUARTET with John Donaldson Sun 29 1.30 **Lunchtime Special ** FINI BEARMAN QT with Matt Robinson, Tom Farmer, Dave Hamblett 8.30 GWYNETH HERBERT TRIO featuring Al Cherry Mon 30 8.30 GARY O’BRIEN’S ‘LUCHO’ with Nick Rye, Frank Walden, Glen Bridges, Matt Klose Tue 31 8.30 TOMMY BLAIZE with Dave Arch, Trevor Barry, Andy Caine, Paul Dunne, Ian Thomas. £12 10 Songwriting & JAZZ Recording Course ACADEMY Four days to sharpen your SPRING JAZZ July songwriting skills and record 7th - 10th April 17-20 your song with a pro band. at Yehudi Menuhin School Stoke d’Abernon, Cobham, Surrey KT11 3QQ Led by Helen Reddington + songwriting masterclass with Martin Stephenson. ALL INSTRUMENTS & VOICES Special session: Paulette Long £395 Tutors: Gabriel Garrick, Will Bartlett from PRS -‘How to make money (includes Kate Mullins, Martin Kolarides, Sam Walker from your song’. recording) Spencer Brown, Alan Jackson To book, call Julia: 0207 729 7593 “. . . an enlightening experience” The Premises Studios info , images & bookings: www.jazzacademy.co.uk [email protected] 01403 782744 [email protected]

Dordogne International INTERNATIONAL FRENCH JAZZ SUMMER SCHOOL 2015 JAZZ SUMMER SCHOOL Study jazz at Chateau de Monteton in rural France 20th Year ! Week 1: 25 July - 1 August All levels & instruments Tutors include: Liane Carroll, Julian Siegel Tutors: Mark Lockheart, Quentin Collins, Nic France, Simon Purcell, Martin Hathaway, Andrea Vicari, Ian Bumstead Tom Cawley, Geoff Gascoyne, Trudy Kerr Week 2: 1 - 8 August Intensive Course 8 - 15 &/or 15-22 Aug: course for all (some experience needed) with experience levels, all instruments and singers Andrea Vicari, Jon Bratoeff, Duncan Eagles 22 - 29 Aug: Advanced Improvisers course plus Vocal Jazz with Paolo Vera & Pete Churchill 22 - 29 Aug: Specialist Singers course. www.jazzschool-dordogne.co.uk Located in a fully renovated chateau with swimming pools [email protected] “. . . must be the benchmark for all jazz courses” twitter.com/DordogneJazzSch For further details : www.jazzsummerschool.com 020 8764 6478 079 4192 7257 Clive Fenner: 7986 996692 / 0044 (0) 208 989 8129

BELAIR Jazz Summer School Harold Moore’s Records

26 JULY - 1 AUGUST / 1 - 7 AUGUST 2 Great Marlborough Street & 8-14 AUGUST 2015 London WC1F 7HQ VOCAL COURSES with Brigitte Beraha. Tel: 0207 437 1576 www.hmrecords.co.uk Developing jazz technique and performance skills email: [email protected] ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL COURSE Best prices paid for all genres for pianists, drummers, bassists, woodwind, of Jazz CDs and LPs brass & guitarists. Tutors include: Please email or phone first to discuss Gareth Lockrane, Dave O’Higgins, Barry Green Excellent stock of new and Mike Gorman, Mark Ridout, Jeremy Brown secondhand Jazz CDS and LPS Oli Hayhurst &Tristan Mailliot Open 10am - 6.30pm Monday-Saturdays Further info & bookings: tel. 07880 600 564 [email protected] www.loiremusic.com Just off Regent Street. Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus 11

CADOGAN HALL Georgina Jackson & Pete Long present 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ ‘berlin to bacharach’ and some of the good stuff in between,with Monday 20 April, 7.30pm Georgina Jackson vcls./tpt. Pete Long sax/cl. PETE CATER BIG BAND Nick Dawson pno. Ian Laws gtr. Dave Chamberlain bs. Richard Pite drums 20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Friday 17 April. 7.30pm 18 piece all star big band featuring Bob Martin alto Steve Main tenor, Jay Craig bari, Joe Auckland tpt. WATERSMEET THEATRE Rob Barron piano, playing a special tribute to the High St. Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 1EH legendary Buddy Rich and original pieces. Tickets £15 (£14 concs) from 01923 711063 Tickets: £15-£30. 020 7730 4500 or www.watersmeet.co.uk www.cadoganhall.com www.georginajackson.net Jazz Vocal Recording Course JAZZ SHORT COURSES October 30- LED BY Something for everyone, at every age and level November 2 IAN SHAW of experience, taught by Jazz Faculty tutors. Four days to fire up your vocal skills All instruments * All voices * All abilities and make your own master recording SINGERS’ WEEKEND 25 & 26 July with Barry Green (piano) £475 Geoff Gascoyne (bass) JAZZ & ROCK WEEK 26 - 31 July all inclusive and Dave Ohm (drums) ADVANCED JAZZ 7 - 9 August Info: www.gsmd.ac.uk/musicsummerschool To book, call Julia: 0207 729 7593 Guildhall School of Music & Drama The Premises Studios Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT [email protected] Ray’s Jazz Jazz in London Distribution Jazz In London is distributed around 26-27 of the Music & Books previous month to London venues including:- at Foyles Charing Cross Road PizzaExpress Jazz Club, Ronnie Scott’s, Ray's Jazz on Level 2 Spice of Life, The Vortex, 606 Club, The Bull’s Head The Hideaway, Archduke Wine Bar, The new home for Jazz, Blues & Roots Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, The Griffin and World Music alongside the UK’s East Side Jazz Club, The Red Lion, Gunnersbury Tavern largest range of music books & printed music Polish Jazz Cafe, Twickenham Jazz Club, Boaters PLUS regular live jazz performances Way Out West. (all addresses in this issue of JiL) At weekly venues, it may only be available on the gig night Ray’s Jazz at Foyles FOPP, 1 Earlham St WC2. HMV Jazz Dept 363 Oxford St. 107 Charing Cross Rd City of London Info Centre (St Paul’s) EC4. London WC2H 0DT Barbican Music Library, Morley College www.foyles.co.uk 020 7440 3205 Richmond Jazz School, Ealing Central Library [email protected] Or download from www.jazzinlondon.net 12

MARCH LISTINGS SECTION For free listings, email: [email protected] Please include venue address, postcode, admission or (F) free adm (FD) free to diners, (FDD) free to drinkers & diners, time & phone number for public enquiries. Please confirm residencies every month by the 14th of previous month. . Tel : 01904 848338 (enquiries only - not for listings). APRIL listings deadline: SATURDAY 14 MARCH. 6pm

Mondays in March Tuesdays in March

RONNIE SCOTT’S, 47 Frith Street, W1. 020 7439 0747 RONNIE SCOTT’S, 47 Frith Street, W1. 020 7439 0747 Late Show: 2 Josh Kemp Qt 9 Lewis Wright Qt Late Show: 3 Andrea Trillo Qt 10 Rick Simpson Qt 16 Mark Crooks Qt 23 Gabriel Latchin Qt 17 Callum Au Qt. 31 Kit Downes Qnt. 11pm-3am. £10/5 30 Ashley Henry Qt. 11pm-3am. £10/5 THE BULL’S HEAD, Lonsdale Rd. SW13 9PY. 8876 5241 THE OXFORD,Mondays 256 Kentish in Town February Road, NW5 2AA. 10 Sax Appeal. £10. 17 Band. £14. 2 Dave Smith/Robin Fincker Qt. 9 Huw V Williams Grp THE GROSVENOR, 127 Oaklands Rd. W.Ealing W7 2DT 16 Fini Bearman Qt 23 Mikkel Ploug Trio 10 Vasilis Xenopoulos / Nigel Price Qt. (F) 30 Dave Manington’s Riff-Raff. 8.30pm. £5 SILVER BULLETT, 5 Station Place, Finsbury Pk. N4 2DH THE COCKPIT, Gateforth St. NW8 8EH. 020 7258 2925 Every Tues: Bukky Leo Qt + jazz jam. 9pm. 7619 3639. (F) 30 Stickchops featuring / Anthony Kerr + Ashley Henry Trio + Dave Pattman. 8pm. £12. NELSON, 48 Stanhope St. NW1. www.singersnight.co.uk 10 Open Mic with Dave Frankel. 7.45pm. List 6pm. £8/7 QUECUMBAR, 42 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX QUECUMBAR, 42 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX 2 Balagan Cafe Band. £8. 9 Evan Christopher’s Every Tues: Gypsy Jazz jam session. 7pm. (F) Django a la Creole. £15. 23 The Ghost Notes. £10 30 Manouche ft.Robert Stuka, Nicolas Deschatrettes.£8 ROSE THEATRE Cafe, Kingston KT1 1HL. 020 8174 0090 3 Lunchtime: Jo Fooks Trio. 1.15-2pm. (F) COURTYARD THEATRE, 40 Pitfield St.N1 6EU. 8445 7787 Every Mon: Jack Jaffe’s open mic: £5-£10. 8pm. ARCH 1, Cranberry Lane, E16 4BJ. info: 07852 736738 17 Plank feat. Rachel Musson, Noel Taylor. 8pm. £6/£4 HALFWAY HOUSE, 24 Priest’s Bridge, Barnes SW14 8TA Every Mon: Open mic/Jam. 8.15pm. (F) 020 8748 7347 WALLINGTON ARMS, 6 Woodcote Rd. Surrey SM6 0NN. 17 Mack Big Band. 8.30pm. (F). 0208 773 0404 WEST RUISLIP Golf Centre, Ickenham Rd. HA4 7DQ. £7 16 Geoff Eales/Michael Coates Qt. 8.15. 01895 632394 RETRO BISTRO, 114 High St. Teddington TW11 8JB 31 Gareth Lockrane + Terry Collie Tr. 8pm (F) 8977 2239 The OAK, 98 Richmond Rd. KIngst’n KT2 5EN. 8977 9695 GEORGE & DRAGON, High St. Thames Ditton KT7 0RY 16 Singers open Mic with Pete Billington Trio. 8pm. £8 Every Tues: Don Cook Trio. + guests. 8.30. (F) 8398 2206 THE CRICKETERS, Horsell Birch, Woking GU21 4XB. (F) THE OVAL TAVERN, 131 Oval Rd. Croydon CRO 3BR. 16 Harriet Coleman, Julian Stringle, Ken McCarthy. 8pm 31 Alan Barnes Quartet. 1pm-3pm. (F) 020 8686 6023 OFF THE CUFF, 301 Railton Rd. Herne Hill SE24 0JN. (F) BARDSWELL CLUB, Weald Rd. Brentwood CM14 4TJ Every Mon: Heads Up (8.30) + jam session. 07764 823170 Info: 01245 420475. 3 Harry Allen + Colin Oxley Trio OLIVER’S BAR, 9 Nevada St. SE10 9JL. 020 8858 3693 17 Chris Ingham Qt 24 Enrico Tomasso. £12 /£9. 8pm. Every Mon: Corrie Dick & guests. 9pm. £8/£3. KINGS LANGLEY CLUB, 3 Hempstead Road, WD4 8BJ. KING’S HEAD, High St. Old Bexley DA5 1AA. 8467 1350 3 Kingsclub 7 10 The Jazz Knights 17 Semaphore 2 Alan Barnes + Simon Wallace Trio 31 Hertswing Big Band. 8.30pm. (F) 01923 262982 9 Marlene VerPlanck + John Pearce Trio PRIMA DONNA’S, 1-3 Lodge Lane, W. Wickham BR4 0EL 16 Pete Long Qt 23 Matt Ridley/Jim Hart Qt Geoff Castle with: 3 Linley Weir 10 Catherine Williams 30 Robert Fowler with John Pearce Trio. 8.30pm. £10 17 Jojo Desmond 24 31 Sarah Moule. 7pm HG WELLS CENTRE, St Marks Rd. Bromley High St. Sth. BROOK THEATRE, Chatham ME4 4SE. 01634 338338 Kent. 2nd Mick Collins Jazz Orchestra. 8.30pm. £6 31 Gilad Atzmon Orient House Ens. 8pm. £12/£10.50 HERE CAFE, Lower Kings Rd. Berkhamsted HP4 2AB BRITISH LEGION HALL, Marlow. www.marlowjazz.co.uk Bob Haddrell duo featuring: 2 Al Nicholls 9 Julian Meres 24 Anthony Kerr with the Frank Toms Trio. 8.30pm. £8 16 Roy Williams 23 Nick Newall 30 Jim Douglas. FLEET JAZZ, The Harlington, 236 Fleet Rd. GU51 4BY 8pm-10pm. (F) 01442 300870 17 Denys Baptiste Quartet. 8pm. £12. 01252 811009 13

Wednesdays in March Wednesdays (cont)

ROYAL ACADEMY of Music, Marylebone Rd. NW1 5HT ORFORD HOUSE, 73 Orford Rd. E17 9QR. 07930 544312 4 Academy Big Band plays Basie. 7.30. £7.50. 7873 7300 25 Josh Kemp Quartet. 8.30. £8/£5. www.e17jazz.com WIGMORE HALL, 36 Wigmore St. W1U 2BP. St ANTHONY’s Club, 13 Upton Ave. Forest Gate, E7 9PN 11 Brass Jaw. 5.30-6.15. (F) but ticketed: 020 7935 2141 8472 3028. 4 Mojo Big Band 11 Catherine Lima Qt 18 John Parmenter Octet 25 Simon Spillett Qt. 8.30. £3 PURCELL ROOM, SE1 8XX. www.southbankcentre.co.uk 18 Marius Neset. 7.45pm. £15. Thursdays in March RONNIE SCOTT’S, 47 Frith Street, W1. 020 7439 0747 Late show: 4 & 18 Quentin Collins Qt. ROYAL ACADEMY of Music, Marylebone Rd. NW1 5HT 11 Nigel Price Qt. 25 Brandon Allen Qt.11pm-3. £10/£5 12 Academy Jazz Ensembles. 6pm (F) 7873 7300 ST MARTIN-in-the-Fields (Crypt), Trafalgar Sq. 7766 1100 RONNIE SCOTT’S, 47 Frith Street, W1. 020 7439 0747 4 London Gospel Factory 11 John Donegan Band Late Show: 5 Brandon Allen Qt. 12/ 26 Tim Thornton Qt 18 TJ Johnson Band. 8pm. £12/9 19 Nigel Price Qt. 11pm-3am. £10/£5 MAU MAU BAR, 265 Portobello Rd. W11. 020 7229 8528 GOLDEN HINDE, Clink St. SE1 9DG www.jazznursery.com 11 John Wheatcroft All-Stars. 7.30-11pm. (F) 26 Fini Bearman Group + support. 8pm. £10/£5 THE BULL’S HEAD, Lonsdale Rd. SW13 9PY. 8876 5241 LONG WHITE CLOUD,151 Hackney Rd. E2 8JL 7033 4642 4,11,18 & 25: See WoW box page 3. 5 Backyard Chassis + Seth Bennett / Cath Roberts 12 Alex Bonney Qt 19 Hugh V Williams + A Quartet SO BAR, Brewers Lane, Richmond TW9 1HH. 8940 0427 26 Andreae/ Knight/ Ward + 11 Hannes Riepler Trio 25 George Crowley Tr. 8.30 (F) Pete Ibbetson/ Rory Simmons. 8.30pm. £5 CHARING X HOSPITAL Foyer, Fulham Palace Road, LJCC, Ivy House, 94 North End Rd. NW11 7SX. 8457 5000 W6 8RF. 11th Fulham Big Band. 7.30. (F) Charity event 19 Claire Martin/Joe Stilgoe. 8pm. £16/£14adv. THE GUNNERS, 204 Blackstock Road, N5 1EN THE BULL’S HEAD, Lonsdale Rd. SW13 9PY. 8876 5241 11,18,25th: Spanner Big Band. 8.30pm. (F). 7359 2467 5 Chico Chica. £10. (Blues & Soul other Thurs - see web) JOSEPH’S Book Store, 1257 Finchley Rd. NW11 0AD HIDEAWAY Bar, 114 Junction Rd. N19 5LB. 07958 365131 18 Eriko Ishihara/ Amy Baldwin. 8pm. (FD) 8371 7575 26 Dave Colton duo with singers 7.30pm. £5. BLACK LION, 274 Kilburn High Rd NW6 2BY THE PLOUGH, 297 Northfield Ave. W5 4XB. 8567 1416. (F) Every Weds: Cubic Jazz. 8.30pm. (F) 020 7625 1635 5 Willie Garnett, Enrico Tomasso, Dick Esmond. 8.30 O’NEILL’S, 762 High Rd. Leytonstone E11 3AW ROZ-ANA BAR, 4 Kingston Hill, KT2 7NH. 020 8546 6388 Every Weds: Little Bread Big Jam. 8pm. £4. 020 8536 4039 Every Thurs: Tony Heiberg Duo & guests. 7.30-9.30. (F) MILL HILL JAZZ, 100 Barnet Way, NW7 3AL 8207 0451. WOKING CONS CLUB, Mount Hermon Rd GU22 7TA 4 Josie Frater/ Steve Taylor 11 Dorian Ford Trio 19 Pell Mell Octet. 8.30pm. £5. 01276 451297 18 Shane Alessio Trio. £9/8 25 Jam Night. £6/5. 8.30pm THE RISING SUN, 29 High St. Hampton Hill TW12 1NB DRAYTON COURT, 2 The Avenue, W13 8PH. 8997 1019 Every Thur: Steve Darlington Qnt. 8.30pm. (F). 8979 3774 25 Sound of 17 Big Band with Sarah Moule + LCM Big Band. 9pm (F) OLIVER’S, 9 Nevada St. Greenwich, SE10 9JL 8858 3693 5 & 19 Beats in the Bar (F). 9pm. QUECUMBAR, 42 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX CLOCKTOWER Cafe, Katharine St. CRO 1NX. 8668 4013 Every Weds: Swing jam session. doors 7pm. (F) Trios: 5 Paul Jordanous 12 Kelvin Christiane BELAIR HOUSE, Gallery Rd. Dulwich SE21 7AB. 8299 19 26 Matt Wates. 12-2pm (F) 9788. 18 Karen Lane Trio 25 Simon Woolf Latin Trio. (F) BOATHOUSE, Old Nazeing Rd. Broxbourne EN10 6QU. BRAVE NEW WORLD, 26 Berrylands Rd. KT5 8RA. (F) 5 Marlene VerPlanck/John Pearce Tr. £10. 01992 442263 Every Weds Tony Heiberg Jam Session. 8.30. 8399 0200 LANGLEY PARK Club, Hawksbrook Lane, Becken’m BR3 BARLEY MOW, Watersplash Rd, Shepperton TW17 0EE 3SR. 01245 420475. 5 Pete Neighbour + Andy Noble Trio Pete Davies Qt +: 4 Mike Hogh 18 Peter Cook. (F) 12 Alan Barnes Qt 26 Derek Nash Qt. £12/£9. 8.30pm THE JUNCTION, 9 Gayton Rd. Harrow on Hill. HA1 2DH. CROSS KEYS, Southborough TN4 9XD. 01892 536516 25 Eric Leese/ Peter Morgan Trio. 9pm. £4. 8426 094 12 Alex Hutton Trio. 8pm. (F) 14

Fridays in March Fridays (cont.)

SPICE OF LIFE, Moor St. W1D 5NA. 020 8647 2114 HARROW. Arts Centre, Uxbridge Rd. HA5 4EA. 8416 8962 6 Simon Spillett / Clive Burton 13 Andrew Oliver Sxt 27 Sextet w/ Frank Griffith, Freddie Gavita. £15 20 Stuart Henderson / Vasilis Xenopoulos IMBER COURT, Molesey KT8 0BT. info: 01932 845174 27 Mike Pointon Quintet. £5-£6. 12.30-2.30 20 Clark-Duncan Qnt (Blue Note). 8.30pm. £10 SOUTHBANK CENTRE, SE1. (Foyer spaces) RIPLEY CRICKET CLUB, The Green, Ripley GU23 6AN. 27 Theo Jackson Qt. feat. Leo Richardson. 5.30pm. (F) 6 Urban Gin House + guests. 8.30. £7. inf: 01483 223975 RAY’S JAZZ@ Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Rd. WC2H 0EB ANCHORIAN Club, Darland Avenue, Gillingham ME7 3AN 13 Jan Behrens piano duo. 6.30-7.30pm. (F) 20 / Simon Spillett Qnt. 8.30pm. £10 RONNIE SCOTT’S, 47 Frith St. W1. 020 7439 0747 NORTH WEALD JAZZ - See box page 6 this month Late Show: 6/13 Fletch’s Brew 20 Femi Temowo Qt MARIGOLDS, Cricket Club, Chippingfield, Esx. CM17 0DJ 27 Kansas Smitty’s House Band. 11pm-3am. £10/5 27 Quentin Collins Quintet. 8pm. £8. 01279 421763 THE CON CELLAR BAR, 42 St Pancras Way, NW1 0QT. NORDEN FARM Cntr, Altwood Rd. Maidenhead, SL6 4PF 6 Corrie Dick Group + Mike Chillingworth Sept. 9pm. £5 27 Simon Allen Qt. 8pm. £14/12. 01628 788997 GREEN NOTE 106 Parkway, NW1 7AN. 020 7485 9899 PROGRESS THEATRE, Reading RG1 5HL 0118 960 6060 27 Tom Millar & Nia Lynn. 9pm. £6 6 Don Weller Quartet. 7.30. £13/£10.50 THE BULL’S HEAD, Lonsdale Rd. SW13 9PY. 8876 5241 SOUTH HILL PARK, Bracknell RG12 7PA. 01344 484123 13 Jazz at the Movies ftg Joanna Eden, Alan Barnes. £14 13 Kelvin Christiane w/ Simon Cook Trio. 7.30pm. £8.50 20 Art Themen with John Critchinson Trio. £12 Saturdays in March DA SCALZO, 1 Elizabeth St. SW1W 9NE. 020 7730 5498 13 Alice in Grooveland 20 Dino Baptiste/Evan Jenkins RAY’S JAZZ@ Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Rd. WC2H 0EB 27 Renato D’Aiello. 8pm. (F) 21 Olivia’s Owls (F-ire Collective). 6.30-7.30. (F) THE LANGHAM, 1 Portland Place, W1B 1JA. 7965 0195 THE BULL’S HEAD, Lonsdale Rd. SW13 9PY. 8876 5241 Trios: 6,20,27: John Watson 13 Scott Baylis 6.30pm. (F) 7 Harry Allen Qt. £18/16adv. 14 Blues JAN’S BAR, 18 Northwold Rd. Stoke Newington, N16 7HL 21 Graham Harvey Qt. £12 28 Qt. £14. 8pm 27 Deirdre Cartwright Trio & guests. 8.45. (F) 7812 9862 RONNIE SCOTT’S, 47 Frith St. W1. 020 7439 0747. Late Show: 7/14 Fletch’s Brew 21 Femi Temowo Qt JAMBOREE, Cable St Studios, 566 Cable St. E1W 3HB 28 Kansas Smitty’s House Band. 11pm-3am. £10/5 6 Evan Christopher’s Django a la Creole. £10. 8pm. 020 7791 5659 DA SCALZO, 1 Elizabeth St. SW1W 9NE. 020 7730 5498 7 Maurizio Minardi 14 Tyger Tyger TROYGANIC, 132 Kingsland Rd. E2 8DY. 07921 874443 21 Graham Pike Trio 28 Wild Card. 8pm (F) Every Fri Roy Pfeffer Trio. 9pm-12. (F) THE LANGHAM, 1 Portland Place, W1B 1JA. 7965 0195 ARTIGIANO Rest. 12A Belsize Terr. NW3 4AX. 7794 4288 Every Sat: John Watson Trio. 6.30pm. (F) 13 Marco Marconi/Adam Glasser 20 Josh Kemp duo 27 Elisa Caleb Trio. 7.45pm. (FD) QUECUMBAR, 42 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX 7 Pete Sheppard duo 14 & 28 Stuart Blagden Qt HARE & HOUNDS, 278 Lea Bridge Rd. E10 7LD 21 Steve Aston Band. (F) b4 8pm/£6after 20 WTW Big Band + singers. 8pm. (F) 020 7226 4108 JOB CENTRE, 120 Deptford High st.SE8 4NS’ 8692 6859 QUECUMBAR, 42 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX 7 Ryan McCaffrey Qnt. ftg Roberto Manzin. 8.30pm. (F) 6/27 Radio Daze 13 Jake Maun/Harry Diplock. (F) b4 8pm YELLOW HOUSE, 126 Lower Rd. Surrey Quays SE16 2UE TOULOUSE LAUTREC, 140 Newington Butts, SE11 4RN 7 Sara Dowling. 8pm. (F) 020 7231 8777 6 Latin Quarter Qt 13 Heidi Vogel. 9pm. £5. 7582 6800 OLIVER’S, 9 Nevada St. Greenwich, SE10 9JL 8858 3693 OLIVER’S , 9 Nevada St. Greenwich, SE10 9JL 8858 3693 7 Dave Sutherland 14 David Angol. 9pm. £6-ish 13 David Vaughan 20 Francesco lo Castro. 9pm. £6-ish ICKENHAM Village Hall. 33 Swakeleys Rd. UB10 8DG THE CRYPT, St Giles Church, Camberwell Church St, SE5 21 Enrico Tomasso & Roy Williams Qnt play Every Fri. Bands tbc. 8pm. £8/5. see www.jazzlive.co.uk & Bob Brookmeyer. 7.30pm. £12. info: 07730 554025 STANWELL Hotel, Town Lane, TW19 7PW. 01784 252292. BERKHAMSTED Civic Centre, HP4 3HD. 01442 824173 13 Harriet Coleman + Stuart Henderson & co. 7.30. (FD) 14 Julian Marc Stringle/ Mark Crooks Qnt. 8pm. £13/10 15

Sunday Afternoons Sunday Evenings

RONNIE’S SCOTT’S, 47 Frith St. W1. 7439 0747. 12 noon GREEN NOTE, 106 Parkway, NW1 7AN. 020 7485 9899 8 Marlene Verplanck 22 Celebrating the MJQ 1 Elliot Galvin Trio. 8pm. £8/£5. 29 Sarah Weller. (1, 15: fully booked) £12-£15 RONNIE’S BAR (at Ronnie Scott’s) 47 Frith St. W1. RAY’S JAZZ@ Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Rd. WC2H 0EB 22 The London Tap Jam with Michele Drees, 8 National Youth Jazz Orchestra Jam. 12-3pm. (F) Junior Laniyan. From 8pm. £7. 7439 0747. PRINCESS of WALES, 22 Chalcot Rd. NW1 8LL 7722 0354 SAFARI BAR, 975 High Rd. Finchley N12 8QR. 8361 0265 1 Gareth Lockrane 8 Jim Mullen 15 Allison Neale 8 Christian Brewer + Just East. 8pm. £5 22 Malcolm Earle-Smith 29 Benn Clatworthy. 2pm. (F) THE SALISBURY, 1 Grand Parade N4 1JX. 07980 863307 DAVID LLOYD Leisure Centre. North Finchley N12 0QZ 8 Let Spin 22 Tom Millar Quartet. 8.30pm. £5 1st & 15th: Leo Richardson Quintet. 12.30-2.30pm. (F) VORTEX DOWNSTAIRS BAR, Gillett Street, N16 8AZ La PORTE des INDES, 32 Bryanston St. W1H 7EG Every Sun: Hannes Riepler & guest bands. 9pm-12.30. (F) Every Sun: Dave Lewis duo. 12.30-3.30. (FD) 7224 0055 MASON’S ARMS, 169 Battersea Park Rd. SW8 4BT SEARCYS, St Pancras Grand, N1C 4QL. 020 7870 9900 1 & 15: Ed Baber Quartet. 6-9pm. (F). 020 7622 2007 1 Michael L Roberts 8 Rosalie Genay 15 Emma Topolski 22 Caroline Loftus 29 Louise Golbey. 1pm. (F) OMNIBUS, 1 Northside, Clapham Common SW4 0QW 1 ’s Groundation featuring Nathaniel Facey THE SHIP, Gate St. Holborn, WC2A 3HP. 020 7405 1992 29 Maurizio Minardi Qt (see p.4) . 7pm. £10. 7498 4699 Every Sun: Dave Chandler Qnt & guests. 4.30-7pm. (F) THE BULL’S HEAD, Lonsdale Rd. SW13 9PY. 8876 5241 GREAT NORTHERN Railway Tavern, 67 High St. N8 7QB 1 Zena James Band. £10. 8 Keiron Garrett Qt. £10 Every Sun: Laurie Morgan Trio/jam session. 2-5pm. £5/4 15 NYJO Nonet. £12. 22 Big Swing Band. £10 The GUNNERSBURY, 590 Chiswick High Rd. W4 5RP. FLYNN’S, 128 Broadway W13 0SY. 020 8840 9430 1 Gabriel Garrick Big Band 8 Hot Waffle 8 EJF Allstars inc. Sarah Moule, Nick Mills, 15 Bill Symington Big Band 22 Bone Supremacy Jack Honeyborne. 7pm. (F) 29 Winston Rollins Big Band. 12.30-3pm. £10 QUECUMBAR, 42 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX THE BULL’S HEAD, Lonsdale Rd. SW13 9PY. 8876 5241 1 Balagan Cafe Band. £8. 8 Evan Christopher’s 1 Kit Packham. £10. 15 St Paul’s School Jazz Band. £7 Django a la Creole. £15. 22 Gypsy Dynamite Qt. £8 (other Sundays - jump-jive/ blues ) SAM’s Brasserie, 11 Barley Mow Passage, W4 4PH. (F) HARE & HOUNDS, 214 Upper Richmond Rd W SW14 8AH 1 Cristina Rubio 15 Sara Dowling. 6.30pm. 8987 0555 8 Jazz Jam: Shura Greenberg Trio. 4.30. (F) / players £6 THE DOVE,Broadway Market, Hackney E8 4QJ. 7275 7617 RED LION, 164 Stanley Rd. Teddington TW11 8UD Every Sun: Tom White Trio & guests. 6.30-9.30pm. (F) 29 Peter Jones with Ben Croft. 2pm. (F) 020 8977 1687 CHANDOS ARMS, 31 Colindale Ave. NW9 5DS. 8200 0032 BOLEYN HOTEL, 29 The Hythe, TW18 3JD. 01784 435396 15 Jim Mullen + Just East. 6pm-8.15. £5 29 Harriet Coleman with Derek Nash & co. 1.30. £20inc THE WHITE HORSE, 94 Brixton Hill, SW2 1QN. 8678 6666 IVY HOUSE, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead SE15 3BE. 22 Dave O’Higgins/ Simon Woolf Trio. 6pm - 8.30. (F) 1 Jazz Hornets Qnt. 8 Little BigHorn 15 Doolally Tap 22 John Bennett Big Band 29 Band from Uncle. THE ELEANOR ARMS, 460 Old Ford Road, Bow, E3 5JP 2pm-5pm. (F). 020 7358 2778 1 John Crawford 8 Sarah Kennedy 15 Bukky Leo 22/29 Ray Sandoval. Inc. jam sess. 8pm (F) 07896 208707 OVAL TAVERN, 131 Oval Rd. Croydon CRO 3BR. (F) Qts: 1 Sam Mayne 8 Kelvin Christiane 15 Lloyd Ryan THE BELL, 617 Forest Road, E17 4NE 22 Benn Clatworthy 29 Gary Baldwin. 1pm. 8686 6023 15 Andy Button Trio. 8pm-10pm. (F) 07980 863307 THE EAGLE, 124 High Street, ME1 1JT. 01634 409040. (F) SHIP THEATRE, Hollybush Rd. Sevenoaks TN13 3UL 1 Christian Brewer 8 Renato D’Aiello 15 Don Weller 1 Sax Appeal ftg Derek Nash. £14/£12adv. 01732 740889 22 Graham Harvey 29 Geoff Mason/Simon Spillett. 1pm CRAMPHORN Theatre, Chelmsford CM1 1JG Jazz In London 1 Harry Allen Quartet. 12.15. £15/£11. 01245 606505 can be downloaded from THE STABLES, Wavendon MK17 8LU. www.stables.org www.jazzinlondon.net 15 Marlene VerPlanck. 11.30am. £12/£10. 01908 280800 16 THE VORTEX Gillett St. London N16 8AZ Guildhall www.vortexjazz.co.uk 0207 254 4097 Jazz MARCH Programme Doors 8pm unless otherwise specified. Festival Sun 1 7.30: JJ WHEELER + RALPH WYLD £10 Sat 21– Fri 27 March 2015 Mon 2 CHARLIE HART’S EQUATORS £10 Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DT Tue 3 NICK SMART’S TROGON £10 Highlights include: Wed 4 Two Rivers launch: CALUM GOURLAY Tribute to Billie Holiday £10 + DELIUS/ BRICE/ SANDERS directed by Ed Puddick Thu 5 GEORGE CROWLEY’s CAN OF WORMS £10 Vintage Jazz Night Fri 6 PETER KING QUARTET £13 directed by Martin Hathaway Sat 7 £13 Tribute to John Stevens + Spontaneous Music Ensemble Sun 8 3.30: £9 LONDON JAZZ ORCHESTRA directed by Sarah Gail Brand Sun 8 6pm: (Downstairs) THELONIOUS free with special guest Mark Sun 8 7.30: PIGFOOT plays Elvis £12 Sanders Mon 9 Jazz Warriors Intl presents FREEDOM £5 Tribute to directed by Scott Stroman Tue 10 TONY KOFI’S SPHINX TRIO £10 Wed 11 MAGGIE NICOLS + DAKHLA £10 Find out more and book online Thu 12 NICKY SCHRIRE QUINTET £12 gsmd.ac.uk/jazzfestival Fri 13 TEOTIMA £13 Sat 14 ALAN SKIDMORE QUARTET £13 Sun 15 3pm. MOPOMOSO Sun 15 7.30: MALCOLM/ McCREDIE/ ROTH + ELLIOT GALVIN/ MARK SANDERS £10 The Original Mon 16 HARRIS/PERRIN/ SARHANDI/ WATTS £11 UK JAZZ Tue 17 MONICA VASCONCELOS sings Elis Regina £15 SUMMER SCHOOL Wed 18 PETE WAREHAM TRIO £12 Tutor Concert Thu 19 with John Edwards Percy Purseglove, Mark Sanders £10 A special performance by the tutors of the UK’s Fri 20 STEVE WATERMAN QUARTET £12.50 longest running jazz summer school, featuring Liam Noble, Lee Goodall, Nia Lynn, Nick Smart Sat 21 IAN SHAW £13 Malcolm Earle-Smith, Steve Watts, Dave Cliff Sun 22 DAN MESSORE’S ‘View From The Tower ‘ £10 Alison Rayner, Dave Wickins & Buster Birch Mon 23 SORIN ZLAT TRIO £10 Tue 24 HAN BENNINK /ALEXANDER HAWKINS £10 Thursday 26 March Wed 25 Gypsy Jazz: MAZAIKA SWING £10 at THE VORTEX, Gillett St. London N16 8AZ Thu 26 ORIGINAL UK JAZZ TUTORS see opposite £10 Booking: www.vortexjazz.co.uk or 020 7254 4097 Fri 27 ROLLER TRIO £13 Sat 28 BOBBY WELLINS QUARTET £13 This year’s course dates Sun 29 SOPHIE AGNEL with John Edwards, Steve Noble £10 Sun 26 to Fri 31 July, at the Mon 30 TERRY DAY / TREVOR WATTS GROUP £10 ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE of MUSIC & DRAMA Tue 31 GILAD HEKSELMAN TRIO A one-week residential course for singers featuring Joe Martin & Jeff Ballard £15 and all instruments of all ages and abilities. . Every Sunday, Vortex Downstairs - 9pm-12.30am. FREE Directed by DAVE WICKINS & BUSTER BIRCH VORTEX JAZZ SESSIONS with Hannes Riepler Further info: 0845 676 9235 or see website Members’ discount on most weekday gigs . . . see website www.theoriginalukjazzsummerschool.com

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