september 2019 SEPTEMBER 2019 Selected OMAR THU 5 - SUN 8 SEPTEMBER • HOLBORN pizzaexpress jazz club soho pizzaexpress live holborn the pheasantry chelsea pizzaexpress live maidstone take pizzaexpress live birmingham m e pizzaexpresslive.com home 1 WELCOME TO PIZZAEXPRESS LIVE THE HOME OF LIVE MUSIC AND GREAT FOOD Enjoy great Pizza and listen to incredible artists at some of the UK’s finest venues - including the award winning PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho, The Pheasantry in Chelsea, our PizzaExpress Live venues in Maidstone, Birmingham, and our brand new venue in Holborn. pizzaexpresslive.com pizzajazzclub pizzaexpresslive 2 SEPTEMBER 2019 calendar 4 pizzaexpress jazz club soho 8 pizzaexpress live holborn 20 the pheasantry chelsea 30 pizzaexpress live Maidstone 38 pizzaexpress live birmingham 40 the live playlist 42 coming soon 44 3 SOHO PizzaExpress Jazz Club HOLBORN SUN 1 ZEETEAH MASSIAH LONDON STUDIO cENTRE MON 2 ZOE RAHMAN QUARTET SOwETO KINCH & FRIENDS TUE 3 QUENTIN COLLINS SEXTET (2 X SHOwS) SAM TANNER WED 4 EDANA MINGHELLA QUARTET NATE WILLIAMS THU 5 JOHN WILLIAMS & JOHN ETHERIDGE OMAR FRI 6 JOHN WILLIAMS & JOHN ETHERIDGE TERRI WALKER SARA DOWLING (LUNcH) The BRITISH COLLECTIve SAT 7 JOHN ETHERIDGE (evENING) LYDIA GARROW (LUNcH) THE DYLEMA cOLLECTIVE SUN 8 JOHN ETHERIDGE (evENING) MARIO BAKUNA & MON 9 JOHN ETHERIDGE & PAUL JONES LAroYÊ AFRO FUNK BRAZIL TUE 10 THE DEREK NASH ACOUSTIC QUARTET AYalA WED 11 TARUN BALANI ANNIQUE & FRIENDS WOodY HERMAN’S LEAH WELLER THU 12 FOUR BROTHERS REUNION WOodY HERMAN’S XANTONÉ BLACQ & FRI 13 FOUR BROTHERS REUNION PAtCHES STEWART BAND DAvE LEE (LUNcH) SAT 14 WOodY HERMAN’S JANETTE MASON FOUR BROTHERS REUNION (evENING) ESTELLE KOKOT MARISHA WALLAcE (LUNcH) SUN 15 WOodY HERMAN’S ETHAN IvERSON / JOE SANDERS / FOUR BROTHERS REUNION JORGE ROSSY (evENING) 4 SEPTEMBER 2019 CHELSEA The Pheasantry THU 5 - MON 9 SEPTEMBER NOSTALGIA 2 WENDY WATERS JOHN VANESSA HAYNES ETHERIDGE SAT 7 SEPTEMBER PARRY RAY DOMINIc ALLDIS SING IN SWEET SEPTEMBER the british collective THE ELLA MCcREadY TRIO THU 12 - SUN 15 SEPTEMBER WEST ENd Misfits WOODY HERMAN’S BRIGITTE BADEN-RENNIE FOUR BROTHERS REUNION WILLIAM LUDWIG & DEAN AUSTIN FRI 13 - SAT 14 SEPTEMBER SALENA JONES & HER JAZZ SEXTET SALENA JONES & HER JAZZ SEXTET salena jones YURI SABATINI 5 SOHO PizzaExpress Jazz Club HOLBORN WILL cLEASBY TRIO + KEDMA & FRIENDS MON 16 NYE BANFIELD QUaRTET TUE 17 WILD cARd VICKI MICHELLE WED 18 SHEZ RAJA JAMES GRAYDON THU 19 GREGG KARUKAS TONY LINDSAY FRI 20 GREGG KARUKAS TONY LINDSAY SAT 21 GREGG KARUKAS SnOWBOY AND THE LATIN SEcTION THE MISSISSIPPI SUN 22 SwAMP DOGS (LUNcH) WEST END NIGHT OFF (LUNcH) KYLA BROX (evENING) CASINO MOoN / LUCY Whittaker / MON 23 KELLY EVERITt MOHAN / PHIL MARSHALL TUE 24 ClARK TRACEY WITH ALAN BARNES JOHN ALTMAN & FRIENDS WED 25 TAMMY WEIS ATlANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA BRASS FUNKEYS (early show) THU 26 ByOB (late show) GENO WASHINGTon FULL TILT (early show) FRI 27 THE LBJBS (late show) JANINE JOHNSON LIlY DIOR & MICHAEL DE MARCO (lch) SAT 28 ELI cRIPPS (early show) THE FONTANAS SOUL GRENADES (late show) BlAKEY’S BOYS (LUNcH) SUN 29 YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR SOUL SUNDAYS (LUNcH) (evENING show) GEOFF AcHISON (evENING) MON 30 ISq LIvE PLAYLIST UNSIGNED SESSIONS 6 SEPTEMBER 2019 CHELSEA The Pheasantry THU 19 - SAT 21 SEPTEMBER BERNADETTE ROBINSON BERNADETTE ROBINSON OLcaY BAYIR GREGG KARUKAS PAtTI BOULaYE THU 19 - FRI 20 SEPTEMBER PETER DONEGAN CLIVE ROWE CLIVE ROWE tony lindsay STEVE ROSS FRI - SAT 27 28 SEPTEMBER STEVE ROSS STEVE ROSS AN EVENING IN PARIS GARY WILLIAMS & HARRY THE PIANO GARY WILLIAMS & HARRY THE PIANO SAT 28 SEPTEMBER GARY WILLIAMS & HARRY THE PIANO BB KEAN soul grenades GRAHAM J WITH IAN ELMSLIE 7 pizzaexpressPIZZAEXPRESS jazz club JAZZ soho CLUB SOHO pizzaexpresslive.com8 Now in its 42nd year, the Dean Street venue is rightly considered one of Britain’s finest jazz clubs with an international reputation that has seen mesmerising performances from 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 LUNCH SHOWS midday BOOKINGS: 020 7439 4962 9 FRI - SAT double shows 5.30pm/9.30pm pizzaexpress jazz club soho SUN 1ST SEPTEMBER ZEETEAH MASSIAH Zeeteah Massiah is back at the PizzaExpress Jazz Club! If you’re already a fan, you won’t want to miss this. If you haven’t yet discovered Zeeteah, this is your chance to find out what the fuss is about. She’s been a force in music all her life. After hitting No.1 in the US Billboard charts in the 90’s, and singing with a host of stars including Tom Jones, Robbie Williams, Paul Weller, Kim Wilde and Johnny Hallyday, she now plays to packed houses in London. £20 MON 2ND SEPTEMBER ZOE RAHMAN QUARTET A former MOBO Award winner and Mercury Prize nominee, Zoe has established herself as a unique presence in the British music industry. A vibrant and highly individual pianist and composer, Zoe Rahman’s style is deeply rooted in jazz yet it reflects her classical background, British/Bengali heritage and her very broad musical taste. Known for her powerful technique, wide-ranging imagination and exuberant performance, she has become a highly sought-after musician, working most recently with the likes of Courtney Pine, George Mraz and Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Orchestra. £20 TUE 3RD SEPTEMBER (DOUBLE SHOW) - UBUNTU MUSIC PRESENTS QUENTIN COLLINS SEXTET FT. DAN NIMMER As one of the hardest working and in-demand internationally renowned jazz trumpet players, Quentin Collins, has formed an all-star band which is a progression of his quintet with alto sax ace, Tom Harrison. Tonight Quentin celebrates the release of his new album ‘Road Warrior,’ featuring the star of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, pianist Dan Nimmer. £25/£20 WED 4TH SEPTEMBER EDANA MINGHELLA QUARTET Recently described as “one of the best vocal talents on today’s jazz scene”, much loved Brighton based vocalist Edana Minghella is the kind of singer who pierces your heart. Performing at festivals and jazz clubs in the UK and Europe, Edana’s talent as a mainstream jazz vocalist has been widely recognised. £18 10 september 2019 THU 5TH – FRI 6TH SEPTEMBER JOHN WILLIAMS & JOHN ETHERIDGE The pairing of these two guitarists has been incredibly popular at their occasional Pizza Express appearances, and indeed all over the world, where they have toured extensively for the last 12 years - USA, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey etc. John Williams hardly needs introduction. SOLD OUT SAT 7TH SEPTEMBER (LUNCH) JBGB EVENTS PRESENT SARA DOWLING WITH HER TRIO Sara Dowling is now recognised as one of the U.K’s leading jazz vocalists. She is a regular performer at Ronnie Scotts and the 606 Club and becoming known for her interpretations of classic ballads, leaving audiences spell bound, as well as the energy and vigour with which she tackles the up tempo standards from the American Song Book. £20 SAT 7TH SEPTEMBER (EVENING) JOHN ETHERIDGE’S SWEET CHORUS ‘FOR GRAPPELLI’ To celebrate 20 years together, John’s group Sweet Chorus returns to the PizzaExpress where it made it’s debut all those years ago. Formed to pay tribute to Stephane Grappelli, with whom John had a long and happy association, the band plays melodic and swinging acoustic jazz, inspired by, but not emulating the great Quintet of the Hot Club of France which featured Grappelli and, of course, the immortal Django Reinhardt. £20 SUN 8TH SEPTEMBER (LUNCH) LYDIA GARROW Lydia is delighted to be returning to PizzaExpress after previous sell-out shows. Singing a mixture of classic jazz songs with her own twist as well as a range of songs she has written. Lydia will captivate you with her warm stage presence and heartfelt vocals. £15 11 pizzaexpress jazz club soho SUN 8TH SEPTEMEBER (EVENING) JOHN ETHERIDGE’S ZAPPATISTAS John brings this long established and hugely popular band to the PizzaExpress for a rare London appearance. Gigs by this band are uncommon and each one is a riotous celebration of the fabulous music of the late Frank Zappa, played by a band of some of the great names of British music. £20 MON 9TH SEPTEMBER JOHN ETHERIDGE & PAUL JONES After last year’s spectacular success John again invites the veteran blues performer, broadcaster and erstwhile pop star Paul Jones to the PizzaExpress. Paul Jones was lead singer with the legendary band Manfred Mann in the sixties, scoring a number of huge hits eg ‘5432!’, ‘Pretty Flamingo’, ‘Doo Wah Diddy’. £25 TUE 10TH SEPTEMBER THE DEREK NASH ACOUSTIC QUARTET DOWN ON FRENCHMEN ST. ALBUM LAUNCH Named after the new centre of jazz in New Orleans, ‘Down on Frenchmen St.’ is full of infectious rhythms and lyrical melodies, with nods to Derek’s jazz roots – from Blue Note and samba to Mulliganesque counterpoint. £15 WED 11TH SEPTEMBER TARUN BALANI DHARMA ALBUM LAUNCH Tarun’s music and artistry has been described as “nothing short of remarkable” (AllAboutJazz, USA) and his critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Sacred World’ has said to “Point to the future of jazz” (Time Out, Magazine). The wait for his much anticipated album ‘Dharma’ is over, as Balani brings his band to the U.K for their album release show at PizzaExpress Live. £20 12 september 2019 THU 12 - SUN 15 SEPTEMBER Woody Herman’s Four Brothers Reunion FEATURING FRANK TIBERI & THE JAMES PEARSON TRIO In a world exclusive, Dean Street will host a reunion of Woody Herman’s ‘Four Brothers’ in six shows from Thursday 12 September to Sunday 15 September.