SARA DOWLING

THURSDAY AUGUST 6

9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA

Sara Dowling - Vocals , Ross Stanley - Piano, Dario Di Lecce - Bass

TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00

Sara Dowling is a jazz singer who is deeply inspired by the repertoire of the classic American songbook, her most important influences are Sarah Vaughan and Betty Carter. And yet, as the clubs who have been booking her regularly in and over the past couple of years – Ronnie Scott’s, the 606 and the Cinnamon Club – have spotted, there really is something different, special and fresh about her. And that she makes audiences want to come back to hear her again. It is not her heritage, although that is unusual: she was born in Muscat / Oman with Jordanian and Irish parents. Nor is it her first career: as a professional cellist. So what is it? First, the fabulous fearlessness with which she approaches the act of singing. And the burning conviction, the irresistible communicative power and jaw-dropping musicality she brings to it. And maybe the fact that she leaves no stone unturned in her preparation. As she says : “I like to learn huge lists of songs that belong to one composer, to get the feel of the composer and his style. There is beauty to be found in all songs if they are written by one of the greats. That’s the beauty of the American Songbook.” She trusts her voice and its range of timbre. She trusts her ability both to convey the emotion of very slow ballads - or to bring joy as she rip-roars and scats through faster songs. And above all she makes a wonderful connection both to the music and to the audience. Sara leads her own group and often guests with the Ronnie Scott’s All Star Band.

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Last minute booking will close 90 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process

ROB BARRON

FRIDAY AUGUST 7

9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA

TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00

Rob Barron - Piano

Pianist Rob Barron a mainstay of the jazz and studio scene. He has played with outstanding jazz musicians such as Phil Woods, Grant Stewart, Al Jarreau, Patti Austin, Marlena Shaw and John Marshall and as well as UK based musicians including Dave O’Higgins, Claire Martin, Anita Wardell, Mark Crooks, Colin Oxley and Nat Steele. As a session musician Rob has played on many film sound tracks and has worked with the BBC Big Band, The Philharmonia Orchestra and The Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra

His playing style evokes a quality and touch reminiscent of the great blue note pianists such as Cedar Walton, Sonny Clark and Hank Jones. Rob’s first album “What’s In Store” was released in spring of 2016 to great acclaim and was featured in Jazzwise magazine’s top ten straight ahead CD’s of that year.

Rob’s trio has played at the London Jazz festival several times and the group has also appeared as a support act for Louis Hayes’ quintet and Kenny Barron’s trio at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club.

A regular visitor to New York, Rob has studied with NY pianists Mike Ledonne, Michael Weiss, Michael Kanan and David Hazeltine. In January 2017 he performed a series of gigs in New York with Chicago based vocalist Monika Ryan

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Last minute booking will close 60 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.

SCOTT EDMUNDS

FRIDAY AUGUST 8

9.00 PM EUROPE / 8.00 PM UK / 3.00 PM NY / 12.00 PM LA

TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00 

Scott Edmunds, solo piano

Originally from Northeast Pennsylvania, Scott Edmunds is an active pianist, composer, and educator.  Scott has had opportunities to perform with many influential musicians in the jazz genre, such as Tim Warfield Jr., Wycliffe Gordon, Marshall Gilkes, Carla Cook, and Dick Oatts, as well as with acclaimed musicians on the European scene such as Perico Sambeat.  Scott has similarly had opportunities to perform at festivals and venues such as The Kimmel Center, Chris's Jazz Café, and South Jazz Club in Philadelphia; Fat Cat, Rockwood Music Hall, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola and The Appel Room at Lincoln Center in New York City; and Jamboree Jazz Club in Barcelona, Spain

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Last minute booking will close 90 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.

BRUCE BARTH

SUNDAY AUGUST 9

9.00 PM EUROPE / 8.00 PM UK / 3.00 PM NY / 12.00 PM LA

TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00 

Bruce Barth, solo piano

Jazz pianist and composer Bruce Barth has been sharing his music with listeners the world over for more than two decades. Deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, his music reflects both the depth and breadth of his life and musical experiences. In addition to traveling widely performing his own music, he has also performed with revered jazz masters, as well as collaborated with leading musicians of his own generation. And most notably, his performances feature material from his large book of very powerful and imaginative original compositions, written in a voice that is both deeply personal and expressive. Tony Bennett, with whom Bruce toured for over a year, says "I have a great love for excellent musicians, and Bruce Barth is one of my favourites."

Bruce has performed on over one hundred recordings and movie soundtracks, including ten as a leader. He is equally at home playing solo piano (American Landscape on Satchmo Jazz Records), leading an all-star septet (East and West on MaxJazz), and composing for a variety of ensembles. His trio has recorded live at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York City.

Originally from Pasadena, California, Barth started piano lessons at the age of five, with a natural tendency to play by ear. He fell in love with jazz as a teenager, and learned by listening, later studying at New England Conservatory in Boston. While in Boston, he recorded George Russell's masterpiece, "The African Game" for Blue Note Records.

Within a year of moving to Brooklyn in 1988, Barth toured Japan with Nat Adderley. He
started working with Vincent Herring and Stanley Turrentine, and joined Terence Blanchard's quintet in 1990. During the next four years, he toured extensively with Blanchard, recorded six CD's and several movie soundtracks, and played onscreen in Spike Lee's film, Malcolm X.

While in Blanchard's band, he recorded his first two CD's as a leader, In Focus and Morning Call on the Enja label, both which were chosen for the New York Times' top ten lists in their respective years. These recordings displayed not only Barth's piano work, but the scope of his original com positions and memorable arrangements of jazz standards.

He has continued to release a stream of critically acclaimed recordings in solo, trio, quintet and septet groupings, the latter featured on his 2001 release East and West; with an all-star group playing Barth's compositions based on memories of his childhood experiences in the Western United States -- deserts, ranches, and ghost towns. His Live at the Village Vanguard CD was second on the national radio charts, and won international critical acclaim.

Some of Barth's recent appearances include trio performances at Village Vanguard, Jazz Standard, and Smoke in New York, several major European Festivals including San Sebastian, Stockholm, and Barcelona, and solo piano tours of Japan. His septet has played in several
festivals, including Terrassa, Spain, and Braga, Portugal.

He has performed with James Moody, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Freddie Hubbard, Tom Harrell, Victor Lewis, John Patitucci, Lewis Nash, Vincent Herring, George Robert, Steve Wilson, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, David Sanchez, Terell Stafford, Tim Armacost, Luciana Souza, Karrin Allyson, Dave Stryker, and the Mingus Big Band.

WHAT THE PRESS SAYS

"One of the best pianists in town, period." - Village Voice

"At the piano, no one sounds quite like Barth. His solos are characterized by robust swing, by his ability to tell a story, and by his rich, beguiling sound.
- Newark Star-Ledger