Concerts with the finest Jazz artists brought to your home
GMF ONLINE CONCERT SERIES
Solo Concerts with some of the finest artists in Jazz today
Each concert will be 30 minutes long and will be followed by a Q&A session with the performing artist.
The concerts will be live on Zoom. We have done all we can to achieve the best possible audio experience but we can only work within the bounds of the technology available at present. We advise using headphones.
ADVANCE BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Booking closes 60 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments and send out the meeting ID and password. With the increased amount of traffic in cyberspace at this time some replies are being delayed. To ensure that you receive your meeting ID and password in time please book as far in advance as possible.
NICK FITCH & JAMES HUDSON
THURSDAY JULY 16
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LON / 3.00 PM NY / 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
Nick Fitch is a freelance guitarist and musical director based in London, his wide skill-set and experience in a variety of genres has led to working with a range of jazz and pop artists such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Professor Green, Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd), Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Nicole Henry, and Tina May. In addition to his work as a sideman, Nick is often found on various commercial West End shows, touring shows and studio sessions. He is currently the guitarist on BBC Radio 2 Sound Of The 60s Live with Tony Blackburn.
Channeling influence from the organ trios of George Benson, Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smiht, Nick's trio has performed at multiple jazz festivals and venues all across the UK, plus multiple support shows at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 2018-2020, supporting artists such as Claire Martin and the Ronnie Scott's All-Stars.
London-based jazz vocalist James Hudson is an assured and charming performer with a passion for singing jazz standards. James has performed to sold-out crowds at the world-famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho. He has appeared at the EFG London Jazz Festival, Leeds Jazz Festival, Wigan International Jazz Festival and the Snape Proms.
Following in the footsteps of many of the UK’s finest jazz musicians, James is an alumni of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra where he first met Nick Fitch. For well over a year, they have been working on James’s debut album which is set for release in late 2020 and will be the biggest milestone of James’s career so far.
During this show, expect to hear favourites from The Great American Songbook made famous by the likes of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole, plus a preview of some songs from the upcoming debut album.
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Last minute booking will close 60 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.
ROSALIE GENAY AND BARRY GREEN
FRIDAY JULY 17
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM UK / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00 .
Rosalie Genay, voice
Barry Green, piano
Vocalist and Songwriter Rosalie Genay divides her time between London and the second most ordinary town in The Netherlands from where she is currently collaborating on several international projects.
2020 will see the release of two exciting albums: ‘For The Love of Annie’, a jazz collaboration with Scott Hamilton, Barry Green, Dave Green and Steve Brown and 'In Between The Silence', a debut offering of original material with London based guitarist Francesco Lo Castro.
The long awaited albums follow the acclaimed release of ‘Realms’, a personal take on the work of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen and subsequent UK tour with pianist Rebecca Nash.
Barry Green’s star is rising high on the European Jazz scene. He has accompanied, led and recorded with many of the world's leading Jazz artists including: Dave Friesen, Bobby Watson, Perico Sambeat, Charles McPherson, Deborah Brown, Ben Street, Drew Gress, Chris Cheek, Tom Rainey, Gerald Cleaver, Stan Sulzmann and many more.
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Last minute booking will close 90 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.
DAVID BERKMAN
SATURDAY JULY 18
9.00 PM PAR | 8.00 PM LON | 3.00 PM NY | 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
David Berkman has been an essential part of the New York jazz scene for over 30 years, as a creative and swinging voice on the piano and as a gifted composer, arranger and bandleader. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he currently divides his time between teaching in N.Y. and performing with world renowned jazz artists at home and abroad. Berkman has performed with numerous jazz luminaries including: Sonny Stitt, Tom Harrell, Brian Blade, the Vanguard Orchestra, Cecil McBee, Dave Douglas and Chris Potter. His 10 recordings as a leader have appeared on numerous “Critic’s Best” lists. Berkman is a tenured professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music, C.U.N.Y. in New York and has published three books on jazz with Sher Music Publishing which are used in jazz schools worldwide.
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Last minute booking will close 90 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.
TARA MINTON
SUNDAY JULY 19
9.00 PM PAR | 8.00 PM LON | 3.00 PM NY | 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
Australian harpist and vocalist Tara Minton is a truly unique jazz artist. Hailing from Melbourne, she relocated to London in 2011 seeking to explore the diverse British jazz scene and define her sound within it. Devoutly "team Ashby", Tara plays the harp in a way that defies the fluffy textural stereotype, expressing a rich melodic and harmonic language with influences from Monk, John Taylor and vocal/instrumentalists Esperanza Spalding and Liane Carroll.
Her new album, "Please Do Not Ignore The Mermaid" (to be released in October this year on Lateralize Records) explores the full potential of the harp as a jazz ensemble instrument and features long time friends and collaborators Ed Babar and Phil Merriman, David Ingamells and Tommaso Starace.
Ed Babar joins Tara tonight on double bass with an intimate collection of duets.
