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.
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Booking closes 20 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.
FRANK HARRISON
SATURDAY JUNE 27
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA
BOOKING CLOSED
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
*THIS CONCERT WILL BE BROADCAST IN STEREO FOR THOSE TUNING IN WITH A LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER. FOR PEOPLE USING A CELL PHONE OR IPAD THIS OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY.
After taking up a scholarship at Berklee School Of Music, Boston, Frank returned to England and joined the Orient House Ensemble playing all over the world at major Jazz and World music festivals. Frank has also performed with Tim Garland, Peter King, Julian Arguelles, Bobby Wellins, Julian Siegel, Don Weller, John Etheridge, Louis Stewart and Iain Ballamy.
He leads his on trio and apart from his work as a sideman he has recorded 5 albums as a leader, all to high critical acclaim, and a duo album with Brigitte Baraha.
“Frank Harrison is one of the most talented young musicians I have heard.” Ronnie Scott
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Last minute booking will close 20 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.
LIBOR SMOLDAS
SUNDAY JUNE 28
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
As leader, Libor first introduced himself with his debut album On the Playground (2007) with Polish drummer Łukasz Żyta and Ondřej Pivec on the organ, which also performed in the Jazz in Rudolfinum project, with Prague Chamber Philharmonia. He later went on to form the Libor Šmoldas NYC Quartet featuring a stellar lineup; George Mraz, Sam Yahel & Jeff Ballard. He has toured and recorded with legendary American saxophone player and former member of Jazz Messengers Bobby Watson. Since 2012, Libor leads his NYC trio with the great drummer Adam Nussbaum and bassist Jay Anderson. They have recorded three albums together: Dreamtime (2013), On the Move (2016) and Dusk (2020). The trio mostly plays Libor’s compositions and regularly performs mainly in Europe, but also in the US. Libor Šmoldas has also been performing solo. He released his first solo guitar album entitled Blue, Šmoldas plays Ježek, in 2015. The recording features interpretations of the songs by the genius Czech composer, and is among his best received albums. His second solo album came out in 2019, named Silver with the subheading Sketches of the Silver Screen, contains improvized arrangements of songs from Czechoslovak films from the First republic.
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Last minute booking will close 20 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.
"a guitarist with the ability to communicate his warmth, to connect with the audience and to move them." Sergio Cabanillas - TOMAJAZZ
SARA DOWLING
WEDNESDAY JULY 1
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA
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 was voted best vocalist for the British Jazz Awards 2019 and often guests with the Ronnie Scott’s All Star Band.
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Last minute booking will close 20 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.
"A vocal with timeless quality, 5 stars" - Sebastian Scotney - Editor, London Jazz News