ANTONIO SERRANO AT PIZZA EXPRESS, SOHO, LONDON
FEBRUARY 6TH & 7TH, 2020, PIZZA EXPRESS LIVE LONDON
ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT HARMONICA PLAYERS.
A TRUE VIRTUOSO.
SERRANO IS IN DEMAND AS A SOLOIST IN THE MUSICAL SPHERES OF POP, BLUES JAZZ, CLASSICAL AND FLAMENCO. HE HAS WORKED WITH WYNTON MARSALIS, TOOTS THIELEMANS, THE LATE JERRY GONZALEZ, VICENTE AMIGO, TOMATITO AND PACO DE LUCIA. HE APPEARS ON HUNDREDS OF RECORDINGS AND CAN BE HEARD ON THE FILM SOUND TRACK “CARNE TREMULA” BY PEDRO ALMODAVAR.
EDDIE HENDERSON AT JAZZHUS MONMARTE, COPENHAGEN
MARCH 12 - 14, 2020
FEATURING DANNY GRISSET PIANO, ARNIE SOMOGIE BASS, STEPHEN KEOGH DRUMS
PETER BERNSTIEN QUARTET AT PIZZA EXPRESS, SOHO, LONDON
MARCH 26 & 27, PIZZA EXPRESS LIVE LONDON
PETER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JAZZ GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD. HE REMAINS A VITAL FIGURE ON THE JAZZ SCENE WORLD WIDE, SINCE 1989. HE HAS BEEN AN INDISPENSABLE MEMBER IN GROUPS LED BY JAZZ LEGENDS SONNY ROLLINS, BOBBY HUTCHERSON AND BRAD MEHLDAU.
PETER APPEARS FOR TWO NIGHTS WITH A RHYTHM SECTION THAT IS A FAVOURITE ON MANY WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS ON TOUR IN EUROPE FEATURING BRUCE BARTH ON PIANO, MARK HODGSON ON BASS, AND STEPHEN KEOGH ON DRUMS.
JERRY BERGONZI & THE BRUCE BARTH TRIO
AT PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB, SOHO, LONDON
APRIL 4th & 5th, 2020
MASTER SAXOPHONIST JERRY BERGONZI GAINED WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION WHILE PLAYING WITH TWO GENERATIONS OF BRUBECK BANDS. HE IS RENOWNED FOR HIS INNOVATION, MASTERY AND INTEGRITY, AS A PERFORMER, COMPOSER, AUTHOR, AND EDUCATOR. IN AN ENDLESS SERIES OF RAVE REVIEWS HE IS CREDITED FOR HIS RELENTLESS DRIVE, INNER FIRE, TOTAL COMMAND, AWESOME TECHNIQUE, ELASTIC LYRICISM, RICH RESONANCE, AND AS A MUSICAL VISIONARY.
AMONG THE INNUMERABLE ARTISTS THAT BERGONZI HAS PERFORMED AND RECORDED WITH ARE; BILL EVANS, PAUL DESMOND, DAVE HOLLAND, GERRY MULLIGAN, JACK DEJONETTE, JOHN ABERCROMBIE, ROY HAYNES, PAT MARTINO AND MANY MORE.
JERRY BERGONZI TENOR SAXOPHONE
BRUCE BARTH PIANO
MARK HODGSON BASS
STEPHEN KEOGH DRUMS
GMF LONDON JAZZ SUMMIT
ALL STARS AND RISING STARS
PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB LONDON, APRIL 16, 2020
THE FIRST OF 4 DAYS OF CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES WITH AN EVENING FEATURING A PAN - GENERATIONAL LINE UP OF THE SOME OF THE BEST ARTISTS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES INCLUDING LEGENDARY GUITARIST JIM MULLEN, PIANIST WILL BARRY (winner Jazz Young Musician Award 2017), BERLIN BASED SENSATIONAL SCOTTISH BASSIST ROZ “D” MACDONALD, BRILLIANT YOUNG SINGER/COMPOSER NEL BEGLEY, RISING STAR DRUMMER MATHEW HOLMES and more..
SPECIAL GUEST: LEGENDARY GUITARIST JIM MULLEN
CHAMPIAN FULTON SINGS AND SWINGS
PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB SOHO
APRIL 17, 2020 AT 19.00H / 7.00PM
Recognized as a Rising Jazz Star by the Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll 2017, Champian also received the Best Vocalist & Best Pianist At The Hot House Readers Jazz Award 2019 New York. Tonight Champian and the trio, plus guests, will focus on her amazing vocal skills playing a selection of songs from her latest albums.
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"At this point in jazz history, Champian Fulton is the best piano-playing singer and the best pianist who happens to be a singer. - NY Music Daily
DON BRADEN, JORIS TEEPE TRIO
PLUS GUESTS
PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB SOHO
APRIL 17, 2020 AT 22.00 / 10.00PM
Don Braden has toured the world for over 30 years as a leader, as a special guest, and as a sideman with Jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, and many others. He has a beautiful sound, and he swings! All this combines with his joyous yet disciplined personality to make him one of the most important musicians working today.
Jorris Teepe arrived in New York in 1992 with just his bass and a suitcase. He quickly connected many musicians. A year later he recorded his first CD with a band co-led by Don Braden and featuring Cyrus Chestnut, Carl Allen and Tom Harrell. From that point on he became a bassist in great demand. Since then he has been working with a “who's who" of Jazz, including Benny Golson, Sonny Fortune, Rashied Ali, Billy Hart and Randy Brecker.
Teepe, Braden and Keogh each have a deep understanding of the tradition, evident in their interplay, choice of repertoire, and technical prowess. But neither man lets tradition get in the way of things. The music promises to be rich in dynamic interplay, spit-fire bop locutions and endless groove.
DON BRADEN and JORIS TEEPE
DON BRADEN QUARTET
PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB SOHO
APRIL 18, 2020 AT 19.00H / 7.00PM
Don Braden has toured the world for over 30 years as a leader, as a special guest, and as a sideman with Jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, and many others. He has a beautiful sound, and he swings! All this combines with his joyous yet disciplined personality to make him one of the most important musicians working today.
A fine rhythm section with brilliant young pianist Will Barry, veteran bassist Arnie Somogyi and new drum star Mathew Holmes completes a powerful and exciting group that won't disappoint.
“Braden brandishes a clean tone and a rippling soloistic technique, packing plenty of grit without sacrificing sweetness.” Brian Zimmerman jazziz
CHAMPIAN FULTON PLAYS PIANO
PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB SOHO
APRIL 18, 2020 AT 22.00H / 10.00PM
Tonight features the incredible piano playing skills of Champian, with some favourite songs worked into the programme. With a blend of mastery, elegance and precision on the keys and her subtle approach to the mic, she has become been unstoppable. She presents programme of mix of standards, some which are rarities and her original compositions. She is a recognised Rising Jazz Star by the Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll 2017, and she recently the award for Best Vocalist & Best Pianist at The Hot House Readers Jazz Award 2019 New York.
"At this point in jazz history, Champian Fulton is the best piano-playing singer and the best pianist who happens to be a singer. - NY Music Daily