Byron Wallen Quartet in concert 1st February 2013

Byron Wallen live in concert

Part of St. James Studio Jazz and Roots Friday 

Having studied trumpet with Jimmy Owens, Danald Byrd and Jon Faddis, Byron Wallen has become one of the most dynamic and versatile jazz voices currently on the British scene, Byron has performed with rap outfits such as The Roots, Digable Planets and Us3.  Byron is firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, he has toured with David Murray, Andrew Hill and Butch Morris, and he has also performed with Ralph Moore, Billy Higgins, Eddie Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Herlin Riley and Freddie Hubbard.  The past 2 years have seen Byron tour and record with immense Jazz legends : Sam Rivers 2006, Andrew Hill tours 2006 – 2007, Jack Dejohnette  2007, McCoy Tyner 2007.

Byron is widely recognised as a seminal figure in world jazz. He collaborated with Talvin Singh on his Mercury prize award-winning album ‘OK’ for Island records, and recorded on Courtney Pine’s project ‘Back in the day’. Byron appeared in the Wind rush Gala Concert in 2001,which was staged as a culmination of a remarkable season of programmes by the BBC.  Byron has also appeared onscreen many times, playing a jazz trumpeter in The Talented Mr Ripley and also making appearances in Stephen Fry’s film Fine Young Things and D’Lovely, the Cole Porter Story. In this year, Byron also recorded on Jean Toussaint’s latest album “Street above the underground”, and toured with his Nazaire group.

Featuring Byron Wallen – Trumpet, Flute, Shells, Oren Marshall – Tuba, Neil Charles – Bass, Tom Skinner – Drum

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LEON WARE - in Concert at Islington Assembly Hall 1st February 2013

AGMP presents LEON WARE - in Concert
+ Hannah Williams & the Tastemakers
+ Linda Muriel's Afro-Symphony
+ Keep the Faith DJ's Paul Aaaron & K15.
LEON WARE BAND LINE UP:
Leon Ware - Vocals
Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick - Guitar
Matt Cooper - Drums / MD
Francis Hylton - Bass
Dan Goldman - Keys
Vanessa Haynes - Vocals
Leon Ware is a legendary soul music singer, songwriter and producer.  
His most famous album was I Want You, written for friend and Motown icon Marvin Gaye in 1976.
He also wrote the Top 5 R&B single, "I Wanna Be Where You Are", for a young Michael Jackson in 1972, and created the Body Heat album along with Quincy Jones.
He wrote "Inside my Love" for Minnie Ripperton, "If i ever love this heaven" for the Average White Band & "Sumthin' Sumthin" for Maxwell.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Leon Ware released six albums on various different labels including "Musical Massage", "Rockin' you eternally", "Inside is Love".
1982's "Why I came to California", recorded with Janis Siegel, was a huge smash during the London Rare Groove years and is arguably his most loved song.
Leon Ware has worked with Smokey Robinson, Bobby Womack, Steviw Wonder, The Isley Brothers, Ike & Tina Turner, Isaac Hayes, The Miracles, Donny Hathaway & the Jackson 5.

Brit funk Invasion with a tinge of Brooklyn means the Funk has arrived in Folkestone

Cedar Walton Quartet Tuesday 12th February - Wednesday 13th February

Cedar walton- Piano, David Williams - bass, Willie Jones III - drums, Piero Odorici - sax

Legendary pianist and composer of such jazz classics as ‘Bolivia’ and ‘Ugetsu’ who provided the harmonic springboard for the acclaimed three horn line-up of Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller and Wayne Shorter in the 1963 edition of Art Blakey’ Jazz Messengers. Since the 1970s, Cedar has toured the world with his own quartet, becoming an audience favourite. Tonight he brings with him bassist David Williams, first-call drummer Willie Jones III and saxophonist Piero Odorici.

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Dates:

Tuesday 12th February
- Wednesday 13th February

Doors open time

First House
18:00

Ticket Prices:

£20.00 - £30.00

Featuring:

Cedar Walton Quartet

Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes at Ronnie Scotts - Thursday 31st January - Saturday 2nd February

Lonnie Liston Smith - vocals and keys, Tabitha Pearson - Vox, Samir Moulay - Guitar, Scott Ambush - bass, Lee Pearson – drums

"Expansions" famed Lonnie Liston Smith is one of contemporary music's most versatile musicians.  In a career that spans some 25 years, he has been headlined in a variety of recordings as a featured sideman for some of Jazz music's most illustrious leader's before stepping out to reveal his own original concepts as a bandleader in the mid 70s.  He is a keyboardist of the first rank and has influenced a generation of young players who have acknowledged his rhythmic (swing), harmonic acumen and composing skills.

http://www.lonnielistonsmith.net/

Roscoe Mitchell back at Cafe Oto for a Two Day Residency

Roscoe Mitchell / John Edwards / Tani Tabbal - Two Day Residency

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Tickets : £15 adv / £18 on the door

Wednesday 30 January 2013

Tickets : £15 adv / £18 on the door

Door Times : 8pm

Two Day Pass: £27 advance

The legendary Roscoe Mitchell returns to Oto following two incredible nights here last March. One of the key members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Mitchell is one of the leading figures in American creative music to emerge from the explosive musical revolutions of the 1960s. His early work, including albums such as Sound, radically expanded the language of free jazz to include new instrumentation and compositional strategies and he's carried on enlarging our musical horizons ever since, working with a staggering variety of ensembles as well as honing one of the most distinctive and powerful solo saxophone voices. For this concert he'll be joined by the incredible bass player John Edwards and Tani Tabbal - a drummer who has worked with everyone from the Sun Ra Arkestra to Anthony Braxton and switches easily between odd and mixed meteres, combining world rhythms and a passion for pushing jazz to the outer realms of the avant-garde. The combined experience, imagination and sheer verve of this trio promises to take the music in several new directions simultaneously. Not a night to stay at home

Roscoe Mitchell & John Edwards photo by Scott McMillan

ROSCOE MITCHELL / saxophones, flute

One of the top saxophonists to come out of Chicago's AACM movement of the mid-'60s, Roscoe Mitchell is a particularly strong and consistently adventurous improviser long associated with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. After getting out of the military, Mitchell led a hard bop sextet in Chicago (1961) which gradually became much freer.

He was a member of Muhal Richard Abrams's Experimental Band and a founding member of the AACM in 1965. Mitchell's monumental Sound album (1966) introduced a new way of freely improvising, utilizing silence as well as high energy and "little instruments" as well as conventional horns. Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors were on that date and Mitchell's 1967 follow-up Old/Quartet.

With the addition of Joseph Jarman and Philip Wilson (who was later succeeded by Famoudou Don Moye), the Art Ensemble of Chicago was born. The colorful unit was one of the most popular groups in the jazz avant-garde and Mitchell was an integral part of the band. Roscoe Mitchell (who, in addition to his main horns, plays clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, baritone and bass saxophones) also was involved in individual projects through the years and has recorded as a leader for Delmark, Nessa, Sackville, Moers Music, 1750 Arch, Black Saint, Cecma and Silkheart in settings ranging from large ensembles to unaccompanied solo concerts. -- Scott Yanow, All-Music Guide

"[Mitchell] displayed amazing energy, stamina and focus. His circular breathing formed a prominent trait of the performance, the long continuous outbursts fizzing with modulations to keep his bristling roller-coaster abstractions aloft." - AllAboutJazz

JOHN EDWARDS / double bass

John Edwards is a true virtuoso whose staggering range of techniques and boundless musical imagination have redefined the possibility of the double bass and dramatically expanded its role, whether playing solo or with others. Perpetually in demand, he has played with Evan Parker, Sunny Murray, Derek Bailey, Joe McPhee, Lol Coxhill, Peter Brötzmann, Mulatu Astatke and many others.

TANI TABBAL / drums

In Chicago, at age five, Tani Tabbal began playing and exploring drums, and by age fourteen he was a professional, playing and performing with Oscar Brown Jr. By the time age seventeen rolled around, Tani had already played with Phil Coran and was about to head out on tour with Sun Ra and his Arkestra.

Tani Tabbal became known for his fluidity with odd and mixed meters. His passion for the avant-garde and in pushing the jazz medium along with blending world rhythms, brought him in professional contact with jazz legends Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Oliver Lake, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and Richard Davis among others. He also played with the Detroit avante garde group Griot Galaxy. Tabbal has recorded, performed and toured with Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, James Carter, Geri Allen, and Casandra Wilson, to name a few. Tabbal is also in the percussion ensemble ‘Pieces of Time’ along with Andrew Cyrille, Famadou Don Moye, and Obo Addy.

Along with being a jazz drummer, Tani also plays percussion instruments of West Africa (djembe and doundoun), North India (tablas), and North Africa (doumbec).

Jocelyn Brown at the Jazz Cafe for 3 dates 14/15/16th Feb 2013

Jocelyn Brown 14/15/16th Feb 2013 7:00 pm iCal

Jocelyn Brown

“This Woman is Magnificent” – Bette Midler

Jocelyn Brown is a woman with a powerful, soul shaking voice that reaches out with extended arms and engulfs your musical desires.

“I Got The Power” a sample of Jocelyn’s voice Snap’s international one single “The Power”, totally astonished the Artiste herself when arriving in a club for a performance and hearing her voice repeatedly.  She witnessed, first hand, the audience’s response to the powerful vocals featured on this hit.  “I think it is great that people love and use my voice”, says Jocelyn, “as long as I can make people happy with it, I feel like I am doing my job!”

And doing her job she is!  In fact this seasonal musical veteran began singing in public at the age of three in the church, and at gig’s with her family.  She then first gained national attention with the release of her debut album for Warner Brothers Records “One From The Heart” in 1984.  With cuts produced by Jellybean Benitez and the teams of Hubert Eaves/ James Batton and Russ Titleman/Rob Mounsey, Jocelyn featured eight powerful cuts which include hits like “Love’s Gonna Get You” and the perennial Club Classical “Somebody Else’s Guy” written by Jocelyn and her sister Annette.

However, as modest as she is, Jocelyn has established quite an impressive portfolio working with stellar names such as Luther Vandross, Bette Midler, John Lennon, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack, George Benson, Teddy Pendergrass, Culture Club, Masters At Work and many others.

She is also noted as being one of New York City’s premier jingle Artistes, and had been associated with several television and radio campaigns for companies and products which include McDonalds, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Vicks Nyquil, Bell Atlantic Telephone, Sprite, Coca Cola, Dr Pepper, Pepsi, Welch’s Grape Soda, A & P Supermarkets, American Express, Mediprin, Jellow Pudding, Maxwell House, Greyhound Bus Company and a host of others.  Jocelyn has also been featured on many Film Sound Tracks such as Walt Disney Film’s hit animation “Hercules, Lilo & Stitch” and has appeared on a number of top rated TV shows including ”Saturday Night Live”.

Jocelyn’s own recent material demonstrates her ability to diversify her talents, since she produces it herself with collaborations from other talented UK and US producers and musicians, for her production company.  It’s Joycee Music Ltd.  This personal production work, combined with Jocelyn’s musical talent is compelling evidence of this Artiste’s magical appeal both behind the scenes, and on stage.

Despite the acclaim garnered by her debut album, Jocelyn remains level-headed and grateful for her musical talents.  “I don’t really think about being a “star”, she insists, “if that is going to happen, then it’s in God’s hands and I thank him for all his blessings.  I’ve worked with some talented musicians, producers, super performers, radio and television presenters and most of the best of all the DJ’s in the world.”

Brilliant new events from the resurgent Jazz Warriors international.

Back with a whole heap of goodness.Clever events and concerts to be announced in the summer,The legendary Jazz Warriors have now gone International and looking to reclaim their rightful place at the head of the Uk Jazz fraternity. Starting with this "Off the chain" idea where well known Musicians are invited to become DJs for the night. The opening night saw Award winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch behind the decks.A knowledgeable music crowd in the house,ace musicians in as punters as well as Jazz Warriors alumni Cleveland Watkiss and Orphy Robinson turning into Djs and dropping some musical science on the dancefloor. The next instalment continues the heady theme of a first sunday of the month guest musician pianist and radio presenter Julian Joseph being invited behind the decks this time on 3rd February. The jazz Warriors are taking up a residency at Charlie Wrights club in super trendy Shoreditch covering every Sunday throughout the year.Watch Press for details of Vocal nights led by a team of the UKs best Vocalists, A new Improv meets free Jazz night and other goodies to be announced.

The Dub King Lee 'Scratch' Perry hits London for Dub Weekend

Lee 'Scratch' Perry Feb 09 2013 7:00 pm iCal

 

 

 

"I’m an artist, a musician, a magician, a writer, a singer; Im everything. My name is Lee from the African jungle, originally from West Africa. I’m a man from somewhere else, but my origin is from Africa, straight to Jamaica through reincarnation; reborn in Jamaica..."

Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is a Grammy award-winning reggae and dub artist, who has been highly influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas. He employs numerous pseudonyms, such as "Pipecock Jaxxon" and "The Upsetter". Arguably the first creatively driven, "artist-producer" in modern recorded music, Lee "Scratch" Perry occupies the highest level of music making - standing comfortably next to pioneers like George Martin, Phil Spector, and Brian Wilson.

Perry's musical career began in the late 1950s as a record seller for Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system. Working with Joe Gibbs, Perry continued his recording career, but once again, financial problems caused conflict. Perry broke ranks with Gibbs and formed his own label, Upsetter, in 1968. During the 1970s, Perry released numerous recordings on a variety of record labels that he controlled, and many of his songs were popular in both Jamaica and the UK. He soon became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character. In the early 1970s, Perry was one of the producers whose mixing board experiments resulted in the creation of dub. In 1973, Perry built a studio in his back yard, The Black Ark, to have more control over his productions and continued to produce notable musicians such as Bob Marley & the Wailers, Junior Byles, The Heptones, and Max Romeo. With his own studio at his disposal, Perry remained behind the mixing desk for many years, producing songs and albums that stand out as a high point in reggae history.

By 1978, stress and unwanted outside influences began to take their toll: both Perry and The Black Ark quickly fell into a state of disrepair. Eventually, the studio burned to the ground. Perry has constantly insisted that he burned the Black Ark himself in a fit of rage, but it has also been said that fire could have been an accident due to faulty wiring. After the demise of the Black Ark in the early 1980s, Perry spent time in England and the United States, performing live and making records with a variety of collaborators. It was not until the late 1980s, when he began working with British producers Adrian Sherwood and Neil Fraser (who is better known as Mad Professor), that Perry's career began to get back on solid ground again. Perry also has attributed the recent resurgence of his creative muse to his deciding to quit drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis. Perry stated in an interview that he wanted to see if "it was the smoke making the music or Lee Perry making the music. I found out it was me and that I don't need to smoke." 

Perry now lives in Switzerland. Although he celebrated his 70th birthday in 2006, he continues recording and performing to enthusiastic audiences in Europe and North America. His modern music is a far cry from his reggae days in Jamaica; many now see Perry as more of a performance artist in several respects. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Perry 100 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. More recently, he teamed up with a group of Swiss musicians and performed under the name Lee Perry and the White Belly Rats, and made a brief visit to the United States using the New York City based group Dub Is A Weapon as his backing band. 

Currently there are two feature length movies made about his life and work: Volker Schaner's 'Vision Of Paradise' and 'The Upsetter' by filmmakers Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough.

Incognito and the gang return for 3 concerts at the jazz cafe.

Incognito Jan 24/25/26 2013 7:00 pm iCal

Incognito

Celebrating the brilliance of their 15th Studio Album ‘Surreal’ Incognito returns to Jazz Cafe after a long hiatus.

Bluey leader of Incognito says of their latest release;  we have our own sound, and we have a fan base worldwide, this was not the time to sit on our laurels or cut corners to compete in a struggling market place, nor was it time just do just enough to get by. For each one of us taking part in the making of “Surreal” this was our chance to make bold statements, hone in our skills, dig deep into our creative souls and produce a body of work that we would all be extremely proud of.  Job done!

 

Grammy nominated vocalist Brian McKnight returns for 4 nights to Camden's Jazz cafe 2013

 

Brian McKnight Jan 20 2013 7:00 pm iCal

BRIAN McKnight 

“Solo piano and voice” 

Sunday 20th / Monday 21st / Tuesday 22nd / Wednesday 23rd Jan 2013

“WELCOME RETURN TO JAZZ CAFE FOR GRAMMY NOMINATED MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST”

As an artist who needs no introduction, Brian McKnight has earned himself a spot in contemporary music history. He has released 13 albums to date, with several going 2 and 3x platinum, and he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.  In addition to being a singer, songwriter and producer, McKnight is also a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments including piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. In an industry known for a constantly revolving door of artists, McKnight has easily established himself with an enviable record of chart consistency, has toured successfully for over a decade, and has collaborated with performers across every genre including Quincy Jones, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Diddy, Christina Aguilera, Rascal Flatts, Nelly, Vanessa Williams, Willie Nelson and Kenny G.

Last year’s residency was a complete sell-out. Welcome in 2013 with Brian for what promises to be a spectacular one-of-a kind show run of shows.

First time in the Uk Eli Degibri (Herbie Hancock,Al Foster)

Wed-06-Mar (7:00pm):
Eli Degibri Quartet feat

Show Time 8:30pm / Doors Open 7:00pm Saxophonist and composer Eli Degibri has established himself as one of today’s leading musicians in the jazz world and gained a fan base worldwide. Degibri is strongly committed to leading his own band and playing his original compositions, his unique songwriting voice has an appeal far beyond the traditional jazz audience. Degibri has recorded five albums: “Israeli Song” (2012 - Anzic Records), “Live At Louis 649” (2008 - Anzic Records), “One Little Song” (2006 - Degibri/Hays), “Emotionally Available” (2006 - Fresh Sound Records), “In The Beginning” (2003 - Fresh Sound Records). BOOKING AVAILABLE Book online now. Venue|Book|

Thu-07-Mar (7:00pm): Eli Degibri Quartet feat Aaron Goldberg Show Time 8:30pm / Doors Open 7:00pm

Yolanda Brown Double MOBO Award Winning Saxophonist announces two London dates

Mon-11-Feb (7:00pm): YolanDa Brown Show Time 8:30pm / Doors Open 7:00pm Double MOBO Award Winning Saxophonist YolanDa Brown is widely regarded as the emerging “voice” of mainstream Jazz in the UK. She is one of the most exciting, in-demand live performers. Yamaha artist YolanDa Brown’s Debut Album, “April Showers May Flowers” peaked at No1 on the iTunes and Amazon Jazz Charts. She has toured with The Temptations, Errol Brown, Courtney Pine and Diana Krall and collaborated with artists such as Mica Paris, Soweto Kinch and as part of Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. BOOKING AVAILABLE Book online now. Venue|Book|

Tue-12-Feb (7:00pm): YolanDa Brown Show Time 8:30pm / Doors Open 7:00pm

Smooth Sax Gerald Albright glides into town!

Thu-31-Jan (7:00pm) - £28.50
Gerald Albright Show Time 8:30pm / Doors Open 7:00pm
The unique sound of saxophonist Gerald Albright has established him as one of the most prominent and best loved stars in the Smooth Jazz genre. This multi talented artist has sold over a million albums alone in the US, and has performed with many of the biggest names in the music world, earning him the reputation of the ‘musician’s musician’. Sky FM Smooth Jazz is delighted to welcome Gerald to PizzaExpress Jazz Club for his first visit there.
He will be supported by Oli Silk on keyboards, Frank Tontoh on drums and Julian Crampton on bass. BOOKING AVAILABLE Book online now.

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Fri-01-Feb (7:30pm) - £30.00
Gerald Albright Show Time 9:00pm / Doors Open 7:30pm

 

 

Sat-02-Feb (6:00pm):
Gerald Albright Show Time 7:30pm - 9:00pm / Doors Open 6:00pm



Sat-02-Feb (6:00pm):
Gerald Albright Show Time 7:30pm - 9:00pm / Doors Open 6:00pm

	Sun-03-Feb (11:59am): Gerald Albright - Lunch Show Time 1:30pm / Doors Open 12Noon