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Ronnie Scott’s August Listings

aaamusic | On 26, Jul 2011

AUGUST LISTINGS

Ronnie Scott?s
47 Frith St, London, W1D 4HT

www.ronniescotts.co.uk
Box office: 020 7439 0747

Monday 1ST August / Doors 6.00pm / £15.00 – £28.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
CELEBRATING HUMPH WITH THE HUMPHREY LYTTELTON BAND
+ LAURA JURD QUINTET FEAT. MICK FOSTER
Clarinetist Tony Coe guests as Humph?s Original Band featuring saxophonist pay tribute to the much loved British trumpeter, broadcaster, comedy host and oddly progressive swing veteran, who sadly died in 2008. The band features saxophonist Karen Sharp, multi-reedist Jimmy Hastings, trombonist Ray Wordsworth, pianist Ted Beament, bassist John Rees-Jones and drummer Adrian Macintosh., Support comes from young London based trumpet player Laura Jurd: a composer and jazz musician, member of Tomorrow?s Warrior?s Jazz Orchestra & NYJO, drawing on classical, jazz and folk influences.

+ Late Late Show 11pm-3am / £10 or free to MU/Club members and ticket holders.
Charismatic compere, vocalist and occasional trombonist Michael Mwenso hosts this fun late night session featuring the cream of London?s up and coming jazz talent, plus occasional guest turns from visiting stars.

Tuesday 2nd August / Doors 6.00pm / £10.00 – £22.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
THE MICHAEL GARRICK BIG BAND + JOHN ETHERIDGE/CHRISTIAN GARRICK
Hugely influential pianist, bandleader and composer, Michael Garrick, is one of British jazz?s key figures. He mixed music and literature in the early ’60s, played with Don Rendell and Ian Carr, Joe Harriott and Neil Ardley and his top-notch big band features the cream of British jazz musicians. Support from world-class virtuoso guitar-great Etheridge performing in duet with brilliant violinist (and son of Michael) Christian Garrick.

Wednesday 3rd August / Doors 6.00pm / £10.00 – £22.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
BEATS AND PIECES + KAIROS 4TET
Great double bill with the Manchester based The Beats & Pieces Big Band, a 14 piece contemporary jazz ensemble led by Ben Cottrell and drawing on Loose Tubes, Radiohead, Matthew Herbert and more, in an adventurous, award-winning re-definition of the big band?s possibilities. Playing opposite tonight are Kairos 4Tet – a free-flowing contemporary music quartet led by saxophonist Adam Waldman and featuring the sublime pianist Ivo Neame, bassist du jour Jasper Høiby and drummer Jon Scott plus special guest, London-based, Swedish singer Emilia Martensson? together they play melodic, rhythmically compelling modern jazz.

Thursday 4th August / Doors 6.00pm / £15.00 – £28.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
CLAIRE MARTIN/SIR RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT + BOBBY WELLINS QUARTET
Sophisticated, top-drawer vocal duo featuring peerless jazz singer Martin, and hugely gifted composer, pianist and knight of the realm, Bennett. United by their love of great songs and with just their two voices and a piano, this promises to be an intimate, charming and hugely enjoyable exploration of the Great American Songbook and beyond, as heard to great effect on their superb recent album Witchcraft. Support comes from classy Scottish saxophonist Bobby Wellins.

Friday 5th August / Doors 6.00pm & 10.30pm / £20.00 – £40.00

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
LUCINDA BELLE ORCHESTRA + EARL OKIN
Harpist and singer-songwriter Lucinda Belle appears here with her top class orchestra performing material from her hotly-tipped Universal Records debut album My Voice and my 45 Strings. Drawing on rootsy, folk, soul, world, classical and jazz influences (Mama’s and the Papa’s, Eric Satie, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Django Reinhardt), she turns classical on it’s head. Support from cult British comedian, singer and song-writer who wrote songs for Cilla Black and Georgie Fame in the ?60s, but more recently has dabbled in jazz, musical-comedy and witty bossa nova.

Saturday 6th August / Doors 6.00pm & 10.30pm / £20.00 – £42.50
BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
CHRIS BARBER BAND + ANDY DAVIES QUINTET

Intriguing double bill featuring iconic British jazz legend Chris Barber, a mainstay of the British jazz scene since the ?50s, with Welsh trumpeter Andy Davies. Barber played trombone with Ken Colyer in 1949 and began leading his own bands in which he played trombone and double bass in 1950. The likes of Ottilie Patterson and Lonnie Donegan made their name with Barber, and while his band played traditional jazz in the New Orleans style, Barber is equally at home with ragtime, swing, blues and R&B. He has worked with other artists including Louis Jordan and Dr. John and in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Barber was responsible for arranging the first UK tours of seminal blues artists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Muddy Waters. He appears here with the latest version of his band featuring Bob Hunt (trombone), Peter Rudeforth and Mike ?Magic? Henry (trumpets), Richard Exall, Amy Roberts and David Horniblow (reeds), Joe Farler (banjo and guitar), Jackie Flavelle (bass) and long standing member Gregory Beck (drums) as well as Barber himself on trombone. Hardbop trumpeter Davies completes the bill leading a fine band playing a mixture of hard bop staples and his own fine compositions.

Sunday 7th August / Doors 6.30pm / £15.00 – £28.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
THE JAZZVERSE JUKEBOX @ BRITJAZZ FEST FEAT. SOWETO KINCH

In a change to her monthly residency upstairs in Ronnie?s Bar, BBC broadcaster and singer Jumoke Fashola and her Jazz Verse Jukebox trio move into the main club for a very special BRITJAZZ performance . This ?jazz poetry party? features established and upcoming spoken word poets & singers who continue the age-old tradition of intertwining jazz and performance poetry. Featuring spoken word from Charlie Dark, Carrie Grant, Mr Gee, Zena Edwards, Hollie McNish, Sh?maya plus very special guest saxophonist/MC and leading light of the UK scene Soweto Kinch.

Sunday 7th August / 12 noon ? 4pm / £12.00 – £15.00
SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: Soho Nights with Kate Robbins
Relaxed family friendly lunchtime session featuring top quality entertainment, with Sunday lunch available to order. This week with noted actress and comedienne Kate Robbins performing material form her new album Soho Nights.

Monday 8th August / Doors 6.00pm / £10.00 – £22.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
MATTHEW HALSALL WITH NAT BIRCHALL ?A TRIBUTE TO JOHN & ALICE COLTRANE? +
ORPHY ROBINSON?S CODEFIVE
Gilles Peterson endorsed trumpeter Matthew Halsall is one of the UK?s brightest talents. A gifted trumpeter with a beautiful, expressive tone, his music draws on his love of spiritual and modal jazz as well as the glories of ?60s British jazz. For tonight?s very special show he is joined by Coltrane inspired saxophonist Nat Birchall for a heartfelt tribute to the music of John and Alice Coltrane. Expect beautiful explorations of such classics as Afro-Blue, A Love Supreme and Journey Into Satchidananda alongside soulful originals, also played with real panache by his ace band featuring Cinematic Orchestra drummer Luke Flowers and jazz-harpist Rachel Gladwin. They are joined in this very special double bill by multi-talented UK vibes legend Orphy Robinson, a founder member of the Jazz Warriors, here presenting his new band CodeFive featuring ex Art Blakey saxophonist Jean Toussaint, and a stellar rhythm section of pianist Pat Thomas bassist Dudley Phillips and drummer Kenrick Rowe.

Tuesday 9th August / Doors 6.00pm / £10.00 – £22.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
ECLECTICA! + GWYNETH HERBERT
Intriguing double-bill featuring witty singer-songwriter, Herbert, inspired as much by Janis Ian and Joni Mitchell, as by Billie Holliday or Nina Simone. Expect terrific, highly original songs which speak to you directly, without forethought for genre or category all delivered by one of the UK finest singers. Plus, a new kind of string quartet, led by acclaimed violinist Lizzie Ball, and featuring guitarists Pete Oxley and Nic Meir alongside cellist Bernard Gregor-Smith: Eclectica offer virtuoso arrangements of Tango and Bossa as well as standards and pop covers.

Wednesday 10th August / Doors 6.00pm / £10.00 – £22.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
TOMMY SMITH?S KARMA + NEWT
Hailed on arrival by critics as the toughest and most creative group of his career, Tommy Smith?s KARMA sees the brilliant Scottish saxophonist lead a band of virtuosic musicians on a deeply grooving acid jazz adventure that draws on influences from around the world. Featuring Tommy Smith (saxes, shakuhatchi, synth), Kevin Glasgow (electric bass), Steve Hamilton (piano, synth), Alyn Cosker (drums). They are joined in this intriguing double-bill of far-reaching Scottish jazz by NeWt, who draw on jazz and improvisation alongside elements of rock, ambient/electronic and folk/world influences. NeWt features ambient guitarist Graeme Stephen, drummer Chris Wallace and trombonist Chris Greive who plays both acoustically, and through effects units including octave pedals which make the horn sound like an otherwordly electric bass.

+ Upstairs at Ronnies Bar: Jazz Jam Doors 6.00pm: £5 after 8pm / £8 after 11pm / M.U/ NUS free
Popular weekly jam session hosted by fine young trumpeter, Andy Davies, the Jazz Jam calls to mind the spirit of the hard-swinging, exuberant jazz joints of 50?s New York. An informal jam featuring a wealth of talent from tomorrow?s stars to today?s big names that drop by for an off-duty blowing session.

Thursday 11th August / Doors 6.00pm / £10.00 – £22.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
GWILYM SIMCOCK TRIO + STEPHANO D?SILVA QUARTET PERFOMING THE MUSIC OF AMANCIO D?SILVA
29 year old, Gwilym Simcock is one of the most gifted pianists and imaginative composers on the British scene. Able to move effortlessly between jazz and classical music, he can, at times, inhabit both worlds and has been described as stylistically reminiscent of Keith Jarrett, complete with ?harmonic sophistication and subtle dovetailing of musical traditions? as well as being a pianist of ?exceptional?, ?brilliant? and ?dazzling? ability. His music has been widely acclaimed as ?engaging, exciting, often unexpected, melodically enthralling, complex and wonderfully optimistic? and he appears here with bassist Yuri Goloubev and drummer James Maddren. Support comes from Islington based guitarist Stephano D’Silva here performing material by his father, the late great Amancio D’Silva who performed with the likes of Joe Harriott and Norma Winstone.

Friday 12th August / Doors 6.00pm & 10.30pm / £20.00 – £40.00

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
BLINQ QUARTET (Brendan Reilly, Liane Caroll, Ian Shaw, Natalie Williams)
+ AYANNA WITTER-JOHNSON QUARTET
Coming together to form a veritable jazz/soul vocal supergroup exclusive to Ronnie Scott?s ? The pairing of two of the UK?s very finest jazz singer-pianists, Ian Shaw and Liane Caroll with top notch soul singers Brendan Reilly and Natalie Williams is set to be one of the highlights of the festival, all 4 are individual headline performers in their own right. Support comes from super-talented cellist-vocalist, composer Witter-Johnson who draws on a wide range of styles including jazz, classical, contemporary, R&B, soul, reggae and electro-acoustic.

Saturday 13th August / Doors 6.00pm & 10.30pm / £25.00 – £48.50

BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
MATTHEW HERBERT BIG BAND + SEAMING TO TRIO
Led by maverick producer Matthew Herbert and conceived almost by accident as a result of a film score he was writing, The Matthew Herbert Big Band now has two acclaimed albums and a string of prestigious international performances under its belt. From the Sydney Opera House and Montreaux Jazz Festival to London?s Royal Festival Hall and Barbican Hall, Herbert?s band has thrilled audiences across the globe with its theatrical and visually stunning shows. Herbert?s musical approach is defined largely by his engagement with sound itself. Though classically trained, his instrument of choice is the sampler, with many of his best known tracks built around field recordings made at specific times and places.
The dialogue between the classic sound and instrumentation of the Big Band and Herbert?s relentlessly spontaneous and experimental approach continues in live performance. While the electrifying power and energy of 16 musicians breaths life into his compositions, Herbert constantly explores new possibilities, often by sampling the band and audience live on stage. Support comes from British-born Manchester-based, Chinese singer-songwriter, keyboardist and clarinettist who has performed with the likes of The Herbaliser and Mr. Scruff.

Sunday 14th August / Doors 6.30pm / £15.00 – £28.50
BRIT JAZZ FEST 2011:
NATALIE WILLIAMS SOUL FAMILY WITH SPECIAL GUEST ROACHFORD
Hosted by charismatic singer Williams, Soul Family Sunday is a monthly event presenting a host of top-notch guests from the world of UK R&B, soul and jazz. Blessed with a huge range, Williams moves effortlessly between heart-rending ballads, funky originals and deft swing and In tonight?s very special Brit-Jazz special she is joined by cult soul-rock singer Roachford.

Sunday 14th August / 12 noon ? 4pm / £12.00 – £15.00
SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: TipiTina
Relaxed family friendly lunchtime session featuring top quality entertainment, with Sunday lunch available to order. This week with classic New Orleans Mardi-Gras sounds from the fun and funky TipiTina.

Monday 15th August / Doors 6.00pm / £15.00 – £32.50

ROBIN MCKELLE + BAD ASS BRASS
Great value double-header for this sultry US vocalist with a blues tinge opposite anarchic but funky brass ensemble. With her 60?s classic rhythm ?n? blues sound, and gritty voice, Robin McKelle lines up with pianist Ben Stivers bassist Derek Nievergelt and drummer Adrian Harpham. Since forming in 2008, the UK?s Bad Ass Brass have been thrilling audiences with their bold, funky music and high adrenaline performances. The band takes its influence from the sounds of traditional New Orleans brass bands but adds its own unique twist with original material and joyful covers of classic soul and funk tunes.

Tuesday 16th ? Saturday 20th August / Doors 6.00pm & 10.30pm (two shows Friday & Saturday only)/ SOLD OUT

WYNTON MARSALIS QUINTET
+ Support: The Ronnie Scott?s All Stars
Building on a rich and lengthy history with legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Ronnie Scott?s in association with Serious is delighted to welcome his small band back this summer for an extended run of 5 days (2 shows per night) …
Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture. He has had an enormous impact on jazz over the last 40 years, being one of the first artists to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. By creating and performing an expansive range of brilliant new music for quartets to big bands, chamber music ensembles to symphony orchestras, tap dance to ballet, Marsalis has expanded the vocabulary for jazz and created a vital body of work that places him among the world?s finest musicians and composers. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet, Jonathan Batiste, piano, Carlos Henriquez, bass, Ali Jackson, drums, Walter Blanding, reeds

Support from all-star British jazz group, led by formidable pianist James Pearson and featuring a revolving line-up of the cream of local talent.

+ Tuesday 16th ? Thursday 18th
Late Late Show 11pm-3am / £10 or free to MU/Club members and ticket holders.
Charismatic compere, vocalist and occasional trombonist Michael Mwenso hosts this fun late night session featuring the cream of London?s up and coming jazz talent, plus occasional guest turns from visiting stars.

+ Wednesday 17th
Upstairs at Ronnies Bar: Jazz Jam Doors 6.00pm: £5 after 8pm / £8 after 11pm / M.U/ NUS free
Popular weekly jam session hosted by fine young trumpeter, Andy Davies, the Jazz Jam calls to mind the spirit of the hard-swinging, exuberant jazz joints of 50?s New York. An informal jam featuring a wealth of talent from tomorrow?s stars to today?s big names that drop by for an off-duty blowing session.

Sunday 21st August / Doors 6.30pm / £15.00 – £32.50

THE RONNIE SCOTT?S BLUES EXPLOSION
Co-Led by Pianist/Vocalist Paddy Milner and explosive funk, blues and jazz guitarist Tony Remy (Incognito, Annie Lennox and Craig David), the electrifying Blues Explosion specialises in blues music from Chicago to the Delta, West Coast and British. Expect blues classics from Eric Clapton, BB King, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Peter Green, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Cray amongst others.

Sunday 3rd July / 12 noon ? 4.00pm / £12.00 – £15.00

SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: Digby Fairweather & Friends
Relaxed family friendly lunchtime session featuring top quality entertainment, with Sunday lunch available to order. This week with award-winning, composer, band-leader, broadcaster and British jazz legend, cornettist Digby Fairweather and guests.

Monday 22nd August ? Tuesday 23rd August / Doors 6.00pm / £15.00 – £32.50

BUDDY GRECO TRIO & LEZLIE ANDERS
+ Support: The Ronnie Scott?s All Stars
Legendary American singer-pianist and occasional actor who began his career in Benny Goodman?s band before going on to release over 65 albums and 100 singles in his own name and enjoying smash hits with My Funny Valentine and Satin Doll. He appears here with his wife, a top class Las Vegas crooner, who names Sinatra amongst her many fans. Expect superlative old-school entertainment from the Rat Pack era, as Greco and Anders bring a bit of Las Vegas pizzazz to London town. With Alan Boynton on drums and Martin Roach on bass.

Support from all-star British jazz group, led by formidable pianist James Pearson and featuring a revolving line-up of the cream of local talent.

Wednesday 24th August / Doors 6.00pm / £15.00 – £32.50

TAMMY WEIS with Special Guests JULIAN JOSEPH and BJ COLE
+ Support: The Ronnie Scott?s All Stars
Classy Canadian singer, hailed as the real deal by Time Out, performs blues and pop tinged original material alongside gently swung standards with a fine band featuring world class British jazz legend Julian Joseph and pedal steel guitar virtuoso BJ Cole.

Support from all-star British jazz group, led by formidable pianist James Pearson and featuring a revolving line-up of the cream of local talent.

Thursday 25th August / Doors 6.00pm/ £15.00 – £28.50

NATHAN HAINES FEATURING VANESSA FREEMAN
+ Support The Ronnie Scott?s All Stars
Kiwi vocalist, producer and multi-reedist with a cult following in the UK, Nathan Haines has been at the forefront of modern soul, jazz and electronic music for over 20 years. His albums Squire for Hire and Soundtravels produced in London by legendary producer Phil Asher, have remained classics and he has worked with the likes of Marlena Shaw, Reel People, Jamiroquai, Marco di Marco, 4-Hero, Da Lata, Masters at Work, Louie Vega, and many more. .Haines appears here with an ace band featuring vocalists Vanessa Freeman and Kevin Mark Trail, keyboardiist Mike Patto, drummer Daniel Crosby, bassist Francis Hilton, guitarist Leon Stenning, percussionist Will Fry and world class trumpeter Byron Wallen.

Support from all-star British jazz group, led by formidable pianist James Pearson and featuring a revolving line-up of the cream of local talent.

+ Late Late Show (Thurs only) 11pm-3am / £10 or free to MU/Club members and ticket holders.
Charismatic compere, vocalist and occasional trombonist Michael Mwenso hosts this fun late night session featuring the cream of London?s up and coming jazz talent, plus occasional guest turns from visiting stars.

Friday 26th August ? Saturday 27th August / Doors 6.00pm & 10.30pm / £25.00 – £48.50

INCOGNITO
+ Support The Ronnie Scott?s All Stars
Legendary British jazz funk and acid-jazz band, led by Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick, whose jazzy grooves, soulful vocals and funky horn riffs helped open the door for bands such as Jamiroquai and the Brand New Heavies. Now celebrating thirty years in the business Incognito remain a powerful live act.

Support from all-star British jazz group, led by formidable pianist James Pearson and featuring a revolving line-up of the cream of local talent.

Sunday 28th August / Doors 6.30pm / £15.00 – £32.50

MARY COUGHLAN
New monthly residency by Galway born torch singer Mary Coughlan. The launch of these acoustic sessions saw Coughlan perform numbers from her critically acclaimed album The House of Ill Repute as well as some jazz standards, all interspersed with witty anecdotes and black humour.

Sunday 28th August / 12 noon ? 4pm / £12.00 – £15.00
SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH
Relaxed family friendly lunchtime session featuring top quality entertainment, with Sunday lunch available to order. Performer TBA

Monday 29th August ? Wednesday 31st August / Doors 6.00pm / £25.00 – £42.50

TERRY REID BAND
+ Support: The Ronnie Scott?s All Stars
Legendary, late-’60s, blue-eyed, Brit soul singer, nick-named ?Super Lungs?, and perhaps best known for his samba-influenced blues rock masterpiece ‘The River’. Terry Reid has an impossibly rich story to tell of a life from teen rock prodigy through his years in rock ?n? roll. He possesses an extraordinary, guttural vocal talent and is often called the finest British blue-eyed soulman.

Support from all-star British jazz group, led by formidable pianist James Pearson and featuring a revolving line-up of the cream of local talent.

Forthcoming highlights

Sept 1-3 James Hunter Gravel-voiced singer-guitarist

Sept 5-6 The Family Stone Legendary funk band who backed Sly Stone

Sept 7-8 James Pearson Remembering Oscar Peterson

Sept 9-10 Incognito British jazz funk legends

Sep 12-13 John Etheridge & John Williams peerless guitar virtuosos

Sept 14 Jacqui Dankworth Band Classy singer, daughter of the Dankworth?s

Sept 15-17 Pee Wee Ellis James Brown saxophonist and MD

Sept 19 Carol Grimes Tribute to Oscar Brown Jnr

Sept 20-24 JTQ Funky Hammond B-3 legends.

Oct 6-7 Azymuths Three Piece Orchestra Brazilian jazz funk legends

Oct 10-12 Cedar Walton Legendary hardbop pianist and composer

Oct 13-15 Carleen Anderson Legendary soul, funk and jazz vocalist

Oct 17-19 Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Legacy featuring Vincent Herring

Oct 20-22 Julian Joseph Big Band Featuring Peter King, Soweto Kinch, Byron Wallen

Oct 24-26 Mike Stern Band Fusion guitar great with drummer Dave Weckl

Nov 1-4 Stacey Kent World-class jazz and chanson vocalist

Nov 9-12 Brubecks Play Brubeck The Brubeck Brothers play the music of their father

Nov 16-18 Yellowjackets Superlative jazz and fusion band

Nov 21-23 The Blockheads Ian Dury?s legendary band feat Gilad Atzmon

Nov 25-26 Ian Shaw Top class UK jazz singer.

Nov 28-30 Avishai Cohen Israeli bass sensation

Dec 27-28 Liane Carroll?s Xmas Carroll Festive fun from brilliant singer/pianist

OPENING HOURS AND SET TIMES

Ronnie Scott?s
47 Frith St, London, W1D 4HT

www.ronniescotts.co.uk
Box office 020 7439 0747

Monday to Thursday

6pm Doors Open
7.15-8pm Support Act
8.30-10.30 Main Act (with an interval)
11.00-Late The Late Late Show

Friday and Saturday

1st house:

6pm Doors Open
7.15-8pm Support Act
8.30-9.45pm Main Act

(Turn house around 10.00pm, all guests for 1st house must leave)

2nd house:

10.30pm Doors Open
11.00pm-11.45pm Support Act
12 midnight-1.15am Main Act

Sunday Evening:

6.30pm Doors Open
8 -9pm Main Act
9.30 -10.30pm Main Act
12 midnight Doors Close

Sunday Lunch Show: Doors Open 12 noon

12noon Doors Open
1pm-1.45pm Main Act
2.15-3pm Main Act
4pm Doors close

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