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A new thread on my activities as 'The London Jazz Guitar Society', an older thread that ran to several pages having disappeared.
I run the group on a not-for-profit basis, organising an occasional series of workshops with the best players and teachers from the UK and international scenes, as well as a monthly newsletter and daily social media content to spread the word about the great talent on the London scene today.
Our next workshop is coming up this Saturday 8 July, and is with the great Phil Robson.
One of the leading guitarists on the UK jazz scene over the last 25 years, and now based in Ireland after several years in NYC, Phil Robson is internationally regarded as a highly versatile and creative player who appears in a wide range of settings, as well as being a being a renowned bandleader and composer.
A renowned educator, Phil continues to be a visiting professor at Trinity College Of Music, The Guildhall School Of Music and Drama and The Royal Academy Of Music.
Phil has performed and recorded with such major talents as Mike Gibbs, Drew Gress, Billy Hart, David Liebman, Donny McCaslin, Liam Noble, Tom Rainey, Julian Siegel, Christine Tobin, John Taylor, Mark Turner and Jeff Williams.
In this workshop, we will look at learning tunes and Phil will share his insights into tackling both classic standards and modern jazz standards with post-modal harmony (Henderson, Shorter etc). Phil is happy to field questions on any musical topic and there will be time for some playing too!
Details and booking at Workshop with Phil Robson at St Anne's Soho event tickets from TicketSource
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07-05-2023 10:35 AM
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SHOWS OF NOTE, JULY 2023
Monday 3 July (and every Monday): Peter Connolly, Chris Attwell and Jamie Murray host a jam night at The Bull's Head, Barnes. Music from 8pm. Details and booking: https://tickets.thebullsheadbarnes.com
Tuesday 4 July: Alessio Menconi and Nigel Price Quartet at East Side Jazz Club, Leytonstone. 8pm. £12. Details and booking: https://www.eastsidejazzclub.co.uk/event/nigel-price-alessio-menconi-quartet/
Tuesday 4 July (and every Tuesday): Joe Armer hosts Jazz at Mascara Bar, 72 Stamford Hill, N16 6XS. Joe hosts an opening set before a jam session. Music from 8pm. Free entry.
Tuesday 4 July (and every Tuesday): Alec Harper Quartet (Nick Costley-White on guitar) at Eastcheap Records, 20 Eastcheap, EC3M 1EB. 8pm-10.30pm. Fee entry. Details: https://www.eastcheaprecords.com/whats-on/
Wednesday 5 July: Alessio Menconi and Nigel Price Quartet at The 606 Club, Chelsea. 8pm. £16. Details and booking: https://www.606club.co.uk/events/view/alessio-menconi-feat-nigel-price-1/
Thursday 6 July: Nick Costley-White Trio upstairs at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm-8.45pm. £10 adv / £12 otd. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8556-two-for-the-road
Thursday 6 July: Phil Robson Trio at The Vortex, Dalston. £15 standard / £12.50 Vortex members / £10 students & UC. Details and booking: https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/phil-robson-trio/
Thursday 6 July (and every Thursday): Andrea Rinciari salutes the legends of bebop at Piano Bar, Soho. A jam session follows the band's set. Music from 6.30pm. Musicians get free entry. Details and booking: https://www.soho.live/pianobarsoho
Friday 7 July: Adam Glasser Quartet (Ant Law on guitar) at Jazzlive at The Crypt, Camberwell. Doors 8pm. £10 (£8 students). Details and booking: https://www.jazzlive.co.uk/guide.html
Saturday 8 July: Jay Phelps Quartet (Tom Ford on guitar) at The Verdict, Brighton. 8.30pm. £15. Details and booking: https://www.verdictjazz.com/tickets
Sunday 9 July: The Hot Club of Jupiter (Sam Dunn on guitar) at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. 12pm. £15-£25. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8602-the-hot-club-of-jupiter
Sunday 9 July: Jonathan Kreisberg and Nelson Veras duo at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho. Doors 6.30pm. Music 8pm. Details and booking: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/kreisberg-meets-veras
Sunday 9 July: Harry Christelis Quartet at The Royal Albert, New Cross. Music from 8pm. Free entry.
Monday 10 July: Sam Braysher and Linus Eppinger Quartet at Jazz at The Parakeet, Kentish Town. Doors 8pm. Music 8.30pm. £12 (£7 musicians). Details and booking: https://jazzattheparakeet.com
Tuesday 11 July: Sam Braysher - Linus Eppinger Quartet at Spike's Place, Beckenham. 8pm. £15 standard / £13 club members. Details and booking: https://www.spikesplace.co.uk/spike-s-place-beckenham
Tuesday 11 July: Mike Outram Trio at The Troubadour, Earl's Court. Music from 8pm. £20 suggested spend (seating and set menu options). Details and booking: https://www.troubadourlondon.com/jazz
Thursday 13 July: Carl Orr and Nicolas Meier duo upstairs at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm-8.45pm. £10 adv / £12 otd. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8556-two-for-the-road
Thursday 13 July: Sam Braysher - Linus Eppinger Quartet at Spike's Place, Beckenham. 8pm. £13 club members / £15 non-members.
Friday 14 July: Olli Soikelli Quartet at Rich Mix, Shoreditch. £15 + booking fee. Details and booking: https://www.futurefable.com/events
Friday 14 July: Zoe Francis, Jim Mullen and Ross Stanley at The Vortex, Dalston. £17.50 standard / £15 Vortex members / £15 students & UC. Details and booking: https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/blue-town-trio-somewhere-in-the-night/
Friday 14 July: Mark Lettieri Group at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. Doors at 5.30pm and 8.30pm. £35-£50. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8367-mark-lettieri-group
Friday 14 and Saturday 15 July: Nick Fitch Band and Friends play the late late show at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. 11.15pm. £12. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8578-late-late-show-with-nick-fitch-band-and-friends
Saturday 15 July: Ant Law and Alex Hitchcock 'Same Moon in the Same World' at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho. 8pm. £18. Details and booking: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/ant-law-alex-hitchcock-same-moon-in-the-same-world
Saturday 15 July: Alec Harper Quintet (Gareth Fowler on guitar) at The 606 Club, Chelsea. 9pm. £18. Details and booking: https://www.606club.co.uk/events/view/alec-harper-2/
Sunday 16 July: Pixie and The Gypsies (Matt Wilson on guitar) at The Pheasantry, Chelsea. 8pm. £18. Details and booking: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/pixie-and-the-gypsies
Tuesday 18 July: Nicolas Meier Trio at Spike's Place, Beckenham. 8pm. £15 standard / £13 club members. Details and booking: https://www.spikesplace.co.uk/spike-s-place-brentwood
Wednesday 19 July: Antonio Forcione Quartet at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. Doors at 5.30pm. £30-£45. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8582-antonio-forcione-quartet
Wednesday 19 July: Tobie Medland's 'The Aviary' (Sol Grimshaw and Bim Williams on guitars) at The Vortex, Dalston. 8.30pm. £12.50 standard / £10 Vortex members / £8 students & UC. Details and booking: https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/tobie-medlands-the-aviary/
Thursday 20 July: Giorgio Serci and Nigel Price duo upstairs at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm-8.45pm. £10 adv / £12 otd. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8556-two-for-the-road
Friday 21 July: Bill Frisell's Four at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. Doors at 5.30pm and 8.30pm. £50-£65. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8504-bill-frisell-four
Sunday 23 July: Quintet Blue feat. Denys Baptiste and Nigel Price at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho. 8pm. £20. Details and booking: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/quintet-blue
Monday 24 July: Clement Regert's GAB Trio (Gianluca Corona also on guitars) at The 606 Club, Chelsea. 8pm. £15. Details and booking: https://www.606club.co.uk/events/view/clement-regerts-gab-trio-feat-bea-asurmendi/
Monday 24 July: Will Arnold-Forster Quartet at Jazz at The Parakeet, Kentish Town. Doors 8pm. Music 8.30pm. £12 (£7 musicians). Details and booking: https://jazzattheparakeet.com
Tuesday 25 July: Renato D'Aiello Quintet (Dave Warren on guitar) at East Side Jazz Club, Leytonstone. 8pm. £14. Details and booking: https://www.eastsidejazzclub.co.uk/event/renato-daiello-quintet-celebrate-the-music-of-hank-mobley/
Tuesday 25 July: Jakub Klimiuk Quintet + Jack Banjo's Snackwall at The Pheasantry, Chelsea. 8pm. £15. Details and booking: https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/jakub-klimiuk-quintet-jack-banjos-snackwall
Thursday 27 July: Samuel Moore and Jamie Taylor duo upstairs at Ronnie Scott's, Soho. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm-8.45pm. £10 adv / £12 otd. Details and booking: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/8556-two-for-the-road
Thursday 27 July: Ant Law's Unified Theories Trio with Dave Hamblett and Orlando Le Fleming at The Vortex. £17.50 standard / £15 Vortex members / £15 students & UC. Details and booking: https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/ant-law-unified-theories-trio-featuring-orlando-le-fleming/
Saturday 29 July: Dave O'Higgins & Rob Luft Quintet at The 606 Club, Chelsea. 9pm. £18. Details and booking: https://www.606club.co.uk/events/view/dave-ohiggins-rob-luft-quintet/
Monday 31 July: Martin Speake Quartet (Mike Outram on guitar) at The 606 Club, Chelsea. 8pm. £15. Details and booking: https://www.606club.co.uk/events/view/martin-speake-1/Last edited by David B; 07-05-2023 at 10:58 AM.
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Dang that’s quite a lineup. I haven’t seen the Kreisberg Veras stuff live, but the stuff they post sounds beautiful. Seen kreisberg in a trio and quartet setting a lot, so it’s cool to see him in that super toned-down vibe.
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Wow! Londoners are spoilt for choice when it comes to hearing some fantastic live jazz guitar...
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That's a great list.
It's nice to see (Prof) Mike Outram listed, he was originally a local player, lived near Manchester.
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Indeed. Location is everything.
Originally Posted by James W
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I’ll be in London 10th & 11th August. Anything on then, David?
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Ronnie Scott's have a programme of early-evening duos, mostly two guitars, in their upstairs room on Thursdays. 10 August is guitarists James Kitchman and Artie Zaitz. Both great players. £10 adv / £12 otd. Doors 6pm. Music 7pm to 8.45pm. Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
Most places don't have their August listings up yet, but I'll keep an eye out for you Rob.
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Brilliant. Thanks, David!
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