WHAT'S ON

CHRIS INGHAM piano
MALCOLM CREESE bass
GEORGE DOUBLE drums

"Swing, humour and poignancy, a jazz joy" **** MOJO "A vibrant and moving homage" DOWNBEAT (USA)

"Swing, humour and poignancy, a jazz joy" **** MOJO

"A vibrant and moving homage" DOWNBEAT (USA)

"Dudley would have been delighted" **** OBSERVER

"An intimate and heartfelt pleasure" LONDON JAZZ NEWS

Beloved comic actor Dudley Moore (1935-2002) was also a dazzling jazz pianist and a composer of wit and depth. The Chris Ingham Trio revisits Dudley’s evocative and appealing 1960s jazz in rich, rewarding presentation packed with striking music and fascinating anecdotes.

This acclaimed show been warmly received at Ronnie Scott’s and in concerts and festivals throughout the UK while the group’s CD Dudley received rave reviews fulsomely approving the overdue celebration of a remarkable British musician.

Soner Ersen brings his quartet featuring the evergreen and well-travelled Jim Mullen on guitar.

Glasgow-born, multi-award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists in Europe, with a career spanning more than 5 decades. He plays in a highly distinctive style, picking with the thumb rather than a plectrum, like Wes Montgomery before him. He has toured and recorded with many leading UK and US artists including Brian Auger, Gene Harris, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Witherspoon, Herbie Mann, Johnny Griffin, Mose Alison, Terry Callier, Georgie Fame, Van Morrison, Claire Martin. Jim also shared a 15 year partnership with the late great tenor saxophonist Dick Morrissey in the much loved British band Morrissey Mullen throughout the 1980's. Jim has recorded many acclaimed albums under his own name. 

Soner Ersen is a London-based jazz pianist and composer. He has contributed to numerous projects in various capacities, including pianist, keyboardist, composer, and educator. He has performed alongside esteemed British jazz musicians including Mark Lockheart, Tony Kofi, Nigel Price, Duncan Eagles, and Benet Mclean.

Jason Simpson is a London based bass player and Guildhall alumni working regularly in and around London in venues including Ronnie Scott’s, Royal Albert hall, and The Vortex. Having recently toured Europe, Canada and USA with Ibibio Sound Machine, Jason plays double bass with heart, soul, and spirit influenced by his Afro-Caribbean heritage.

Eric Ford is a member of the British contemporary jazz group Partikel along with Duncan Eagles and Max Luthert, and has played at international jazz festivals and at top jazz clubs around Europe. 

Championed by Iggy Pop, Lena Dunham, Cerys Matthews, Jools Holland, Robbie Vincent, Alabama 3 and many more, ESE & THE VOODUU PEOPLE play an electric and eclectic blend of funk, soul, Afrobeat, jazz and rock’n’roll, and tap into deep wells of spiritual energy.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Ese was born to make music. “I heard Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix and never looked back,” she says, and though raised as a London child on grunge, hip-hop and r'n'b, her Nigerian heritage’s traditional spirituality also shaped the artist she is today. “It was almost like music chose me, rather than I chose music,” Ese says.

Ese busked on the streets of London for a couple of years before finding a place for herself in the studio and on stages ranging from intimate pubs and clubs to heaving festivals. She has released two acclaimed studio albums, UP IN SMOKE and IS THIS JAZZ?, and the live album MERCURY IN RETROGRADE. She performed in 2025’s hit Netflix series TOO MUCH and her classic track DYNAMITE features on the album soundtrack alongside tracks by artists ranging from Nina Simone, John Cale and Richard and Linda Thompson to Sugababes and Cate Le Bon. Her new studio album, which was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World recording studios, is scheduled for release 2026.

Jez Guest (tenor sax and flute)
Jez is a musician and music tutor based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, playing saxophone, guitar, flute and harmonica, and has been involved in the music industry for over 30 years.

Andy Ruiz Palma (guitar)
Andy Ruiz Palma is an acoustic and electric jazz guitarist. He is highly active on the UK jazz scene, blending swing-era, New Orleans, and Chicago jazz. Andy is well-known for his versatility, seamlessly shifting between lead and rhythm, which makes him a sought-after collaborator in the acoustic, gypsy jazz, and swing genres.

Tomas Pedersen (bass)
Tomas started playing double-bass in 1971 when he started studying classical bass in Denmark. After only one year of hard practice he joined the Danish Radio Youth Symphony Orchestra. Tomas has worked with many great British jazz musicians such as Bill LeSage, Allan Barnes Roger Nobes, Bobby Ore, Jim Douglas, Keith Smith, Martin Litton, Trevor Whiting, Bobby Worth, Jimmy Hastings and many more.

Ronnie Fenn (drums)
Ronnie’s eclectic life as a drummer began as a teenager in the heady days of the ‘60’s with life on the road in pop, soul, rock and roll and skiffle bands. Ronnie has played for many famous stars and in recent years Ronnie has been creating an enviable reputation on the British jazz scene. Ronnie’s main drumming influences have been Buddy Rich, Art Blakey, Sonny Payne, Cozy Cole and anyone who “swings”.

Voodoo Brass Band is a high-octane improvising brass outfit from London.

With over half a million followers on social media and videos reaching over 100 million views, the group’s reputation as a trailblazer in the UK brass scene speaks for itself.

Ear-splitting powder keg originals, revitalised bottom-of-the-crate classics, a distinctively improvised style that never strays far from the New Orleans tradition, a new record underway and festival season fast approaching - Voodoo Brass Band’s high-octane live experience has to be heard to be believed.

‘You guys are just AMAZING’ - Gaby Roslin - BBC Radio London
‘The best brass band I’ve ever worked with in my life’ - Zac Alsop
‘Such a great sound’ - Jack Johnson - Eagle Radio
‘Very Talented’ - Greg James
‘Wonderful‘ ‘So good‘ ‘So Cool’ ‘Great‘ ‘so lovely‘ ‘magical‘ ‘Absolutely Wicked‘ ‘Absolutely
brilliant‘ - Roman Kemp, Chris Stark, Sian Welby - Capital FM