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.

Multi award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen has had a career spanning more than 5 decades, playing 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 angside esteemed British jazz musicians including Mark Lockheart, Tony Kofi, Nigel Price, Duncan Eagles, and Benet Mclean.

Tom Hewins is one of the finest bass players on the London scene and always plays with a smile on his face. He too has played alongside a host of jazz superstars.

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. 

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