Ronan Quartet/Nigel Grice's Jazz collective
Doors open 30mins before the performance.
Good music, refreshments, and fund-raising for the Norwood and Brixton Food Bank.
With The Ronan Quartet who will play a classical set followed by Nigel Grice's Jazz Funksters featuring:
Nigel Grice – Saxophone and Flute
Since turning his back on a career in the City 10 years ago, Nigel formed his Jazz Collective which focusses on the great American song book and small group jazz from the 1940s onwards, from Dizzy Gillespie to Chick Corea. He is also a leading light in and ex-chair of the South London Jazz Orchestra, which is probably the largest community jazz orchestra on the planet.
Alexander Rawlinson - Bass
Alexander studied at Goldsmiths University, and is one of the founding members of South London’s best known weekly jazz Jam Session in Herne Hill where he has shared the stage with renowned Jazz contemporaries such as Anita Wardell and Soweto Kinch. He also plays bass in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SoAS) Cuban Big Band and in hugely popular 13 piece Afro Cuban Band 'Orquesta Mambarito'.
Alex Corlett - Guitar
Alex is a performer, composer and teacher based in London, and a graduate of The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He is much in demand at various music sessions in and around London, and plays in a number of groups, including the Nigel Grice Jazz Collective, and his own guitar duo, The Alex Corlett & Domenico Johnson Guitar Duo. Also one of the the few guitarists know who is comfortable in all jazz genres – and a fabulous improviser.
Free entry. Voluntary donation for the Food Bank. Everyone Welcome!