Hakan Basar is an exceptionally gifted 15-year-old Turkish piano wunderkind who makes his international debut at this year’s London Jazz Festival. Performing with his trio,...
Catch the legendary saxophonist as he performs with Steve Williamson Trio and young jazz string quartet StringTing to create a compelling musical experience. If you could listen to...
Tomorrow’s Warriors take over the PizzaExpress late nights with jam sessions led by the next generation of fresh young talent from this iconic UK jazz organisation. For more...
There are many singers who can wow us with vocal prowess, yet there’s something raw and real about hearing Tessa Souter sing. Basically a self-taught musician, she is not...
Playing the music of New Orleans both secular and sacred, this band consists of musicians who have all spent time learning from the older generation of Crescent City players, and...
Raul Midón’s LJF performance will include original compositions from his 20+ year career as a solo artist, and will feature selections from his two most recent,...
Carmen Souza celebrates the life and music of emblematic pianist Horace Silver in her new album ‘The Silver Messengers’. After critically acclaimed versions...
A rare chance to see two great festival names in an intimate duo setting, as legendary guitarist John Scofield joins forces with celebrated blues singer-pianist Jon...
Like a spark in the dark – or 'La Scintilla Nell?Ombra': The accordion by the Italian Luciano Biondini and the voice of the Swiss singer and mouth percussionist Andreas...
“Fifty years have passed in a flash,” says Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist, songwriter and vocalist Marcia Ball of her long and storied career. Ball, the 2018...
Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation’s pivotal artistic figures, with Downbeat praising his "nimble touch, measured stride and...
Award-winning Austrian pianist David Helbock presents music from his new solo piano record, celebrating the music of film composer John Williams. Blockbuster themes like...
Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation’s pivotal artistic figures, with Downbeat praising his "nimble touch, measured stride and...
For the 6th year running, PizzaExpress Jazz Club presents free lunch shows from Monday to Friday during the EFG London Jazz Festival. The fantastic line-up of artists this year includes Dean Street favourite Carmen Souza, David Halbock and Sam Leak.
Luca Manning is an award winning Jazz vocalist from Glasgow, voted as 'Rising Star' in the 2018 Scottish Jazz Awards. Luca Manning is an award-winning Jazz vocalist and...
Created by bassist Andrea Di Biase, the trio explores a large variety of musical landscapes with verve and originality: influences from classical composers such as...
Patricia Barber makes her return to Dean Street, and will be performing many of her original compositions, including ‘Artsongs’ from her latest song cycle...
Adrian Utley is a multi-talented guitarist, producer, composer and one of the founding members of iconic Bristol band, Portishead. In this special EFG London Jazz Festival...
Performing lyrical interpretations of the quirky, complex compositions from the legendary pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk. Originally inspired by the 1988 Carmen McRae album...
Guitarist Aubin Vanns plays music from his recent album release, ‘Opera’. Each composition is a song without words, coloured by evocative harmony and textural...
Dick Oatts, the legendary alto player and artistic director of the iconic Village Vanguard Orchestra New York, appears with a powerfully creative quartet. He is equally...
Scotland’s Georgia Cécile is at the helm of the new wave of Scottish Jazz. Voted 'Best Vocalist' at the 2019 Scottish Jazz Awards and tipped as 'One To Watch in 2019'...
The Sam Leak Trio perform contemporary jazz with a gospel-tinged, and folk-inspired, freedom and abandon, invoking the joy and emotion typified by Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett's...
John Law presents his quartet project playing well known tunes from the worlds of jazz pop, and occasionally classical; featuring Parliamentary Jazz Award winner...
Time Out describes Kassa Overall as “a Renaissance man: part chopsy, super-funky jazz drummer, and part rising producer-MC.” Kassa's debut album, “Go Get Ice...
Vanessa Rubin is revered as one of the great jazz vocalists in the world today. She possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth and sass. She...
Award-winning Welsh pianist Huw Warren and up-and-coming Irish vocalist Sue Rynhart have joined forces to create a slew of originals, and strange but wonderful ‘takes’...
There are few acts in the UK with as strong an influence, as complex a legacy, and as mysteriously legendary as Transglobal Underground. The band return to PizzaExpress for an...
Dean Street favourite, singer Mads Mathias joins forces with the Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra in a celebration of the music of the great Nat King Cole, in what would have...
Returning from a tour along the Mississippi, twins Louis Moutin (drums) and Francois Moutin (bass) created the Moutin Factory Quintet’s third album 'Mythical River', a...
Internationally recognized jazz guitarist Lorne Lofsky and U.K.-based jazz vocalist Lauren Bush celebrate the life of the late jazz trumpet icon, Chet Baker, with a performance of...
A world-renowned bassist, Gomez has been on the cutting edge of music for more than four decades. His impressive resume includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles...
Betty Carter (May16 1930- September 28th 1998) "an amazing vocal improvising singer and interpreter of lyrics and melodies and an inspiration to so many aspiring jazz vocalists-...