Keith Nichols and the wonderful music of Fats Waller
Last Show: Sunday 9 th July 2017
PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)
For this lunchtime concert, the outstanding pianist Keith Nichols, with his sextet, capture not only the music of Fats Waller, one of the greatest pianists and composers jazz has ever known, but also the style and personality of the jazz world’s most exuberantly funny entertainer. Fats Waller’s extraordinarily light and flexible touch allowed him to swing as hard as any pianist in his classic James P. Johnson-derived stride manner, with a powerful left hand.