The Piano Lounge, PizzaExpress Live’s newest venue, is based in the heart of the West End, close to Covent Garden, Soho and ‘Theatreland’. Every Thursday and Friday night, you can expect to be entertained by world class pianists and singers, with special guest performers from the worlds of jazz, soul and musical theatre. This very special evening will be hosted by TJ Johnson.
TJ Johnson, Singer / Piano Player. Jazz, Blues, Swing, Gospel. TJ will take you on a musical trail from the Smokey Jazz dives of New Orleans through the foot tapping Honky Tonks of Texas to the Gin-soaked Speakeasies of New York. Drawing from a rich eclectic mix of influences such as Dr John, Ray Charles, Jimmy Witherspoon, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Willie Nelson TJ shapes the music into his own individual style with a professional yet relaxed stage manner. TJ Johnson is widely considered to be one of the UK’s most charismatic highly revered Jazz and Blues singers. He is also a hot piano player and respected bandleader. He Sprang on to the Jazz scene in the late 80’s as a jazz singer with Max Collie at the age of 17 and since forming his own band in 1990 has performed extensively for over thirty years now at many Theatres, Festivals and Jazz clubs both in the UK and overseas.