Tag: Jazz

Friday 29th July 2022 7:30pm

16-year-old jazz pianist Oscar Lyons makes his debut at the Two Sisters Arts Centre with Oscar is a two-time National Youth Jazz Collective alumnus, and is currently a member of the Royal Academy of Music’s Junior Jazz programme.

Joined by three exceptional young musicians – George Mooney (tenor sax), Tom Sheen (double bass), and Jess Rollason (drums) – they will play a mixture of Oscar’s original compositions, interspersed with both contemporary and classic jazz tunes.

Friday 7 Oct 2022, 7:30pm

A treat of jazz featuring singer Katriona Taylor, Peter Hammond on keyboard and Rob Palmer on Bass
Katriona is an international singer/songwriter whose music is soulful and evocative, with strong melodies and tender lyrics.
She performs jazz, latin and funk compositions as well as her own original songs. She creatively reworks the jazz standards and as an arranger, Katriona has a remarkable knack for making the old classics sound fresh, without losing the essence of the songs.

Sunday 16 Oct 2022, 7:30pm

The Blue Note Collective makes a welcome return to Two Sisters
Band leader and saxophone player Matt Telfer has been an active member of the London music scene for the last 25 years.
Originally from Stratford upon Avon, Matt moved to London in 2000 to pursue his musical passion and further his musical studies. Matt has since studied with Phil Woods, Tim Garland and Bob Mintzer.
Matt has played many of the UK’s great venues and festivals including, Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express, Jazz Cafe, Love Supreme Festival, Canary Wharf Jazz Festival and Ealing Jazz Festival.

Fri 4th March 2022 7:30pm

Easy Listening jazz with a local band – The Wednesday Men featuring

Bernie Westren – Leader Sax and clarinet
Keith Robinson – Guitar
Jenny Robinson – Drums
Doug Newton – Bass guitar

Fri 11th March 2022 7:30pm
The Blue Note Collective brings you modern interpretations of the legendary label’s jazz and latin classic recordings in in their own hard swingin’ style. Led by Matt Telfer – saxophonist.

Fri 1st April 2022 7:30pm

Join popular local jazz singer Andi Hopgood and her band for a cool night of jazz

Friday 6 May 2022, 7:30PM

A Brief History of Jazz with trumpet suprendo Paul Higgs and his band
An entertaining, enlightening musical tour of jazz history presented by one of the UK’s top trumpeters with a live band. Featuring music by the legends Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker and Miles Davis featuring New Orleans, swing and bebop, through to cool jazz, modal and Latin.

Fri 26th November 2021

‘Once upon a time fairy tale fun with saxes big and small – you never know what tune is behind the next tree’
Stacks of Sax return with a seasonal take on the theme of the fairy story