Danny Jones and Friends with a What's Cookin' Christmas!

TodayDoors 20:00

Jay Davis' Bad Trad ft James Allsopp

Leytonstone Social Club · London

Mike Soper - Trumpet & Flugel James Allsopp - Tenor Sax Huw V Williams - Double bass Jay Davis - Drums and compositions Drummer Jay Davis has played at the East Side in many different bands . Tonight he brings his own quartet promoting his first album as a leader Badtrad . It features saxophonist James Allsopp who has played here many times too , trumpeter Mike Soper who brought his quartet to the East Side last year and bass player Huw V Williams Praise for BadTrad: "Beautiful collective improvisation from this brilliant band" - Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2 “This isn't just music for today, it's also music for late yesterday, tomorrow and the day after that.” - Bebop Spoken Here “Rebellious attitude”, “…writing reminiscent of Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, or Don Cherry, remains nonetheless very personal.” – Jazz Magazine, France

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TomorrowDoors 19:30

The Tuppenny Bunters

Leytonstone Social Club · London

Tuppenny Bunters are a 2-piece piano and drums outfit, using vintage gear and two distinct vocals to create an electrifying set of original songs that encompass Music Hall, Baroque, Garage, Punk and New Wave. Their influences are many and they weave these together with abandon. They frequently swap instruments and share lead vocals. A unique and visceral act.

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Tue 17 NovDoors 20:00

Koller/Kofi/Gourlay/Ojumu play Monk with special guest Louis Koller - Part of the EFG London Jazz Fe

Leytonstone Social Club · London

Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Hans Koller - piano Tony Kofi - sax Calum Gourlay - bass Noah Ojumu - drums Louis Koller - trombone Pianist/composer Hans Koller joins forces with double bassist Calum Gourlay, fellow founder of the Monk repertoire band Thelonious, and with the unique saxophone virtuoso Tony Kofi, who is himself renowned for knowing the entire Monk book by heart. Two amazing new young jazz musicians on the scene, Noah Ojumu (drums) and Louis Koller (trombone) complete this exciting group celebrating the music of Thelonious Monk, in an exploration of some of the lesser known compositions, offering their own take on this iconic, timeless music. Tony Kofi is a British Jazz multi-instrumentalist born of Ghanaian parents, a player of the Alto, Baritone, Soprano, Tenor saxophones and flute. Having 'cut his teeth' in the “Jazz Warriors” of the early 90’s, award-winning saxophonist Tony Kofi has gone on to establish himself as a musician, teacher and composer of some authority. As well as performing and recording with Gary Crosby's “Nu-Troop” and “Jazz Jamaica”, Tony’s playing has also been a feature of many bands and artists he has worked/recorded with...

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Wed 18 NovDoors 19:30

Satellite Inn (Italy) / Elaine Palmer Band

Leytonstone Social Club · London

Not many original bands have alt.country pioneers bloodline (Satellite Inn's first record, Cold Morning Songs, came out in 1998 and got praised by the alternative press), nice stories to tell (in 1997 Satellite Inn got signed on a US label, MoodFood Records, to replace Whiskeytown that went on a major label) and great collaborations (their lead singer, Stiv Cantarelli, put out a solo album with Richmond Fontaine as backing band). The fact that they always preferred to shy away from the bright lights playing smokey pubs and roadside bars it only proves that they stayed true with themselves. Back in 2002, Satellite Inn were the italian touring band for Robert Fisher (Willard Grant Conspiracy). That persuaded him to handle the production of what it should have been Satellite Inn’s second album. What did happen is that MoodFood Records went out of business and the band on permanent hiatus, as well as the songs included in that demo. After the self- release of their 2024 eponymous album, Satellite Inn, almost a decade since the death of Robert Fisher that lost songs reappeared in a box of Satellite Inn’s unused master tapes. The material was so inspiring for the band that they decid...

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Wed 16 DecDoors 19:00

Sweet

Electric Ballroom · London

Blitz of Hitz with special guest John Otway

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Wed 16 DecDoors 19:00

THE BEATLES DUB CLUB

The Jazz Cafe · London

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Wed 16 DecDoors 19:00

Desperate Journalist

The Garage · London

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Wed 16 DecDoors 19:30

Mallory Chipman & Lily Monaghan

Green Note · London

With powerful voices built to echo through their expansive prairie homeland of western Canada, esteemed folk singer-songwriters Mallory Chipman & Lily Monaghan return to the UK & Ireland to present a double bill of soulful original songs, interwoven with carefully selected pieces to celebrate the coming the Winter Solstice. With a voice that dances like birdsong and lyrics that possess the quiet power of a proverb, it is no wonder Mallory Chipman is often compared to the legendary singer-songwriters of yore. Lily Monaghan never fails to leave a lasting impression with her warm, unique tone and hypnotizing presence.

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