Live Jazz in London

An exciting new voice on the UK jazz scene introduced to us by Claire Martin OBE – herself recognised as one of the world’s top jazz singers Maddie Martin is known for her distinctive “old soul” tone and gift for storytelling. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, she brings a strong technical foundation to her approach, along with an affection for a wide range of styles including soul, blues, the Great American Songbook and contemporary jazz. Her influences, from Nancy Wilson, Karen Carpenter and Ella Fitzgerald to Carmen McRae and Barbra Streisand exemplify that same aesthetic. A couple of months ago Maddie made her debut at the 606, celebrating the release of her debut single, “Dream Boy”, the first track from her forthcoming album, “Part One”. Now, for her second date we are delighted to welcome this excellent young singer and her quintet, Columbus Sandor piano, Joe Evans trombone, Guy Dempsey bass and Kai Macrae drums performing music from her forthcoming record alongside new live repertoire. Truly impressive stuff! “Maddie Martin is the real thing! An authentic young jazz singer with tone and time for days.” James McMillan; “Her voice and phrasing are the best we’ve heard for some time, and she has won accolades from top professionals.” Swanage Jazz Festival 2025; "...a star in the making. As soon as I heard her, I knew she was special. She has a warmth and beauty in her voice.” Claire Martin OBE

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music Line-up: Lauren Breen - Alto saxophone Christ-Stéphane Boizi - Trombone Tom Sheen - Double bass Oscar Brady - Piano Miranda Radford - Drum kit About: Lauren Breen and Christ-Stéphane Boizi are both composers and improvisers in their own right, and now this dynamic duo have joined forces to lead a new and up-coming band. They have performed together for years in Christ-Stéphane’s sextet, however, this new project showcases both Breen and Boizi’s compositions, alongside a killing young rhythm section. In previous projects they have played at venues such as Pizza Express Soho, the Elgar Room (the Royal Albert Hall) and the Jazz Cafe, and their years of friendship and sharing the stage, really comes through in their frontline playing. Breen’s powerful and bright tone blends beautifully with Boizi’s warm, soulful sound, creating an iconic and exciting hardbop frontline. They both met at Tomorrow's Warriors and have continued studying together at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where they are in their final year. Lauren Breen is an exciting up-coming alto saxophonist who draws inspiration from a lineage of powerful and dynamic alto players, including Cannonball Adderley, Jackie McLean, and Vincent Herring. These figures, as well as learning from Tony Kofi, Rachel Cohen and Jean Toussaint, have played a significant role in her growth as both an improviser and a composer, enabling her to project a rich sound over her swinging contemporary compositions, which have a hard-bop style. She is already a part of London’s vibrant Jazz scene, and has performed at Brick Lane Jazz Festival, Pizza Express Live Soho and the Jazz Cafe, to name a few. An exciting new voice on the London Jazz scene, Christ-Stéphane Boizi’s music is at once a vibrant celebration of Jazz’s great past, very much in the present and looking to the future. Notable for his inquisitive studious approach, relaxed poise and warm leadership, Boizi is a student of melody, harmony, rhythm and soul, striving to hone in on what makes the work of greats from across the rich history of jazz so powerful, and to apply these learnings in his own music. He has learnt from the great Byron Wallen, Trevor Mires and Winston Rollins. [embed]https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlIee2NaEJpQqgYHiQ44uZExJx3Ezor1w&si=klY4DvWCUYt0mOPq[/embed]

A rare one-off performance & first meeting as a trio between guitarist David Preston , bassist Robin Mullarkey and drummer Gary Husband. David Preston has been described by the Guardian as “Virtuosic” and Time Out as “A superb modern jazz guitarist”. A finalist at the Montreux International Guitar competition, he released his 2-part debut album ‘Purple / Black’ on Whirlwind Recordings in 2023/24. Robin Mullarkey is known for his involvement with the UK broken beat movement, producing two ground-breaking LPs fusing his academic jazz background with the contemporary dance aesthetic in the band Brotherly. He has recently been touring with Jacob Collier & Donny McCaslin. Gary Husband is one of a rare breed of musicians in that his expression is divided equally in his capacity as a drummer, pianist and keyboardist of international repute. For close to four decades, Gary has worked alongside a vast and eclectic range of celebrated musicians including John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore & many others. The trio will perform a unique repertoire of originals tailored for the occasion, choice interpretations of favourite classics and spontaneous improvisations - truly not to be missed. "[Preston] Reimagining jazz – with modern invention and creative innovation" Jazz Journal; “UK's hottest jazz guitarist” Musica Terra Magazine (Japan); “Bassist Robin Mullarkey has been wowing audiences for years... perfect groove and a bass tone to die for.” No Treble; "A relentlessly inventive drummer with a voice all of his own" Jazzwise; "One of the most dynamic and musical drummers of our time" Rhythm Magazine Photo, David Preston by Miguel Altunaga Jr; Gary Husband by Birgit Fostervold; Robin Mullarkey by Carl Hyde.

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music Line-up: Ricardo Grilli - Guitar Ferg Ireland - Double bass Jason Brown - Drums About: Hailed by the New York Times as a “post-bop guitarist with a taste for the ultramodern," Ricardo Grilli takes the stage at the Vortex Jazz Club for the first time. Backed by the commanding, inventive voice of bassist Ferg Ireland and the three-time Grammy-nominated drive of drummer Jason Brown, this debut performance promises an evening of sophisticated compositions, improvisation, stellar chemistry and energy. Experience a cutting-edge international trio in London's premier listening room. "... a post-bop guitarist with a sideline interest in the cosmos and a taste for the ultramodern." - Nate Chinen, New York Times “...Grilli’s considerable chops are in full effect in each setting... This is an admirable outing by a new face on the scene. - Bill Milkowski, Downbeat Magazine “Excellent, can’t stop listening!” - Steve Greenlee, Jazz Times [embed][/embed]

Fri, Jul 3, 9:00 PM

Liane Carroll

606 Club / Chelsea / Map

Winner BBC Jazz Awards 2005/6 & Parliamentary Jazz Awards Musician of the Year 2008. The first artist ever to win two BBC Jazz Awards in the same year, for Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz, Liane Carroll is a dynamic vocalist and pianist whose amazing talent has been captivating audiences around the world. She is recognised as one of the finest singer/pianists on the scene, working with the likes of Gerry Rafferty, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul McCartney, and has been a featured performer at Glastonbury Festival. Her albums have been received with universal acclaim and led to an hour-long special on BBC TV featuring her performance at the Brecon Jazz Festival. Her CDs “Up and Down” and “Ballads” on Quiet Money Records, produced by Grammy-nominated trumpeter/producer James McMillan, garnered impressive reviews while "Seaside", on Linn Records, received a Parliamentary Jazz Award nomination for “Jazz Album of the Year”. Similarly her most recent release "The Right To Love", also produced by James on Quiet Money, has been equally rapturously received. A world-class performer, her powerful blues-tinged voice and exciting infectious material, not to mention a wicked sense of humour, make this a truly remarkable gig. "Liane Carroll...she seems in some magical way to be made out of music” The Observer; "utterly brilliant” Time Out; “a musical force of nature…world class” Guardian; “…deeply soulful” The Times; “…unswerving honesty and molten intensity…burningly expressive” Jazzwise; "Liane Carroll doesn't just sing jazz. She is jazz" MOJO

Sat, Jul 4, 7:45 PM

Coltrane and Hartman on Impulse! feat. Mark Lockheart and Marvin Muoneké

Vortex Jazz Club / Dalston / Map

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music Line-up: Mark Lockheart - Tenor saxophone Marvin Muoneké - vocals Alfonso Vitale - Drum kit Gary Crosby - Bass About Revisiting the famous album when John Coltrane teamed up with vocalist Johnny Hartman to explore their favourite romantic standards, tenor sax virtuoso Mark Lockheart is joined by the extraordinary vocalist Marvin Muoneké and a top-flight rhythm section of Gary Crosby (bass), Alex Webb (piano) and Alfonso Vitale (drums). As well as the songs from the 1963 Impulse album, the group explores other standards that Coltrane liked to play, including All Or Nothing At All, Out Of This World, Say It Again and a vocal version of Moment's Notice. The original album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013, 50 years after its release. ‘A new vocal sensation in the UK’ – JazzFM ‘A singing superstar in the making’ Jazzwise. Marvin Muoneké has been dubbed 'The Young Man with The Old Soul’ and once you hear his voice you'll understand why – his sound has been likened to Nat 'King' Cole, Johnny Hartman and Billy Eckstine. He has toured with the award-winning swing band, Down For The Count and sung with the Vince Dunn Orchestra and NYJO (the National Youth Jazz Orchestra). He is also a gifted songwriter, arranger and trumpet player. Saxophonist and composer Mark Lockheart first came to prominence in the mid 1980s with the influential big band Loose Tubes. The mid-90s saw Mark recording and performing with many artists including Django Bates, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, June Tabor, Robert Wyatt and Radiohead as well as his own group, Perfect Houseplants. In 2003 Mark joined Seb Rochford’s Polar Bear, which over a period of twelve years picked up two Mercury award nominations. In 2016 Mark was awarded Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the year and was nominated for the British Composer Awards for his composition ’With One Voice’. His new album, ‘Shapeshifter’, was release in March 2026. ‘Mark Lockheart has been at the centre of British music for four decades’ – UK JazzNews. ‘Saxophonist Mark Lockheart is assured of his place in musical history’ – ThejazzMann.com Alex Webb is a prolific songwriter, arranger and pianist, whose songs have been recorded by jazz singers China Moses, Mina Agossi, Sandra Nkake, Liane Carroll, Allan Harris, Vimala Rowe and Alexander Stewart, among others. Gary Crosby OBE is a leading jazz double bassist, bandleader, composer/arranger, educator, record producer, company director and facilitator, and was a founder member of the Jazz Warriors. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Tomorrow’s Warriors, providing a platform for talented young musicians who wish to pursue a career in jazz. Alfonso Vitale, from Messina, Sicily, is a top-drawer jazz and classical percussionist and one of the most in-demand drummers in London today. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pkOQUVkboE&t=4s[/embed]

Sat, Jul 4, 9:00 PM

Binker Golding

606 Club / Chelsea / Map

Perhaps best-known as a member of the critically acclaimed duo “Binker & Moses” - who received a 2015 MOBO Award, a 2016 Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ and two 2016 Jazz FM Awards for Breakthrough and Best UK Jazz Act - saxophonist Binker Golding is a superb player of fascinating contradiction and diversity. His two albums to date (with a third due shortly) have further cemented his reputation as an important voice on the UK jazz scene. Tonight he makes a welcome return to the Club to “play some of my favourite jazz standards and traditional blues numbers” alongside Billy Adamson guitar, Daniel Casimir bass & Jamie Murray drums. “Surprisingly straight up and filled with wonderfully lyrical flourishes" London Jazz News; “…fresh and invigorating, continuing the best and most innovative of the hard-bop style” Jazz Journal; “None of the new...improviser-composer…saxophonists on London's underground scene are more accomplished than Binker Golding” All About Jazz

Much-loved singer-songwriter Rebecca Hollweg has performed extensively both in the UK and abroad, including festivals at Rochefort en Accords in France, Vamos Festival in Crete and 5 and 55 Festival, Wijk an See in Holland plus numerous other gigs in France and Germany as well as the likes of the South Bank Centre, Union Chapel and Latitude Festival in the UK. Playing live, she is open and unpretentious and as one listener said ‘it feels like she is reaching out and enfolding you in a warm embrace’. The gig tonight marks the 25th Anniversary of her very first album "June Babies" and fittingly she will be appearing with the original lineup from that album: her husband Andy Hamill bass, Mike Outram guitar, Phil Peskett piano and Tom Gordon drums. Having now released four critically acclaimed albums Rebecca’s singing and her uplifting, melodic songs have long been celebrated and it's with great pleasure we welcome her once again back to the Club. “Just a beautiful sound, great vibe…absolutely stunning” BBC Radio 2; “Carole King couldn’t have come up with a better...song” Uncut; “A gifted tunesmith” Q Magazine; “'Exquisite vocal” Guardian