Outdoor Jazz Shows in London

Fri, Sep 25, 1:00 PM

Luiz Morais Brilliant Brazil

PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho / Soho / Map

Luiz Morais outstanding ensemble Brilliant Brazil, return to open our Autumn Weekend Starts Here, following their much appreciated and successful Summer concert. Brilliant Brazil is one of the most talked about and consistently sold out Brazillian performers at PizzaExpress Live Soho, PizzaExpress Live Holborn and Crazy Coqs among other top venues. They entertain with the classic music of Urban Rio. Brilliant Brazil perform classic melodies from Villa-Lobos & Antonio Carlos Jobim, including well know favourites One Note Samba and The Girl from Ipanema and more, plus compelling music from many other South American music masters, together with their original compositions.

Sat, Oct 3, 7:45 PM

Julian Siegel Quartet

Vortex Jazz Club / Dalston / Map

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music Line-up: Julian Siegel - Tenor saxophone Liam Noble - Piano Oli Hayhurst - Double bass Gene Calderazzo - Drum kit About: With the Julian Siegel Quartet, the BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel can be heard alongside some of this generation’s most distinctive voices, creating an in-demand Quartet on the UK and European Jazz scene. The band features inspirational pianist Liam Noble, his fluid touch and dazzling imagination perfectly complementing Siegel’s music and playing, and providing a perfect foil for the many directions the music can turn. With the creative spark of dynamic drummer Gene Calderazzo and the deep groove of bassist Oli Hayhurst dove-tailing perfectly with Siegel and Noble this is unquestionably one of the UK’s most exciting and powerful quartets. Following up from their London Jazz Award winning album Urban Theme Park (Basho Music), 2018 saw the release of VISTA, the second album of the Julian Siegel Quartet and the first on the Whirlwind Recordings label. The album features ten of Julian’s compositions plus an arrangement of Bud Powell’s ‘Un Poco Loco’. This acoustic set of music moves freely through varied sound worlds and colours, from undercurrents of bop to searching ballads and joyful melodies. Since the release of VISTA, the band has performed internationally at Jazz Festivals including INNtöne Jazz Festival in Austria, Made in The UK at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Jazz Standard NYC, JazzFestival Goettingen in Germany, Limerick Jazz Festival Ireland, UK’s Love Supreme Festival 2019, Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival, Manchester International Jazz Festival and many other UK shows included in an extensive 2018 – 2019 Arts Council England UK Tour. The Quartet was featured on the cover of UK’s Jazzwise Magazine in February 2018 and VISTA was included in Jazzwise’s Top 20 Jazz Albums of the year. “Expressive direct music…. tightly wound post-bop, pensive improv. and more.” John Fordham, The Guardian – – – – Jazz Album of the Month, February 2018 “A great quartet with an enthralling agility.” – – – – In Music ”Exciting, dynamic music with improvisation at its centre.”– London Jazz News [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkhCtwIWU1o[/embed]

Sun, Oct 11, 8:00 PM

Matyas Gayer Trio

PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho / Soho / Map

Hungarian jazz pianist Matyas Gayer is one of the leaders of his generation. The award winning young musician is successfully forging his own distinctive style and musical voice out of the greatness of the jazz piano tradition. The 2 times Montreux Jazz Piano Competition finalist teaming up with two legends of the British Jazz scene, Dave Green and Steve Brown resulted in a creative and sophisticated jazz piano trio. Their latest release, Westbourne Park has received international success and has been featured amongst the top 20 Jazz Albums of 2024 according to The Times.