Winter into Spring at the EDT
Feb 5th: SHADES OF SHEARING
Nick Tomalin’s Shades of Shearing band is dedicated to performing and interpreting the music of British pianist George Shearing. The band features the original instrumentation of Shearing’s quintet, including guitar and vibraphone, and performs music ranging from Shearing’s best-known tunes such as Lullaby of Birdland, and Conception, along with less familiar compositions and arrangements.
Some of London’s top musicians will be here including Nick Tomalin (piano), Nat Steele (vibes), Dave Warren (guitar), Dominic Howells (bass) and Matt Fishwick (drums).
Here’s a taster of this great band…
tickets for Shades of Shearing at the EDT
March 5th: EDT closed for refurbishment!
No, this is not the name of a new progressive jazz-rock band, but advance warning that we can’t hols a session in March due to the refurbishment of the pub. We’re hoping they keep our beloved upstairs room roughly the same, full of character, and with the same great acoustic!
April 2nd: Joanna Eden with the House Trio
Joanna Eden is a singer songwriter who grew up in the heart of England listening to UK artists playing American blues, jazz and pop. Mojo magazine describes her songwriting as having ‘melody, mystery and bite’. With six solo albums to her credit, Joanna is considered one of the finest singer-pianists in the UK with a style that covers a broad spectrum, through jazz, soul, bossa nova and blues. Her beautifully crafted compositions give life to personal and expressive lyrics, which – like her songwriting hero Joni Mitchell – question and reflect life’s changes. Joanna’s interaction with her audience is warm and she has built up a huge following, performing regularly at Ronnie Scott’s Club, The Stables & Apex concert halls. The quality of Joanna’s live work is reflected by the stellar list of artists she and her world class band have supported including Van Morrison, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum, Roy Hargrove and The Buena Vista Social Club.
Listen to some of her songs here
Tickets for Jo Eden available soon…
May 7th: Brandon Allen’s Gene Ammons Project
| Originally from Perth but now firmly established as one of London’s top saxophonists, Brandon Allen brings his trio to the EDT, performing a tribute to the great Gene Ammons. Gene Ammons was one of the founders of the Chicago style of tenor saxophone playing but was often in the shadow of his tenor-playing contemporaries, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, and Sonny Stitt. While adept at the technical aspects of bebop, in particular its love of harmonic substitutions, Ammons more than Young, Webster or Parker, stayed in touch with the commercial blues and R&B of his day. The soul jazz movement of the mid-1960s, often using the combination of tenor saxophone and Hammond B3 electric organ, counts him as a founder.Brandon will be joined by Liam Dunachie (organ) and Matt Home (drums) Read more about the Gene Ammons project here (with video) |
tickets for Brandon Allen at the EDT
May 14-18: DULWICH FESTIVAL!
Still under wraps, but we have a fantastic line-up confirmed!