 19 Nov: Trombonist and Spark label boss Tom Green leads his band at The Other Palace Studio, Victoria, showcasing new compositions and arrangements from "a band with a big sound, and big prospects" (John Fordham, the Guardian) | |  25 Nov: Drummer Jeff Williams performs compositions from his much admired album Lifelike @ Pizza Express, Soho. Jeff has been linked to iconic names: Joe Lovano, Stan Getz, Dave Liebman, Ted Curson and Lee Konitz to name a few. "...a superb Williams band in flight...this vividly powerful set." John Fordham, Guardian. | |  24 Nov: The Israeli-born London guitarist (via New York) performs compositions from soon-to-be released album @ Toulous Lautrec's 'Bop Festival'. |  20 Nov Loz Speyer’s Time Zone will be live in Dalston with a preview of their new album “Cuban Counterpoint” set for release in Spring 2019 on Spherical Records" | | |  17 Nov: Rising Pianist Harry Bolt - mentored by John Taylor - has an impressive reputation for selling out his gigs promoting his stunning debut 'Piece By Piece' including @ Pizza Express earlier this year so they asked him back for the festival. |  24 Nov: Promoting new album Point Blank Tony Kofi and his band perform a hard-hitting selection of jazz, blues, Latin, hard bop and post bop including rarely performed classics by the likes of George Russsell, Woody Herman and Duke Pearson and Joe Henderson. | | |  Nov 23: Recommended by JazzFm, Emily Saunders “UK’s Queen of Jazz fusion” brings Latin-infused driving grooves combined with a vocal prowess and captivating presence to The Twickenham Exchange. |  20 Nov: "Loose Tubes flautist Eddie Parker and his unique ensemble celebrates and transforms the music of Claude Debussy. Radio 3 broadcast. | | |  16 Nov: Powerhouse drummer Steve Taylor and the Big Band eXpLoSiOn perform exhilarating music & songs with the Big Band eXpLoSiOn’s trademark style @ Ziggy's World Jazz Club, Dugdale Centre, Enfield. |  22 & 24 Nov: In-demand guitarist/oud maestro Stefanos Tsourelis is with DTJM led by pianist & composer Tom Millar performing from his debut 'Unnatural Events'. Also with his own trio at the River Collective event on the 24th . | | |  19 Nov: New project from Martin Speake - alto sax, Alyson Cawley - tenor sax and clarinet, Rob Luft – guitar, Will Glaser - drums and percussion. Was formed to reflect Martin's interest in rhythmic music from around the world including Arabic, Indian and Turkish influences. |  Both weekends: Expat Canadian trumpeter performs music from his 2 albums released this year on the Ropeadope label and then opens it up to a jam. Should be THE late night vibe of the festival! | | | |
