52 Street SE5

every last sunday from 7.30pm we have live jazz and these guys are seriously good…

House band The Organisation is

Pete Whittaker (organ)

Simon Fernsby (guitar)

Pete Cater (drums)

Sunday 25th November

Byron Wallen & the Organisation 

Byron Wallen-trumpet

Bill Mudge-organ

Simon Fernsby-guitar

Winston Clifford-drums

Byron was raised in a musical environment and started learning his first instrument, the piano, at an early age. He then went on to study the trumpet with Jimmy Owens, Donald Byrd and Jon Faddis in New York. His early music career was forged while he was studying for a degree in Psychology, Philosophy and Maths at Sussex University (he graduated in 1992). During this period he recorded for Loose Ends and Cleveland Watkiss, and played trumpet with the likes of Mervyn Africa, The Style Council, Charles Earland, Courtney Pine and Jean Toussaint

By the late 90s his work was receiving world wide attention and his fluent trumpet, firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, could be heard performing with a myriad of artists such as David Murray, Andrew Hill, Butch Morris, Ralph Moore, Billy Higgins, Eddie Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, William Orbit, Toumani Diabate, Brice Wassy, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ronnie Laws and Chaka Khan. His trumpet has also appeared alongside African pioneers such as Hugh Masekela, Manu Dibango and Amampondo. One of the most versatile and dynamic voices on the British jazz scene, he has performed with rap outfits such as The Roots, Digable Planets and Us3.

Sunday Oct 28th

Dave O’Higgins & The Organisation

Dave O’Higgins-Tenor saxaphone

Pete Whittaker-hammond organ

Simon Fernsby-guitar

Winston Clifford-drums

Dave is a popular & well known figure on the international jazz scene, having recorded 12 albums as leader with various lineups. He cut his teeth with NYJO, Cleo Laine, Roadside Picnic and Mezzoforte and went on to work with Jim Mullen, Ray Charles, Martin Taylor, Itchy Fingers, Frank Sinatra, Salif Keita, Jimmy Smith, Kyle Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Stan Tracey, Matthew Herbert, Chico Chagas and the BBC Big Band to name only a few.

Currently working groups as leader are The Dave O’Higgins Quartet and The Dave O’Higgins Septet. The septet (with 4 horns and piano trio) showcases Dave’s arranging talents and features a wealth of individual talent from the UK jazz scene. They play originals and reworkings of Ellington, Jazz Messengers and Oliver Nelson amongst other material. The band has been rapturously received at UK festivals.

In his home city, London, Dave is a regular guest with the house band at Ronnie Scott’s and plays every month at the 606 Club in Chelsea with his quartet.

To celebrate Dave Brubeck’s recent 90th birthday Dave teamed up with Darius (piano), Chris (bass & trombone) and Dan Brubeck (drums) and toured as Brubecks Play Brubeck in the UK. The tour proved immensely popular and future tours are being planned both in the UK & other territories.

“A stunning player in the neo-bop vein, with an apparently effortless flow of coherent ideas, beautiful time and a highly developed harmonic sense.”

JAZZ GUIDE

Aug Line-Up

12th Aug

No Jazz – Olympic Closing Ceremony being shown in the lounge

19th Aug

Kevin Mahon’s Dexterritory

26th Aug

The Gary Baldwin Trio

July Line-Up

8th July

Steve Fishwick & the Organisation

15th July

Mullen/Lockrane/Woolf & Maillot

22nd July

Tony Kofi & the Organisation

29th July

The Dave O’Higgins Quartet

June Line-Up

3rd June

Tony Kofi & The Organisation

10th June

The Christian Brewer Quartet

17th June

The Robbie Robson Quintet

24th June

Alex Garnett & The Organisation

June Line-Up

3rd June

Tony Kofi & The Organisation

10th June

The Christian Brewer Quartet

17th June

The Robbie Robson Quintet

24th June

Alex Garnett & The Organisation

May Line-Up

6th May

Jim Hart & the Organisation

13th May

The Marama Cafe Band

20th May

Byron Wallen & the Organisation

27th May

The Tomaso Starace Quartet

April Line-Up

8th April

Tony Kofi & the Organsiation

15th April

The Jonny Phillips/Dorian Ford Quartet

22nd April

The Alex Huttan Quarte

29th April

Dave O’Higgins & the Organisation

March Line-Up

4th March

The Tomaso Starace Quartet

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11th March

Steve Fishwick & The Organisation

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18th March

The Alison Neale Quartet

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25th March

The Gary Baldwin Quartet

January Line-Up

8th January

Trevor Mires & the organization

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15th January

The Nick Ramm Quartet

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22nd January

The Gary Baldwin band featuring Roger Beaujolais

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30th January

Tony Kofi & the organization