Date: August 24, 2025
Categories: Concerts, Family, Jazz, Song, Women musicians
Tags: cole porter, fleur stevenson, george gershwin, hoagy carmichael

Sunday 24th August 2025, 5:00 PM at St Mary-le-More Church, Market Place, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0EG.

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Programme
Hoagy Carmichael – Stardust (arr. John Iveson)
Cole Porter – Anything Goes: ‘I get a kick out of you’
George Gershwin – A medley of songs and pieces

Performers
Fleur Stevenson – Jazz vocals
Art Themen – Saxophone
Gareth Williams – Piano
Andy Crowdy – double bass
Steve Brown – drums

Programme Note

A Jazz Matinée

Fleur will showcase songs from The Great American Songbook, by composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael. A treat for fans of first class, straight ahead vocal jazz.

Joining Fleur is an all-star lineup of musicians: on saxophone, an exciting, playful and inventive musician and beloved character of the British jazz scene for over 50 years, Art Themen; on piano, a jewel of British jazz, Gareth Williams, who is known as one of the most intensely creative, dynamic and exciting performers in the UK. Both are winners of the British Jazz Awards. A hugely sought-after and highly rated double bass player on the UK jazz scene, Andy Crowdy brings an incredible sense of drive to the rhythm section, and a lyrical musicality. Lastly, Steve Brown on drums adds rhythm and colour to the ensemble.

Date: November 1, 2025
Categories: Concerts, Jazz, Women musicians, Young Musicians
Tags: casey-joan whyte, django reinhardt, stevie wonder

Saturday 1st November 2025, 7:30 PM at New Victoria Hall, High St, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6LE.

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Programme
Stevie Wonder – Songs in the key of life
Django Reinhardt – Selection

Performers
Casey-Joan Whyte – Acoustic / Electric Violin
Harry Diplock – jazz guitar
Isaac Burland – electric bass

Programme Note
We are delighted to welcome back performers whose Gipsy Jazz concert in Donhead St Andrew drew a capacity crowd. As well as playing in Cherubim Chamber Strings, Casey-Joan Whyte now celebrates her entry to the Royal Academy of Music. She has been described by both Nigel Kennedy & Jean-Luc Ponty as probably the finest jazz violinist of her generation.

Date: April 27, 2026
Categories: Choral, Jazz, Music Theatre, Song
Tags: cole porter, duke ellington, george shearing, louis armstrong, ronnie scott's, the kings singers

Monday 27th April 2026, 6:30 PM, Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London, W1D 4HT

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Programme
George Shearing – Lullaby of Birdland
Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World
Cole Porter – Let’s Misbehave (arr. L’Estrange)
Duke Ellington – Creole Love Call (arr. Paul Kuhn)

Performers
The King’s Singers

Programme Note
Grammy award-winning and internationally acclaimed, The King’s Singers have set the gold standard in a cappella classical singing on the world’s greatest stages for over 55 years. In their debut performance at Ronnie Scott’s they bring a wonderfully apt programme – ‘Let’s Misbehave’.

The group describe this programme in the following way: “In cities all over the world, magic has happened when musicians have broken rules, taken risks and pushed boundaries. In this experimental space, some of the greatest songs in history have come into existence. And it’s this place that we want to conjure up in Let’s Misbehave.

As a vocal group sitting on the boundary line between different musical worlds, we invite you to the perfect setting for this programme, as we honour some of the great singers, players, songwriters and arrangers from the world of jazz. We’re shaping this cabaret-style performance as a world tour, looking at how these musical rule-breakers have let experimentation take them somewhere new, transgressive, and magical”.

Music will include especially arranged works by Jacob Collier, Randy Newman, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and more.

Date: June 16, 2026
Categories: Choral, Concerts, Folk music, Jazz, Women musicians, Young Musicians
Tags: allora ensemble, george shearing, goldsmiths choral union, jack apperley, martin palmeri, ola gjeilo

Tuesday 16th June 2026, 7:30 PM at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, Sloane Square, London, SW1X 9BZ.

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Programme
Martín Palmeri – Misa a Buenos Aires (Misatango)
George Shearing – Songs and Sonnets
Ola Gjeilo – The Rose

Performers
Jack Apperley – Conductor
Mercè Bruguera Abelló – mezzo-soprano

Goldsmiths Choral Union
Allora Ensemble

Programme Note
Blending poetry, rhythm and melody in unexpected ways in this vibrant, uplifting summer choral concert.

Poetry in motion brings together choral works that blend poetry, rhythm and melody in unexpected ways. From Gjeilo’s The Rose which shimmers with luminous harmonies to Shearing’s setting of Shakespeare’s words in a joyful jazz-infused style to the electrifying Misatango, where the traditional Latin Mass meets the passion and pulse of Argentine tango. A vibrant, uplifting evening not to be missed!

Date: August 17, 2026
Categories: Concerts, Jazz, Premiere performance, Women musicians
Tags: kapustin, ophelia gordon, ronnie scott's

Monday 17th August 2026, 8:45 PM at Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London, W1D 4HT.

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Programme
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin – 24 Preludes and Fugues: no.15 and no.17
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin – Concert Etude no.8, Op.40
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin – Concert Etude no.6, Op.40
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin – Concert Etude no.4, Op.40
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin – Concert Etude no.3, Op.40
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin – Concert Etude no.2, Op.40
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin – Concert Etude no.1, Op.40

Performers
Ophelia Gordon – piano

Programme Note
British pianist Ophelia Gordon makes a landmark appearance at Ronnie Scott’s, presenting a bold and boundary-breaking recital rooted in her acclaimed debut album Kapustin: Between the Lines, alongside early previews of works from her forthcoming second recording project.

Ophelia Gordon’s artistry inhabits the space “between the lines” of musical convention – where classical precision meets the rhythmic vitality of jazz. Her playing has earned glowing praise from critics: “Her ‘Manteca’ Paraphrase exudes a panache of which Dizzy Gillespie would surely have approved” noted GRAMOPHONE, while BBC Music Magazine wrote, “She really knows how to make Kapustin’s melodic lines and rhythms swing”.

On stage, Gordon transforms Ukrainian pianist Nikolai Kapustin’s vivid fusion of genres into an electrifying experience, revealing both the technical brilliance and expressive nuance of these scores. Reviewers have described her debut as “frankly stunning”, celebrating her capacity to navigate complex rhythmic terrain with fluidity and flair.

This performance will present a rich selection from Kapustin: Between the Lines, from vibrant concert etudes and jazz-infused preludes to sweeping paraphrases, all infused with Gordon’s signature blend of rigour and spontaneity. In addition, she introduces new repertoire destined for her next album, offering a glimpse into the future of her artistic journey.

Prepare for a programme that defies categorisation, bridges musical worlds, and invites listeners to experience piano music with fresh ears.
Ophelia Gordon: Between the Lines
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