Classical and Jazz: Latest Listings > August 25
Published: 25 August, 2011
FRIDAY AUGUST 26
Jack Honeyborne with Ronnie Hughes & Co, Spice of Life, Moor St, W1. 020 8647 027017 12.30pm £5
Piano recital: Marco Grieco plays Scarlatti, Beethoven & Liszt, St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1pm, free
Guitar recital: Finbarr Malafronte, St James’s Piccadilly, 1.10pm, free Gui Tavares, Parliament Hill Bandstand, 7pm, free
Grimeborn double-bill: Demon Lover/Francis Bacon Opera, Arcola Theatre, 7.30pm, £15/concs
The French Connection: French baritone/alto star Michael Cheret joins Damon Brown’s Quintet, Map Café, 46 Grafton Rd, NW5, 020 7916, 8pm, £10
Post-jazz: Polar Bear led by drummer Seb Rochford, Vortex, 8.30pm, £10
SATURDAY AUGUST 27
City Wind Orchestra, St James’s Park bandstand, 3pm, free
Grimeborn double-bill: William Walton/Gustav Holst morality tales, Arcola Theatre, 7.30pm, £15/concs
SUNDAY AUGUST 28
Bandstand concerts: Jacques Café Band, Golders Hill Park, 3pm, free
Five Go Jiving, Parliament Hill, 3pm, free
Fulham Brass Band, St James’s Park, 3pm, free
Irene Serra, Searcys, St Pancras Grand, N1, 020 7870 9900, 1pm, free
King’s Cross Hot Club, Neal’s Yard, off Shorts Gardens, Covent Gdn, 1pm/2pm & 3pm/£4pm, free
Damon Brown joins Pete Chapman Quintet, Princess of Wales, 22 Chalcot Rd, NW1, 020 7722 0354, 2pm, free
Glorious jazz veteran Wally Fawkes plays clarinet/soprano sax with pianist Ron Rubin, Mansfield Bowling Club, Croftdown Rd, NW5, 7.30pm, £4
Damon Brown joins Spanish pianist Ignazi Terazza’s Quartet, Cottons Rhum Jungle, 70 Exmouth Market, EC1 07786 824 812, 8pm, free
Bipolar fundraiser: Angela Carrington Awards, Vortex, 8.30pm, £10
MONDAY AUGUST 29
Covent Garden String Quartet, Golders Hill Park, 3pm, free
Garden Opera: Pagliacci & Impresario, Regents Park/Nannies Lawn in Queen Mary’s Garden, gardens open 4.15pm, curtain up 5pm, £25
Soulful singer: Terry Reid & band, Ronnie Scott’s, doors 6pm, from £25, (till Wednesday)
TUESDAY AUGUST 30
ELF Trio play eclectic favourites, jazz & new music, St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1pm, free
Jamie O’Donnell, Lower Ground Bar, 269a West End Lane, NW6, 020 7431 2211, 9.30pm, £5
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31
Piano recital: Jorrit van den Ham celebrates Liszt’s 200th birthday, St James’s Piccadilly, 1.10pm, free
Jazz in the Crypt: TJ Johnson’s Bourbon Kick, St Martin-in-the-Fields, 8pm, from £5
Gypsy jazz/East European night: Fugata Quintet, Vortex, 8.30pm, £12
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1
Organ recital: Avis McIntyre, St Pancras Church, Euston Road, NW1, 020 7388 1461, 1pm, free
Songwriter/singer/guitarist James Hunter, Ronnie Scott’s, doors 6pm, from £15 (till Saturday)
Venues
Arcola Theatre, 020 7503 1646. www.arcolatheatre.com
Ronnie Scott’s, 020 7439 0747 www.ronniescotts.co.uk
St James’s Piccadilly, 020 7734 4511 www.st.james.piccadilly.org
St Martin-in-the-Fields, 020 7766 1100 www.smitf.org
Vortex 020 7254 4097 www.vortexjazz.co.uk