Upcoming Gigs

We were saddened to hear of the death of Sir John Dankworth on Saturday 6th February - as well as being a national treasure for the arts in general as well as just for jazz, he reminded us of the enduring power of the artform by playing well into his '80s and despite a prolonged period of illness, even performing from a wheelchair at the London Jazz Festival in November.

On January 30th fantastic six-man a cappella pop group The Magnets SOLD OUT London's famous venue The Roundhouse. All 1200 tickets were sold before the day and the evening was a huge success. A fantastic way to start 2010 – the band’s 10th Year in the business. The gig made up part of the Reverb festival, a celebration of genre-defying music and featured the Roundhouse Experimental Choir.

The Magnets are touring this Autumn and limited dates are still available. For further info on booking the band and for their full tour dates contact Air Artist Agency.

Congratulations to Jason, who won two GRAMMY Awards this weekend for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Make It Mine" and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Lucky" with Colbie Caillat! The awards were given as part of the GRAMMYs Pre-Telecast ceremony.

Both of Jamie Cullum's shows are now sold out for the London Palladium!

He will be playing to a crowd of 2,400 people on each night, and as well
as playing songs from "The Pursuit" there will be a selection of his
older material.

New tour dates have been announced for Jamie's show in the USA! For
further information and to purchase tickets go to
www.jamiecullum.com/tour

Jonny Taylor does an acoustic performance of his single "London Town" on the Cordless Show:

Click here to watch- http://tiny.cc/qg5BZ

Jason Mraz has performed "I'm Yours" on Sesame Street!

To watch Elmo, Big Bird and co groove along with Jason go to this link- http://tiny.cc/kKnl8

Enjoy!

It is with great pleasure to announce that Jason Mraz's album We Dance, We Sing, We Steal Things has sold over 300,000 copies and has now gone Platinum in the UK!

Many congratulations to Jason!

Universally acclaimed for his work with the groundbreaking and trail-blazing Esbjorn Svensson Trio, double bassist Dan Berglund is back with his new project Tonbruket. A mesmerising mixture of jazz-inspired ideas blended with the heavy rock and prog sounds that influenced his early pre-e.s.t. playing, Tonbruket marks a bold new direction for Berglund while still holding onto the startling creativity and ingenuity that made e.s.t.'s sound so enduring.

We are very happy to announce that two of our artists have received Nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010!

Jason Mraz has two nominations:-
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for 'Make It Mine'
and
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for 'Lucky' (with Colbie Caillat!)

Colbie Caillat has also received other nominations including:-
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for 'Breathe' (with Taylor Swift)
and
Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Breakthrough'.

We are wishing them all the best for the Award ceremony early next year in January.

The Pheasantry on the Kings Rd is a building with an amazing history and a rich musical heritage. Initially this was a royal household sat amongst rolling fields full of pheasants which were hunted for sport, hence the title. Over the last 100 years it has become famous for its artistic connections. During the 1930’s to 1950’s the first floor was the home of a ballet school, in the swinging 60’s the Pheasantry became a bohemian place to hang out. Eric Clapton lived within its walls, Germaine Greer wrote The Female Eunuch, and the Beatles had one of their album sleeves photographed.

The day has finally come! Jamie Cullum's new album The Pursuit, has been released in Europe today!

The Pursuit features the single I'm All Over It, fan's favourite Wheels, a version of Cole Porter's Just One Of Those Things, a stunning version of If I Ruled The World and an explosive version of Rihanna's Don't Stop The Music.

Check out the video for Don't Stop The Music here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0z1Mo7O6dE

World renowned record label ACT Music comes to the UK, presenting some of its top artists over the course of the London Jazz Festival this November. With debut performances from the recently signed sensations Frøy Aagre and young Polish star Paweł Kaczmarczyk, the label is also showing off its big hitters including Lars Danielsson and Michael Wollny, plus a very special one-off solo concert from piano star Vijay Iyer.

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Vijay Iyer supported by Lars Danielsson & Leszek Możdżer
The Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
15th November, 7:45pm

Tim's Bach album received a fantastic review in Gramophone, further cementing his profile as one of the leaders in the Jazz/Classical Genre.

"Tim Garland is arguably one of the finest players in the world on soprano saxophone. "

Jamie Cullum is set to play a full UK tour for the first time since 2006. The tour kicks off in Glasgow on May 7th 2010 and finishes in Bristol on May 22nd, taking in London’s prestigious venue, The Palladium, along the way. Jamie recently wowed New York with a sold out Carnegie Hall show and has been country hopping around the European Festival circuit all summer. These dates included a headline show at Holland’s North Sea Jazz Festival, rocking the Jazz World stage at Glastonbury, and an appearance at the famous Montreux Jazz Festival.

The latest signing to Candid offshoot Cake Records, Bellows are all set for the digital-only release of 'The Troop EP', with the official launch at Brighton's Komedia Bar on Wednesday night.

The band have a couple of upcoming London shows on the 6th and 13th November (check out the Myspace for details, www.myspace.com/bellowsuk) and a full length album dropping next year, but to tide you over, here's a video for one of their tracks - 'Casiocade' - to give you a bit of a taster of what's to come from this hugely exciting group...