Ronnie Scott's

Tue 21st - Wed 22nd Feb (£20-40)  THE COOKERS  Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, Craig Handy, David Weiss, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart Hard hitting, classic American hard-bop from an all-star sextet led by legendary Herbie Hancock trumpeter Eddie Henderson and the great saxophonist Billy Hart, whose titanic saxophone playing is one of contemporary jazz's most powerful sounds. Named for the classic Freddie Hubbard Blue Note album 'Night of the Cookers' expect pulsing, thunderous hard bop in the great New York tradition.

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Mon 20th Feb (£15-28.5) BEATS N PIECES & FINN PETERS TRIO  Back by popular demand after they blew the roof off in last years Ronnie Scott's Brit Jazz Fest, the Beats & Pieces Big Band are a 14 piece contemporary jazz ensemble hailing from Manchester and led by Ben Cottrell. They draw on the inspiration of Loose Tubes, Radiohead, Matthew Herbert and more, in an adventurous, award-winning redefinition of the big band's possibilities. Tonight previewing their latest album 'Big Ideas', Expect to be blown away! Also performing is of this country's leading sax/flautists Finn Peters featuring Oren Marshall (tuba) and Tom Skinner (drums)

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JUST ANNOUNCED Tue 13th March (£12.50-22.50)  EMPIRICAL & Michael Wollny's [Em] Trio  As part of a superlative double-bill, featuring the sharp-suited poster boys of British Jazz, the hard-hitting, post-bop outfit Empirical and rising-star German pianist Wollny and his much-lauded trio. Empirical should really need no introduction. The project of four young, British Jazz musicians, who aim to expand on the traditions of Jazz, their unique music manages to be both timeless and totally now, inside and out. In just a few short years they have carved out a place as one of jazz's most exciting new bands, touring from New York to Molde, London to Montreal, and they have won numerous awards including the 2010 MOBO for Best Jazz Act and Jazzwise and Mojo Albums of the Year. Elements Of Truth is their third album, and second with the current line-up ofNathaniel Facey alto saxophone, Shane Forbes drums, Tom Farmer bass and Lewis Wright vibraphone. Rising star's of the European jazz scene, Pianist Wollny's [em] have been hailed as heir apparent to the late great Esbjorn Svennson's band EST and share much of the same modus operandi shifting from powerful anthems to tender lyricism while exploring the sonic possibilities of the trio's format.

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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Classics - Performed Live by the Ronnie Scott's All Stars

Piano - James Pearson Bass - Sam Burgess Drums - Pedro Segundo Saxophone - Alex Garnett Vocals - Natalie Williams  The Ronnie Scott's All Stars perform some standards as well as a some other favorites live at the club Track List: 1. Great Day 2. One the Street Where You Live 3. More 4. Lazy Afternoon 5. Bye Bye Blackbird 6. Wonderful World 7. Dat Dere 8. People are Strange 9. For All We Know 10. Love For Sale 11. One Day I'll Fly Away