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The #JazzJam is back tonight Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's! The house band features the best of London's jazz... https://t.co/ynR2BtRSy2

— Ronnie Scotts (@officialronnies) August 31, 2016

Documentary: Ronnie Scott's

Reprinted from http://jazzwax.com

Maybe you've visited Ronnie Scott's on vacation in London. If you're a musician, maybe you've played there. Or you probably have albums that were recorded live there. Whatever your relationship with the fabled club, odds are you know virtually nothing about its history. That ends today.

Here's a terrific BBC documentary on the jazz establishment—co-founded by tenor saxophonists Ronnie Scott and Peter King. The documentary features rare performance footage of Ella Fitzgerald, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Buddy Rich, Ben Webster and side of Mel Brooks you've never seen before. And be sure to catch King's fast aside at 21:24—"Two and six, all night." [Pictured above, from left: the late Peter King and Ronnie Scott]

Used with permission by Marc Myers

Documentary celebrating the founding of Ronnie Scott's Jazz club in 1959. Scott, a rising young saxophone player, opened a club where he and his friends could play the music they liked. Over the following years, the club had its ups and downs, reflecting the changes in attitudes to jazz and the social life of surrounding Soho.

Now Ronnie Scott's is known throughout the world as the hearbeat of British jazz. In this tribute, Omnibus talks to some of Ronnie's greatest admirers including Mel Brooks, the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP and writer Alan Plater, and features rare archive footage of some of the club's historic performances by Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.

At Ronnie Scott's....May, 2010

Sun 16th
Natalie Williams Soul Family
Hosted by the wonderfully charismatic and talented soul singer Natalie Williams and her band, Soul Family Sunday offers the chance to catch some of the best R&B;

Mon 17th - Tue 18th
Freddy Cole
The younger brother of Nat King Cole and uncle of Natalie Cole, singer/pianist Freddy Cole managed to emerge from the huge shadow cast by his elder brother to become an internationally acclaimed performer whose recording career has now spanned over fifty years. Expect suave, elegant vocals from a man who has a style and musical sophistication all his own.


Wed 19th - Fri 21st
Roy Haynes
Celebrating his 85th birthday this year, Roy Haynes is rightly held in great regard as one of the most innovative drummers around. A regular player with Charlie Parker and Lester Young in the 1940s and ‘50s, he has also backed some of the most influential players in history: Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan and Stan Getz.

Sat 22nd
Sound Stylistics
Sound Stylistics serve up unconventional slices of hip grooves. A jam band of the highest order, expect a night of deep funk grooves provided by alumni from JTQ, Brand New Heavies and Incognito.

Sun 23rd
An Evening With Lea DeLaria
Lea Delaria, by no means an artist content with remaining static, has led a fascinating, varied and unpredictable career which has taken her from the comedy clubs of downtown New York to centre stage on Broadway and the silver screens of Hollywood.

Performing live in the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer, 1st May 2009

Mon 24th
Gwilym Simcock, Adam Nussbaum, Steve Swallow, Mike Walker
Inspirational, dazzling, melodically enthralling music as two of the UK’s finest musicians team up with two stars of the US jazz scene. This brand new project is full of assured improvisational playing of original material.

Tue 25th - Wed 26th
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Millions of music lovers around the world have enjoyed the drumming of Steve Smith in the last couple of years thanks to the resurrection of rock band Journey’s 1981 hit single Don’t Stop Believin’, which Smith played drums on. However, there won’t be a power ballad in sight when Vital Information return to the club for two nights of searing improvisation, slamming funk, intricate melodies and swinging grooves.“Expect a drumming masterclass from a man voted for 5 years in a row as the #1 all-around drummer (Modern Drummer Mag).”

Thur 27th
Lucinda Belle Orchestra
Beguiling harpist and singer Lucinda Belle hit the headlines recently when she gave up her job at a South London launderette to sign a £1 million record deal. Here she will showcase songs from her hotly tipped album My Voice and 45 Strings which is released on May 10th.

At Ronnie Scott's....

Wed 24th Mar
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC BIG BAND & Presentation of The Dankworth Award For Jazz Composition 2010
A very special evening to launch the Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition, including premieres of new works for big band composed by some of the country’s finest young jazz talent, and performed by the Trinity College of Music Jazz Ensemble - made all the more poignant by the recent passing of the great Sir John Dankworth.

Thurs 25th - Sat 27th Mar
MARLENA SHAW
An incredibly versatile and engaging vocalist Her sixties hit ‘California Soul’ has remained a staple of ‘rare groove’ compilations. Very limited availability now for the late show on Friday.

Sun 28th Mar
RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA Plays the Music of Cole Porter

Mon 29th - Tues 30th Mar
RAVI COLTRANE
A saxophonist who is well aware of his jazz heritage namely as the son of a legendary jazz couple: John and Alice Coltrane, has nonetheless forged his own path on the contemporary scene.

Wed 31st Mar
Sat 3rd Apr CHUCHO VALDES
A legend of Ronnie’s and ambassador of Cuban music. The Grammy Award-Winning pianist is an imaginative composer, virtuosic improviser, commanding bandleader and invaluable collaborator – he founded the group Irakere together with two other giants of Cuban jazz: Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D’Riviera - whose performances here in the 80’s and 90’s are the stuff of legend.

At Ronnie Scott's....

Wed 3rd – Thur 4th, Mar
THE GUY BARKER JAZZ ORCHESTRA PERFORM “DZF” featuring Rosario Giuliani & Byron Wallen, narrated by Michael Brandon.
Performing pieces from ‘The Amadeus Project’ - ‘dZf’. An original composition for BBC Radio 3 and the Mainly Mozart Festival, California, DZf is a 75-minute suite written by Guy Barker for the 14-piece Jazz Orchestra - it tells a revamped and modernised version of the story of The Magic Flute, Mozart’s final opera. Highly recommended, a rare opportunity to hear this unique composition.

Sun 7th, Mar
FUNK AFFAIR with special guest Omar
Ever since his first release “There’s nothing like this” in 1992, Omar has garnered legions of loyal fans, including a certain Stevie Wonder. That the was able to call upon the services of the great Stevie not to mention Angie Stone and Estelle on his 2007 album “Sing (if you want it)” shows the caliber and respect that he continues to command on the UK soul and funk scene.

Wed 10th - Thurs 11th, Mar
TRIO OF OZ WITH RACHEL Z & OMAR HAKIM
U.S Pianist Rachel Z has had a truly enviable career performing with some of the greatest names in music - joined for these Ronnie’s dates by the great drummer Omar Hakim. Support: Deirdre Cartwright's Picnic (Wed 10th) Emilia Martensson Sextet (Thur 11th).

At Ronnie Scott's....

Thur 24 - 26 Sept

JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET
Famed for their upbeat, energetic live shows, British jazz-funk stalwarts the James Taylor Quartet return to Ronnie Scott’s for a 3 night residency. Taylor’s driving Hammond organ has been leading the group for nearly twenty years and they are without a doubt one of the most important jazz-pop crossover band in British musical history.

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