Trumpeter/composer Chris Batchelor has assembled a group of top UK players to interpret the beautifully melancholic compositions of trumpeter Tomasz Stańko, from the early recordings such as Balladyna, through to the classic albums Dark Eyes, From the Green Hill and Litania, including Komeda’s iconic ballad ‘Sleep Safe [...]
The Darius Brubeck Quartet (Darius Brubeck – piano, Dave O’Higgins – sax, Matt Ridley – bass, Wesley Gibbens – drums) will play at Jazz Café POSK, Saturday 11 May 2024, their first appearance at the Hammersmith venue. UKJazz News: We [...]
Composer / producer/vocalist/ multi-instrumentalist Xantoné Blacq and his all-star band including Troy Miller will explore and celebrate the jazz funk music innovations and collaborations of Herbie Hancock @ Jazz Café POSK on Saturday 23rd of March. “The influence of Herbie [...]
Norwegian jazz collective Wako, nominated last year at the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) awards for best jazz album of 2022, will return to Jazz Café POSK on Friday 16 February, just under a year after their enthusiastically received March 2023 concert. [...]
“We’ve been in London only twice in 10 years, so who knows when we’ll make it back?” Norwegian jazz collective WAKO was originally formed when its members were students together in Trondheim. They will perform their only London date at [...]
Exciting Polish-Japanese duo Szymon Mika (guitars) and Yumi Ito (vocals and piano) will play material from their latest release “Ekual” at Jazz Café POSK on Friday 24 February 2023. Szymon Mika was voted Poland’s Best Guitarist in the 2022 Jazz [...]
Vocalist/songwriter Heidi Vogel, together with musical director Ivo Neame, has prepared a very special evening of songs to celebrate Sarah Vaughan. It will premiere at Jazz Café POSK on Saturday 26 November 2022. Vocalist with The Cinematic Orchestra since 2006, [...]
Jerry & The Pelican System aka Jerzy Mączyński, a young Polish jazz and experimental saxophonist and composer, will present music from his latest release “Sariani”, combining electronic ambient textures with a deeply rooted love for free jazz, on Saturday 2 [...]
Polish guitarist and composer Jakub Klimiuk will perform with his quintet at Jazz Cafe POSK on Saturday 25 June. This new project combines modern jazz with the influences of Scandinavian improvised music, Eastern European folk and contemporary classical music. UKJazz [...]
Violinist/composer/arranger Alicja Śmietana has prepared a very special concert programme to celebrate the life and music of her late father, one of the legends of Polish jazz, guitarist Jarek Śmietana (1951-2013). With her on stage at Jazz Cafe POSK on [...]
