Blowin’ The Blues Away” - with the Alan Barnes Quintet, featuring Bruce Adams

EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2023

Monday November 13

Blowin’ The Blues Away” - with the Alan Barnes Quintet,
featuring Bruce Adams

EFG London Jazz Festival 2023 _ JBGB Events_ Jazz in London

Piano Smithfield, Long Lane, Barbican, London

We can’t think of a better way to start the week, in the EFG London Jazz Festival, than with The Alan Barnes Quintet in joyous, extrovert mood “Blowin’ the Blues Away

Taking as his inspiration, the legendary Horace Silver 1959 Album of that name, Alan Barnes, Britain’s most highly awarded saxophone giant, brings his playing, writing, arranging and ensemble leading genius to

Piano Smithfield, to front an all-star quintet, featuring the all-time great trumpet star, Bruce Adams

Alan’s quintet will play uplifting, hard driving, happy school of jazz music guaranteed to put a smile on your face, get your feet tapping and send you off in a positive mood for whatever the rest of the week brings.

“Alan Barnes stylistic range is quite phenomenal… He has a wonderful capacity for suggesting a given style without actually imitating anyone.”- Dave Gelly

Joining Alan and Bruce is the remarkable talents of

Robin Aspland on Piano,

Jeremy Brown on double bass and

Ian Thomas on drums.

Doors 6.45pm

Music 8pm

Tickets £25 plus £1.50 booking fee

Student £10 plus £1.50 booking fee — PLEASE NOTE A VALID STUDENT MUST BE SHOWN

JBGB Events Present: -

The Best of British Jazz, in the EFG London Jazz Festival, at London’s newest jazz club venue, Piano Smithfield at the Barbican, from Friday November 10^th to Saturday November 19^th, 2023

London’s newest and much celebrated jazz venue Piano Smithfield, highly rated by audiences, musicians and the media, hosts eleven.

JBGB Events concerts in the 2023 EFG London Jazz Festival, featuring many great U.K. based jazz stars across big bands, large ensembles, quintets, quartets, duos and soloists, including: -

Bruce Adams, Alan Barnes, Rob Barron, Elaine Delmar,

Gabrielle Ducomble, Nick Fitch, Harry Green, Tom Green,

Chris Ingham, Noel McCalla, Jamie McCredie, Derek Nash,

Dave O’Higgins, Tom Smith and many more.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT PIANO SMITHFIELD

The Media Love it ……..

“Piano Smithfield is a 5-stars venue. I would urge you to visit if you like your jazz in intimate surroundings. It’s cool. Damned cool” – Jeff Prestridge - Daily Mail

The customers love it …..

"Piano Smithfield is an easy, laid- back atmosphere built for appreciating the music”

The artists love it …..

“Piano Smithfield is my favourite London jazz venue” — Claire Martin

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Close to both Circle Line Barbican and Elizabeth Line Farringdon stations, with easy on street and off street car parking,

Piano Smithfield is a classic basement jazz club, for 70 seated customers with superb sound and lighting, plus excellent cocktails and wonderful pizzas.

In addition to 8pm evening concerts, we are adding four weekend 3.30pm concerts, so customers have time to enjoy lunch elsewhere, or at the many good eateries at Smithfield and the Barbican, and make it an occasion taking in top jazz and all in time to be home for your Saturday and Sunday Evenings

The box office, at www.jbgbevents.com has details of all concerts and is open for business.

We look forward to the prospect of your company at Piano Smithfield for the EFG London Jazz Festival.

John Billett

JBGB Events

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