Liane Carroll and
Casey-Joan Whyte

At PizzaExpress Jazz Club, Dean Street, Soho, London

We are delighted to present the wonderful jazz singer- pianist, Liane Carroll, with her guest the young jazz violinist Casey-Joan Whyte, in Lianes’s first JBGB Events Christmas Lunchtime party 2025 concert.

Liane’s Star Shines over Soho

Following her success in 2024, followed by two double header Spring and Autumn 2025 concerts at Dean Street, to sold out enthusiastic audiences, here is the climax to her triumphant year at Dean Street. This is a chance to be embraced, not only by Liane Carroll’s evocative and compelling singing style and striking accompanying piano playing, but also by her Christmas inspired joyous, upfront, and up-tempo personality.

With her sprinkling of Christmas cheer, with well known songs and some inspiring but lesser-known melodies, Liane’s  Christmas Party Lunchtime concert is guaranteed to put a spring in your step with her best wishes for a very Happy Christmas.

Music commentators are unanimous in their praise.

“One of the most stylistically flexible pianists around, with a marvellous, slightly husky singing voice" (The Observer).

"A powerful, soul-inflected performer with an Ella Fitzgerald-like improv athleticism and an emotional frankness on ballads" (The Guardian)

Liane’s first four albums all enjoyed four-starred reviews, and, “Ballads” received ***** from Jazz Journal. "Seaside", won CD of the year at the 2015 British Jazz awards.

A winner of the British Jazz and Parliamentary Jazz Awards she received the 2016 Gold award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.

And to give you a big flavour of what’s in store, here is Liane in a fabulous, streamed concert in trio format, from Ronnie Scott’s in 2021

 

Casey - Joan Whyte started playing the violin at the age of 7 and attended Chethams School of Music from age 9-15yrs old. 

She began playing jazz at age 13, after attending a jazz summer school with Iain Dixon. She then attended the Junior Royal Academy Jazz Course. Casey is particularly inspired by Jerry Bergonzi, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Jean Luc Ponty and Gareth Lockrane.

From September, earlier this year, she is studying on the Jazz Course at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

‘Casey is the real deal. I first heard her at a masterclass, I was amazed that someone could play a modern jazz language on violin with such a great feel, articulation, intonation and ideas.’ — Jerry Bergonzi 

“…an outstanding young violinist” – Prof Nick Smart. Head of Jazz Programmes Royal Academy off Music

 

Don’t delay in booking your tickets. Join us for this first Christmas Lunchtime Party: an uplifting solo concert, with her guest Casey-Jane Whyte, by the Star that is Liane Carroll.

“Transcendent vocal and piano technique, with heart stopping emotion and soul bearing power."- Peter Quinn Jazzwise

Doors at Noon

Music at 1pm

Tickets £30