SpiceJazz Soho

10/04/2026

Fantastic Sold Out show yesterday from the DENYS BAPTISTE & TONY KOFI QUINTET at Spicejazz presents at . Amazing vibes and world class musicianship!

Next Spicejazz show at Confetti College Commercial rd, London E1 for a Latin-Jazz/ Salsa night with the incredible ELIANE CORREA & LA EVOLUCION SEPTET on Friday 15 May.

Bring your dancing shows! early birds. tickets closing soon.

www.spicejazzsoho.co.uk

https://wegottickets.com/f/17180/

05/04/2026

One not to miss! Friday 15 May ELIANE CORREA & LA EVOLUCIÓN SEPTET - SpiceJazz presents at Metronome NTU London.

Early bird tickets on sale now!

High-octane mix of Cuban classics and contemporary Cuban repertoire.

Line up:
Keys, BV and MD: Eliane Correa
Lead vocals: Juanita Euka
Trombone & BV: Landy Díaz
Bass & BV: Jimmy Martínez / Frank Portuondo
Drumkit with timbales: Fernando Depestre
Congas: Will Fry

Inspired by the modern-day large timba orchestras of Havana, Eliane Correa’s Cuban Septet brings a high-octane mix of Cuban classics, contemporary Cuban repertoire and some small-format adaptations of Eliane’s original pieces for her supergroup La Evolución. Cuban music goes much further than the sound of Buena Vista Social Club: prepare to be transported by the modern, grooving, passionate and unapologetically complex sound of the younger generations of the Cuban diaspora.

High-octane mix of Cuban classics and contemporary Cuban repertoire. Line up: Keys, BV and MD: Eliane Correa Lead vocals: Juanita Euka Trombone & BV: Landy Díaz Bass & BV: Jimmy Martínez / Frank Portuondo Drumkit with timbales: Fernando Depestre Congas: Will Fry Inspired by the modern-day large ti...

31/03/2026

DENYS BAPTISTE/ TONY KOFI QUINTET - Coltrane & Cannonball legacy at presents at on Thirsday 9 April.

or https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/spice-jazz-soho-tony-kofi-denys-baptiste-quintet-legacy-coltrane-cannonball/

Two giants of the British Jazz scene, Mercury and MOBO Award winner DENYS BATISTE, and twice BBC Award winner TONY KOFI joined forces for their new collaborative project.

Join us for an unforgettable night of jazz as two of London’s premier saxophonists, Denys Baptiste and Tony Kofi, reunite to present a powerful new project. Having first played together in the early ’90s as part of Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop, these celebrated musicians now pay tribute to the legendary partnership of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and John Coltrane. Their performance will recreate the iconic Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago album, capturing the spirit, energy, and brilliance of one of jazz’s most historic collaborations.

Line up:

Denys Baptiste – Tenor Saxophone

Tony Kofi: Alto Saxophone

Rick Simpson: Piano

Mikele Montolli: Bass

Winston Clifford: Drums

“These two have a particular talent for capturing the magic of these two jazz legends. A treat for any Coltrane or Cannonball Adderley fans.”
Nigel Williams, Jazz Fm Recommended 2025

14/03/2026

DENYS BAPTISTE/ TONY KOFI QUINTET - Coltrane & Cannonball legacy at presents at on Thirsday 9 April.

Two giants of the British Jazz scene, Mercury and MOBO Award winner DENYS BATISTE, and twice BBC Award winner TONY KOFI joined forces for their new collaborative project.

Join us for an unforgettable night of jazz as two of London’s premier saxophonists, Denys Baptiste and Tony Kofi, reunite to present a powerful new project. Having first played together in the early ’90s as part of Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop, these celebrated musicians now pay tribute to the legendary partnership of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and John Coltrane. Their performance will recreate the iconic Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago album, capturing the spirit, energy, and brilliance of one of jazz’s most historic collaborations.

Line up:

Denys Baptiste – Tenor Saxophone

Tony Kofi: Alto Saxophone

Rick Simpson: Piano

Mikele Montolli: Bass

Winston Clifford: Drums

“These two have a particular talent for capturing the magic of these two jazz legends. A treat for any Coltrane or Cannonball Adderley fans.”
Nigel Williams, Jazz Fm Recommended 2025

14/03/2026

WILD CARD ft. Ben Vize & Graeme Flowers at Pizza Express The Pheasantry (Chelsea) on Wednesday 1 April.

Critically acclaimed Clement Regert's Wild Card is a melting-pot of musical ideas, fusing urban rhythms, Hard-bop and grooves with latin and jazz attitude.


For tonight’s show they have a stellar line up which comprises of special guests fiery trumpeter Graeme Flowers (Elton John, Quincy Jones) and rising star tenor saxophonist Ben Vize (Blue Lab Beat, Pyjaen) backed up by the core organ trio of Sophie Alloway on drums, Chris Bland on Hammond Organ and French guitarist/band leader Clement Regert.

You can expect to hear their famous mix of Afro-jazz, hard-bop, samba and pop/rock reworked numbers.

Line up:
Sophie Alloway: Drums
Chris Bland: Hammond organ
Clement Regert: Guitars
Grae Flowers: Trumpet
Ben Vize: tenor sax

Wild Card are a band that reminds you of just how fun live music can be, when performed by players who are in sync and at the top of their game"

★★★★ Jazzwise

"The high energy interplay between guitarist Clement Regert, drummer Sophie Alloway & organist Andrew Noble is a soloist dream..."

★★★★ MOJO Magazine

"Wild Card are something of a ‘party band’, but, there is also a high level of intelligence and sophistication within their music”

★★★★ The JazzMann

"Un group passionamt"

Alex Dutilh FRANCE MUSIQUE

"I love Wild Card!"

NPR Atlanta (Aaron Cohen MD

26/02/2026

Thursday 12 March: MACIEK PYSZ QUARTET "Pont de vie" Album launch at Spicejazz presents at Crazy Coqs.

Line up:
Maciek Pysz: Guitar
John Turville: Piano
Yuri Goloubev: Double-bass
Charles Kieny: Accordion

Join internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer Maciek Pysz for a special London concert celebrating the forthcoming release of his new album, Pont De Vie, out in March 2026 on ABeat Records.

For this exclusive preview at Crazy Coqs, Maciek brings together a remarkable quartet featuring Charles Kieny on accordion, John Turville on piano, and Yuri Goloubev on double bass.

Blending lyrical melodies, cinematic soundscapes and the subtle pulse of jazz and European folk traditions, Pont De Vie is a deeply personal work that reflects Maciek’s life between cities, cultures and musical worlds. Audiences will be among the first to hear this new repertoire performed live, with the quartet’s interplay bringing the music’s colours and emotions vividly to life.

Expect an evening of elegance, warmth and expressive musicianship in one of London’s most atmospheric venues.

“Maciek Pysz is an impressive guitarist!”
Ian Maund, Sandy Brown Jazz

“There is some beautiful stuff here – a must for jazz guitar fans”
Stephen Graham, Marlbank

“The lyrical guitar of Maciek Pysz once again adds another dimension”
Sammy Stein, Jazzviews

“Pysz is a quiet virtuoso who has developed into one of the most distinctive guitarists around”
Ian Mann, The Jazz Mann

“The crisp balance of sound and space in this recording is flawless…it’s great to witness the development of Maciek Pysz’s own musical personality”
Adrian Pallant, London Jazz News

“Pysz is an established star in his own right, and alternates here not only between accompaniment and duelling lead but also between electric and acoustic as the mood changes, with plenty here for the guitar aficionado.”
Chris K, Bebop Spoken Here