A Top-Tier Jazz Venue Just Beyond Norfolk — Well Worth the Trip
Towngate Theatre Basildon, The Entrance
The Towngate Theatre Jazz Cafe is yet another newly discovered Jazz Venue. It caught my eye because many of their acts have also performed at Upwell Jazz Club and Peterborough Jazz Club.
The Jazz Events are held monthly on the third Thursday of every month in the Towngate Theatre Cafe. They are mostly lunchtime events which makes the travelling easier for us!
Free Entry - Tables can be booked in advance - Contact the Theatre for more information
Coming up at the next Towngate Theatre Live Jazz Café in Basildon…
Join us for an afternoon of exceptional jazz with one of the UK’s leading jazz guitarists, Nigel Price, performing with his acclaimed organ trio featuring Liam Dunachie on organ and Joel Barford on drums.
The Nigel Price Organ Trio, nominated for the 2021 Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best ensemble’ (they won in 2010) and winners of the 2016 British Jazz Award for ‘Best Small Group’ will be playing selections from their vast back catalogue as well as the recently released and critically acclaimed album ‘It’s On!’
Nigel is known for his clear, no nonsense, driving approach to jazz guitar and has steadily become one of the UK’s foremost exponents of the instrument. He has played on more than 50 albums, including Van Morrison’s, Keep Me Singing, was a longtime member of the James Taylor Quartet, has performed at the Royal Albert Hall in support of Gladys Knight and is also a regular performer at legendary London jazz venue Ronnie Scott’s, where he has made over 500 appearances.
Liam Dunachie is one of the UK’s foremost exponents of the Hammond organ and is an absolute master of the instrument.
Joel Barford is the man of the moment and has been causing a stir across the UK and further afield with his incredible drumming ability.
Together they form perhaps the most hard hitting, dynamic and exciting jazz groups on the scene today.
1pm – 3pm | Free Entry
Reserve a table in advance by contacting the theatre for details.
