Sunday Standards: Special Guest

13th April: Acantha Lang, a rising soul artist from New Orleans, has earned acclaim for her debut album Beautiful Dreams (2023), charting at number 3 on the UK Jazz Blues Albums Chart. With over 3 million streams and support from BBC 6Music’s Craig Charles, Lang has performed globally, including at SXSW and the House of Blues.

20th April: GAB quartet blends flamenco, Brazilian influences, and reworked pop tunes, featuring guitarists Gianluca Corona and Clement Regert, percussionist Steve Taylor, and special guest Luna Cohen. Known for their engaging rhythms and diverse melodies, the ensemble delivers an unforgettable performance. 

27th April: Iain Mackenzie is one of the top jazz and big band vocalists in the UK.  He is the principal male vocalist with the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, a regular soloist with the BBC Big Band and Concert Orchestra and is resident singer at The Ritz. 

4th May: Graeme Flowers Trio, led by trumpeter Graeme Flowers, blends pop, jazz, and soul influences. With a career spanning performances with global stars like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, Graeme has also toured with Kylie Minogue and recorded with artists such as Leona Lewis and George Ezra.

11th May: Iain Mackenzie is one of the top jazz and big band vocalists in the UK.  He is the principal male vocalist with the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, a regular soloist with the BBC Big Band and Concert Orchestra and is resident singer at The Ritz. 

18th May: Ayesha Pike Trio, blends jazz, soul, folk, and world music. A fixture in the British jazz scene, she’s played top venues like Ronnie Scott’s and The Jazz Café.

25th May: Eliana Veinberga, praised for her captivating voice, has performed at Ronnie Scott’s and the Barbican.

1st June: Graeme Flowers Trio, led by trumpeter Graeme Flowers, blends pop, jazz, and soul influences. With a career spanning performances with global stars like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, Graeme has also toured with Kylie Minogue and recorded with artists such as Leona Lewis and George Ezra.

8th June: Tara Minton is an Australian born jazz harpist, vocalist and composer. Sought after as both a harpist and vocalist, Tara has worked with Björk, ESKA, Stan Sulzmann, Geoff Gascoyne, Emma Rawicz, Alice Zawadski, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, Opera North and the Australian World Orchestra.

15th June: Natalie Duncan takes you on a journey across Neo Soul, Blues, RB and Jazz. Distinguished by a unique sound, with incorporated elements from several other genres and influences, the artist finds inspiration from her own life experiences, as well as the world-class musicians she grew up around in creative cities. 

22nd June: Iain Mackenzie is one of the top jazz and big band vocalists in the UK.  He is the principal male vocalist with the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, a regular soloist with the BBC Big Band and Concert Orchestra and is resident singer at The Ritz. 

29th June: Corina Kwami Quartet, led by American vocalist and tap dancer Corina Kwami, blends jazz, samba, and global rhythms. Drawing from her Ghanaian-Irish heritage, the quartet creates a vibrant fusion of movement, storytelling, and diverse musical influences.

6th July: Dom Pipkin's All Star New Orleans Trio breathes new life into classic New Orleans rhythm blues, jazz funk from the likes of Fats Domino, Dr John Professor Longhair, with these influences emerging in his own irresistible song writing. His classical sometimes rhapsodic influences are married with a tough approach to the blues and driving left hand rhythms.