LIVE SHOWS at PIANO SMITHFIELD

Having a reputation for emotionally rich and reflective compositions, she has a voice of pure tone and compelling intensity. Accompanying herself on the piano, B Lexie’s singing carries audiences along in a way that enhances the lyrics and creates with them an almost spellbound chemistry. She recently entertained a large audience, at a major fund raising event for Great Ormond Street Hospital hosted by the Italian Ambassador to the U.K. and his wife.

You choose the playlist all night long! Request your favourite songs - everything from the 50's to the current day. Get ready to dance the night away and enjoy our famous cocktails, great beers, fantastic wines and delicious pizzas!

Tom Smith was twice finalist of the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year programme in 2014 and 2016, and in 2018 won the Peter Whittingham Development Award from Help Musicians UK. He released his debut album ‘Gecko’,in 2020. Tom has performed around the world at prestigious festivals and venues including the BBC Proms, Love Supreme Festival, Jazzinec Festival (Czech Republic), and Generations Festival (Switzerland).

Chris Ingham is one of the UK's most recognised Jazz pianists, musical raconteurs and band leaders. He returns to Piano Smithfield with his new, second show 'Hoagy-2!' - a tribute to the great Hoagy Carmichael. Chris has enjoyed considerable success entertaining audiences around the country with his first album and this concert is the London launch of his second album.

You choose the playlist all night long! Request your favourite songs - everything from the 50's to the current day. Get ready to dance the night away and enjoy our famous cocktails, great beers, fantastic wines and delicious pizzas!

Gabrielle is an established star on the UK jazz scene. She brings a special blend of Gallic charm and sophistication to her performance of Parisian- style Jazz and Tango. Her combination of an electric musical energy coupled with driving passion, ensures audiences are drawn in and captivated. Her three albums, "Across The Bridge”, “Notes From Paris”, and “J’ai Deux Amours” have all enjoyed critical reviews and excellent sales.

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.

‘The Wonder of Stevie” celebrates the life-time genius of Stevie Wonder, with mesmeric vocalist, Noel McCalla, the award-winning saxophonist, Derek Nash, and a band of world-class musicians. to play a wide-ranging catalogue of classic hits, guaranteed to appeal to anyone who loves great music.

Elaine Delmar continues to be the most outstanding jazz singer- with the heart, voice, looks and personality that have captivated world-wide audiences. This welcome return to Piano Smithfield, following her sold- out venue debut Gershwin and Porter concert, focuses on Elaine’s Jazz Heart and showcases, with her outstanding quartet, her mastery of improvisation and superb musicality, embracing her phenomenal vocal range, that have wowed audiences world-wide for many years.

Tom Green’s orchestration skills were shown to the fore as band manager of the Royal Academy of Music Alumni All Stars 22- piece orchestra playing the original Gil Evans arrangements of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in the 2019 EFG London Jazz Festival at St Johns Smith Square. Their most welcome return to Dean Street earlier this year was the first concert since the launch of their second album “Tipping Point” described as “imaginative and ingenious ****” - The Observer.

Pianist Rob Barron appears regularly with the BBC Big Band, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra and the Simon Spillett Big Band in the U.K. and performs often on the New York jazz scene. He is a superb accompanist to many jazz musicians, including Claire Martin, Stacey Kent, Jacqui Dankworth, among many. His first album “What’s In Store” enjoyed critical acclaim. Rob devotes the first half of this concert to “West Side Story”, whilst the second half captures a wide range of music from Bernsteins “Candide”, “On The Town”, “Peter Pan”,”Wonderful Town”, “A Quiet Place” and more.

Harry has performed often with Jazz at The Movies; performed with Chris Ingham’s Rebop group and brought his hard driving quintet to Pizza Express Soho playing the best of Blue Note music. Dave, who came to prominence playing with Jason Rebello for his first Wayne Shorter produced album and has for many years been the saxophone master with the Darius Brubeck Quartet, was, more recently, playing the music of the three tenors – Mobley, Gordon Turrentine at Dean Street. Earlier this year he made his Piano Smithfield debut playing tenor saxophone duo with his talented wife Judith and to great acclaim sold-out his first concert with the music of the late, great saxophone jazz icon John Coltrane.

Singer and pianist Liane Carroll, one of our outstanding British jazz greats and perhaps the most appreciated and in-demand musician returns to Piano Smithfield for a solo concert.
“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)

You choose the playlist all night long! Request your favourite songs - everything from the 50's to the current day. Get ready to dance the night away and enjoy our famous cocktails, great beers, fantastic wines and delicious pizzas!

Nick Fitch, an Honours graduate of the Guildhall School of Music is a freelance guitarist, musical director and arranger. Working with a range of artists and as a session and theatre band performer, he now runs the Nick Fitch band regularly performing in London including a regular slot at Ronnie Scott's. Jamie McCredie, also an alumni of the Guildhall School of Music is an active and versatile guitarist. He recently returned from a US and Europe tour with Rosin Murphy and has has featured on many recordings by top singers.

You choose the playlist all night long! Request your favourite songs - everything from the 50's to the current day. Get ready to dance the night away and enjoy our famous cocktails, great beers, fantastic wines and delicious pizzas!