[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]FRIDAY 30th MAY 2025: LIANE CARROLL (piano/vocals) Liane Carroll returns for her second visit of 2025, bringing her usual blend of swinging jazz, soulful vocals and natural wit. Her easy-going humour can sometimes disguise the serious interplay she...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]FRIDAY 31st JANUARY 2025 ART THEMEN (saxophone)   A perennial favourite at the Jazz Café, Art Themen is the elder statesman of British jazz. Since the sixties R&B boom Art has been at the forefront of the UK jazz...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]27th JUNE 2025: VASILIS XENOPOULOS (saxophone) Taking us into the summer will be Athens-born Vasilis Xenopolous who has made London his home since graduating from Berklee College of Music, Boston. Adept at performing in small groups and big...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]FRIDAY 28th MARCH 2025 ANDY PANAYI (saxophone) Sussex-based Andy Panayi has been a stalwart on the UK jazz scene for 30 years. He is adept on all saxophones and flutes and performs in big bands, as an accompanist...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]FRIDAY 25th APRIL 2025 DEREK NASH (saxophone) Perhaps the busiest man in British jazz, Derek returns to Sandbanks – in between his regular duties with the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Sax Appeal and his Stevie Wonder...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2025: RENATO D’AIELLO (saxophone) One of our most popular performers here at the Jazz Café, Renato D’Aiello kicks off our autumn season. After attending Berklee where he was mentored by Steve Grossman and European tours...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]FRIDAY 31st OCTOBER 2025: IAIN BALLAMY (saxophone) After a 7-year absence we are delighted to welcome back Iain Ballamy, one of Europe’s finest improvisors. A graduate of Loose Tubes and Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, Iain has played with Django...