SoundCellar

LIVESTREAM - HUGH PASCALL QUARTET
2022-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
Award-winning trumpeter and composer Hugh Pascall brings his quartet to SoundCellar as part of a national tour presenting music from his debut album Borderlands.
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Livestream Ticket link below
Influenced by musicians like Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Tom Harrell, Coltrane and Miles, Hugh’s music is a lyrical, vibrant and modern approach to post-bop jazz. It’s straight-ahead jazz with melody, where swinging, modal explorations are complimented by beautiful, atmospheric and expressive ballads rich in harmony and
character. Hugh also brings interpretations of choice standards and tunes in the classic jazz tradition, weaving these into the set alongside music from the new album and other brand new compositions.
An award-winning trumpeter and composer, Hugh studied jazz at the Royal Academy of Music and at the Paris Conservatoire and has since developed a highly respected career as a soloist. Recent projects include playing with such luminaries as The Last Poets, with UK legend Tony Kofi’s Inside Straight and rising star guitarist Aidan Pope’s new Octet. His eclectic career has included performances and recordings with a huge variety of artists, regularly performing at festivals and venues across the country and throughout Europe as a sideman. Forthcoming projects include a recording with guitarist Peter Bernstein as a member of the acclaimed David Ferris Septet. Borderlands is his much anticipated first album as Bandleader.
“An outstanding soloist” – London Jazz News
“Exemplary hard bop” – Jazz Journal
“The most beautiful, elegant and melodic delivery” – London Jazz News
“Fluent, lyrical solos that unfold gradually and gracefully” – The Jazzmann
Hugh Pascall – Trumpet and Flugelhorn
John Turville – Piano and Fender Rhodes
Tom Farmer – Bass
Jay Davis – Drums
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.

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HARRY CHRISTELIS & PEDRO VELASCO
2022-05-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Venue TBC, United Kingdom
The forward thinking guitar duo of Harry Christelis & Pedro Velasco make their SoundCellar debut as part of a national tour to promote their debut release ‘Scribbling’ (Ubuntu Music).
Please note this gig will be a ‘house concert’ and is now SOLD OUT.

Harry Christelis and Pedro Velasco form a guitar duo that explores and challenges the boundaries of improvised music. Theirs is a melting pot of jazz and folk harmony, immersive sonic textures, and calm, introspective moments that are interjected with wild intensity. In a world that rushes to excite and distract, their music focuses on taking time to develop and create space. This often-understated approach puts just as much emphasis on the notes that are not played, as the ones that are.
The partnership was born in 2016, when the two London-based guitarists came together for a concert and discovered a like-minded approach to music. Their musical connection has developed with each meeting since. They share a respect of jazz traditions but also a love of expanding these to incorporate elements from folk and electronic music, as well as ambient styles and free improvisation. Together, they’ve built a unique, intimate setup and found a way of conversing that’s equally unassuming and thought-provoking.
They recorded their first album, ‘Scribbling’, in December 2020. The result is a truly distinct album that challenges the ideas of what a guitar duo should sound like. Some tracks might transport you to a sound world that feels like it belongs in outer space, others as if you’re immersed in the depths of the ocean. It is, however, a beautifully balanced piece of work that keeps its feet firmly rooted in traditions of the instruments and the music they are playing.
£15 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM - HARRY CHRISTELIS & PEDRO VELASCO
2022-05-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Dorset
The forward thinking guitar duo of Harry Christelis & Pedro Velasco make their SoundCellar debut as part of a national tour to promote their debut release ‘Scribbling’ (Ubuntu Music).
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig
Livestream Ticket link below
Harry Christelis and Pedro Velasco form a guitar duo that explores and challenges the boundaries of improvised music. Theirs is a melting pot of jazz and folk harmony, immersive sonic textures, and calm, introspective moments that are interjected with wild intensity. In a world that rushes to excite and distract, their music focuses on taking time to develop and create space. This often-understated approach puts just as much emphasis on the notes that are not played, as the ones that are.
The partnership was born in 2016, when the two London-based guitarists came together for a concert and discovered a like-minded approach to music. Their musical connection has developed with each meeting since. They share a respect of jazz traditions but also a love of expanding these to incorporate elements from folk and electronic music, as well as ambient styles and free improvisation. Together, they’ve built a unique, intimate setup and found a way of conversing that’s equally unassuming and thought-provoking.
They recorded their first album, ‘Scribbling’, in December 2020. The result is a truly distinct album that challenges the ideas of what a guitar duo should sound like. Some tracks might transport you to a sound world that feels like it belongs in outer space, others as if you’re immersed in the depths of the ocean. It is, however, a beautifully balanced piece of work that keeps its feet firmly rooted in traditions of the instruments and the music they are playing.
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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In Our Own Space: A conversation with PHILIP WATSON and BILL FRISELL
2022-05-22 20:00 - 21:45 | SoundCellar presents: In Our Own Space – Music and Conversation direct to your ‘own space’ via Zoom
The very first interview version of In Our Own Space – our interactive online series, and what an amazing evening we have for you. PHILIP WATSON the acclaimed writer and author has just published his book Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music and we are delighted to be able to hear Philip explain why such a bold statement about the iconic guitarist, is not an exaggeration! Using one or two key examples as illustrations during the interview, Philip will give us just a hint of why this master of his instrument is held in such high regard by peers and audiences alike, throughout the globe.
Ticket link below
We are then extremely privileged and excited to be able to announce that a little later in the evening, the book’s superstar subject himself, BILL FRISELL, will join us to talk about…whatever you the audience decide to ask him via the Zoom chat box! Our own man Rob will run the interviews and I’m sure he and SoundCellar’s John will have one or two of their own questions for Bill too!
We hardly need to explain to our SoundCellar audience, but with a career spanning more than 40 years, Bill Frisell has established himself as one of the most innovative musicians in the world. A revolutionary guitar player and composer, his performances represent playing at its most sublime. His most recent recording, Valentine released on Blue Note, is hailed as ‘a masterpiece’ by Downbeat.
Through unprecedented access, and interviews with his close family, friends and collaborators, including some very famous names, Philip Watson tells the story through his book of the guitarist who changed the sound of American music. Philip was deputy editor at GQ and editor-at-large at Esquire, and has appeared on radio and television in the UK and Ireland. His in-depth features have appeared in the Telegraph Magazine, Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer, Irish Times, Evening Standard and The Wire, and he has interviewed icons such as Nick Cave, Gil Scott-Heron, Elvis Costello, D’Angelo and many others. Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer is his first book.
This In Our Own Space evening coincides with the spring 2022 release of Philip’s book, published by Faber and we are delighted to add as a wonderful ‘bonus’ that thanks to Faber’s generosity, we will be offering all UK ticket buyers a special 20% discount off the price of the book, via a code redeemable through Faber’s website. Details will be provided at the end of the evening.
We’re sure you’ll agree this is going to be a wonderful SoundCellar presents: In Our Own Space event, when through the wonders of Zoom, you can all get to hear first-hand, the thoughts of the maestro Bill Frisell himself and of his biographer Philip Watson. It’s going to be a very special Sunday evening (or whatever time of the day it will be in your part of the world) and we really hope you will join us.
Tickets are only £8 (+booking fee) through the link below
Photos by Bríd O’Donovan (Philip) & Carole D’Inverno (Bill)
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THE ANDRE CANNIERE SEXTET
2022-05-26 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
American trumpeter Andre Canniere and his acclaimed 6 piece band featuring Brigitte Beraha (voice), Tori Freestone (saxophone), Rick Simpson (piano), Tom Farmer (bass) and Andrew Bain (drums) returns to SoundCellar as part of a tour playing material from his striking and emotionally driven album, Ghost Days.
PLEASE NOTE: This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
Ticket link below
Currently based in London, Andre was born in Pennsylvania and eventually moved to New York where he worked with artists such as Maria Schneider, Becca Stevens, Donny McCaslin, Kate McGarry, Ingrid Jensen and Darcy James Argue. Since his arrival in the UK in 2008, Andre’s unique contributions to the jazz scene, both as a bandleader and a collaborator, have garnered much recognition and praise from the press.
Ghost Days is Andre’s fourth release on Whirlwind and features a unique collaboration with poets/writers Malika Booker and Rebecca Lynch. Their words weave a common thematic thread throughout the album, forming a collection of songs that deal with loss, anxiety and disappointment. The words are evocative, with deep personal resonance and the music composed by Canniere both echoes and develops those emotions.
Ghost Days is an album of deep grooves, sweeping melodies, rich harmony and powerful improvising; it is bound together by the combined creativity of the band as well as the individual expressive voice of each musician.
Andre Canniere – trumpet
Brigitte Beraha – voice
Tori Freestone – tenor saxophone
Rick Simpson – piano
Tom Farmer – bass
Andrew Bain – drums
This gig will be held at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT. Please note the 20:00 (8 pm) start time for the foreseeable future
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM - THE ANDRE CANNIERE SEXTET
2022-05-26 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
American trumpeter Andre Canniere and his acclaimed 6 piece band featuring Brigitte Beraha (voice), Tori Freestone (saxophone), Rick Simpson (piano), Tom Farmer (bass) and Andrew Bain (drums) returns to SoundCellar as part of a tour playing material from his striking and emotionally driven album, Ghost Days.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig
Livestream Ticket link below
Currently based in London, Andre was born in Pennsylvania and eventually moved to New York where he worked with artists such as Maria Schneider, Becca Stevens, Donny McCaslin, Kate McGarry, Ingrid Jensen and Darcy James Argue. Since his arrival in the UK in 2008, Andre’s unique contributions to the jazz scene, both as a bandleader and a collaborator, have garnered much recognition and praise from the press.
Ghost Days is Andre’s fourth release on Whirlwind and features a unique collaboration with poets/writers Malika Booker and Rebecca Lynch. Their words weave a common thematic thread throughout the album, forming a collection of songs that deal with loss, anxiety and disappointment. The words are evocative, with deep personal resonance and the music composed by Canniere both echoes and develops those emotions.
Ghost Days is an album of deep grooves, sweeping melodies, rich harmony and powerful improvising; it is bound together by the combined creativity of the band as well as the individual expressive voice of each musician.
Andre Canniere – trumpet
Brigitte Beraha – voice
Tori Freestone – tenor saxophone
Rick Simpson – piano
Tom Farmer – bass
Andrew Bain – drums
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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JOHN LAW'S CONGREGATION
2022-06-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Dorset
A regular invited artist to the SoundCellar stage, JOHN LAW “one of the UK’s most imaginative and versatile jazz pianists” (International Piano Magazine) presents his most recent recording CONFIGURATION, by his regular quartet Congregation, here in trio form tonight. Featuring John on piano, keyboards and samples, he will have Ashley John Long on bass and Andy Chapman on drums.
This is a SoundCellar ‘pop up’ gig and will take place at the Jazz Cafe, 28 Shore Rd, Poole BH13 7PJ
Ticket link below
John has played at over fifty festivals worldwide including North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam), Delhi International Jazz Festival and the London Jazz Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. He has worked with high profile musicians such as Gwilym Simcock, Jason Rebello, Tim Garland and Andy Sheppard and has played in clubs and concert halls all over the UK, mainland Europe, North America and beyond. He has recorded over forty albums.
Showcasing John’s original compositions this evening, the music reflects all the different influences in his varied career: jazz, classical, rock, electronics. Come and hear some of the compositions from the album voted among the top 10 CDs for 2020 in three different jazz publications.
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 cash on the door
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LIVESTREAM - JOHN LAW'S CONGREGATION
2022-06-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Dorset
A regular invited artist to the SoundCellar stage, JOHN LAW “one of the UK’s most imaginative and versatile jazz pianists” (International Piano Magazine) presents his most recent recording CONFIGURATION, by his regular quartet Congregation, here in trio form tonight. Featuring John on piano, keyboards and samples, he will have Ashley John Long on bass and Andy Chapman on drums.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig
Livestream Ticket link below
John has played at over fifty festivals worldwide including North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam), Delhi International Jazz Festival and the London Jazz Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. He has worked with high profile musicians such as Gwilym Simcock, Jason Rebello, Tim Garland and Andy Sheppard and has played in clubs and concert halls all over the UK, mainland Europe, North America and beyond. He has recorded over forty albums.
Showcasing John’s original compositions this evening, the music reflects all the different influences in his varied career: jazz, classical, rock, electronics. Come and hear some of the compositions from the album voted among the top 10 CDs for 2020 in three different jazz publications.
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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ATLANTICUS
2022-06-30 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
ATLANTICUS is a unique British–American musical partnership bringing together two powerfully distinct musical personalities, US saxophonist Peter Fraize and UK organist Terry Seabrook, to explore their common interest in the rich transatlantic heritage of jazz.
PLEASE NOTE: This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
Ticket link below
ATLANTICUS draws from the storied tradition of the great Hammond organ groups, with a post–modern sound echoing the ground–breaking organ quartet of Larry Young’s Unity album. The music is mostly original, spanning a stylistic spectrum from the hard bop blowout of the album’s title track ‘Blue Haven’, the modal explorations of ‘That’s What’, the odd–metered boogaloo of ‘Swank’, and the Afro–Cuban reimagining of the Bobby Timmons classic ‘Moanin’’.Peter and Terry were introduced through a mutual friend and first teamed up for a short UK tour in 2016, recruiting Brighton heavyweights trumpeter Jack Kendon and drummer Milo Fell to round out the lineup. From the very first gig, their immediate and natural musical rapport sealed the transatlantic bonds for what has now become ATLANTICUS. The band delivered exciting high–energy performances to delighted crowds, culminating in a head–turning performance at the Love Supreme festival. Building on that success, the quartet convened once again in the summer of 2018 for a 25–date, month–long tour of the southern UK, playing clubs and festivals from London to Wales.By the end of their 2018 tour, the band knew it was imperative to go in the studio and document their remarkable chemistry. The result is Blue Haven, featuring nine original compositions by Peter and Terry along with invigorating arrangements of two classic standards. The entire album was recorded in a single day, capturing all the vibe, excitement and groove of the group’s live performances that UK fans have known about since 2016. The band is looking forward to touring in support of the release of this dynamic new recording in the summer of 2022.
Terry Seabrook – organ
Peter Fraize – tenor saxophone
Jack Kendon – trumpet
Milo Fell – drums
This gig will be held at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT. Please note the 20:00 (8 pm) start time for the foreseeable future
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM - ATLANTICUS
2022-06-30 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
ATLANTICUS is a unique British–American musical partnership bringing together two powerfully distinct musical personalities, US saxophonist Peter Fraize and UK organist Terry Seabrook, to explore their common interest in the rich transatlantic heritage of jazz.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig
Livestream Ticket link below
ATLANTICUS draws from the storied tradition of the great Hammond organ groups, with a post–modern sound echoing the ground–breaking organ quartet of Larry Young’s Unity album. The music is mostly original, spanning a stylistic spectrum from the hard bop blowout of the album’s title track ‘Blue Haven’, the modal explorations of ‘That’s What’, the odd–metered boogaloo of ‘Swank’, and the Afro–Cuban reimagining of the Bobby Timmons classic ‘Moanin’’.Peter and Terry were introduced through a mutual friend and first teamed up for a short UK tour in 2016, recruiting Brighton heavyweights trumpeter Jack Kendon and drummer Milo Fell to round out the lineup. From the very first gig, their immediate and natural musical rapport sealed the transatlantic bonds for what has now become ATLANTICUS. The band delivered exciting high–energy performances to delighted crowds, culminating in a head–turning performance at the Love Supreme festival. Building on that success, the quartet convened once again in the summer of 2018 for a 25–date, month–long tour of the southern UK, playing clubs and festivals from London to Wales.By the end of their 2018 tour, the band knew it was imperative to go in the studio and document their remarkable chemistry. The result is Blue Haven, featuring nine original compositions by Peter and Terry along with invigorating arrangements of two classic standards. The entire album was recorded in a single day, capturing all the vibe, excitement and groove of the group’s live performances that UK fans have known about since 2016. The band is looking forward to touring in support of the release of this dynamic new recording in the summer of 2022.
Terry Seabrook – organ
Peter Fraize – tenor saxophone
Jack Kendon – trumpet
Milo Fell – drums
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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LIVESTREAM: NIGEL PRICE/ASHLEY JOHN LONG DUO
2022-07-28 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
SoundCellar presents a LIVESTREAM of a very special house concert featuring award winning guitarist NIGEL PRICE and virtuoso bassist ASHLEY JOHN LONG. A rare opportunity to experience two of the UK’s finest jazz musicians in an intimate ‘front room’ setting.
Livestream Ticket link below
There are a very limited number of seats for the physical gig. If you would like to attend please contact us directly: soundcellarmusic@yahoo.co.uk
Nigel Price has a huge presence on the UK scene and is without doubt one the hardest working jazz musicians in the country. He has worked tirelessly to organise his own tours (including a 56 date tour in late 2016) and has picked up a Parliamentary Jazz Award (Best Jazz Ensemble, 2010), a nomination for a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2014) and a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2016) along the way. Nigel has played on more than 50 albums (including 9 as a leader/co-leader) and is a regular performer at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club where he has made more than 500 appearances.
Ashley John Long is an award-winning virtuoso double bassist and composer active in a diverse range of musical idioms including jazz and improvisation, early and contemporary chamber music, and as a soloist. Ashley recently appeared at SoundCellar with pianist John Law and just a handful of the musicians he has worked with in the jazz world include: Keith Tippett, Art Themen, Bobby Wellins, Alan Barnes, Dave Newton and Brandon Allen.
Line-up
Nigel Price – Guitar
Ashley John Long – Bass
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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THOKOZILE
2022-09-01 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
Thokozile were formed on the back of a British Council music exchange back to South Africa in 2010. Performing at the legendary ‘Footprints of South Africa concert’ at Poole Lighthouse, their vibrant world and acid jazz influenced sound received such a positive reception, they have continued to sporadically perform ever since, at festivals such as Jazz By The Sea and Swanage Jazz Festival, as well as through support slots opposite bands like James Taylor Quartet and New Cool Collective.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
Ticket link below
The band have built up a loyal following and are bringing to SoundCellar their trademark melodic saxophone and jangly guitars, along with a kicking rhythm section. Expect melodic, vibrant jazz for the feet as well as the heart, and look out for a long-awaited debut EP later this year.
Dan Somogyi – keyboards/guitar
Terry Quinney – saxophone
Rob Palmer – guitar
Jack Shaughnessy – bass
Neil Evans – drums
Entry is £10 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £12 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM: THOKOZILE
2022-09-01 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
Thokozile were formed on the back of a British Council music exchange back to South Africa in 2010. Performing at the legendary ‘Footprints of South Africa concert’ at Poole Lighthouse, their vibrant world and acid jazz influenced sound received such a positive reception, they have continued to sporadically perform ever since, at festivals such as Jazz By The Sea and Swanage Jazz Festival, as well as through support slots opposite bands like James Taylor Quartet and New Cool Collective.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
The band have built up a loyal following and are bringing to SoundCellar their trademark melodic saxophone and jangly guitars, along with a kicking rhythm section. Expect melodic, vibrant jazz for the feet as well as the heart, and look out for a long-awaited debut EP later this year.
Dan Somogyi – keyboards/guitar
Terry Quinney – saxophone
Rob Palmer – guitar
Jack Shaughnessy – bass
Neil Evans – drums
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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MIKE OUTRAM-ROB LUFT QUARTET
2022-09-15 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
Two of SoundCellar’s absolute favourites together in one gig – now that’s not to be missed! We present Master guitarists (not an exaggeration) Mike Outram and Rob Luft in a very rare collaboration. Both having played for us earlier this year (Mike with his own trio and Rob with Alice Zawadzki), we are certain that SoundCellar regulars will instantly wish to attend and will recommend this gig to anyone else who enquires!
Ticket link below
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
As if that’s not exciting enough, they also have a killer rhythm section of further SoundCellar ‘legends’ – bassist Joe Downard (Alex Hitchcock, NYJO) and drummer Corrie Dick (Laura Jurd’s Dinosaur, Rob Luft). Indeed they both have great solo albums themselves – Corrie’s ‘Impossible Things’ in particular, is one of SoundCellar John’s absolute favourites and excitingly there’s a new one from him on the horizon too!
Mike Outram has played many times at SoundCellar since his debut for us in 2011, featuring in different ensembles with amazing artists such as Roz Harding, Karen Street, Theo Travis, Pete Callard, Martin Speake, Tony Woods, and Paul & Jeremy Stacey. No matter who he has been playing with, his mastery of the guitar has always been a major talking point after the gig, by our discerning audiences!
He has also worked and recorded with such luminaries as Steven Wilson, Carleen Anderson, Tim Garland, Asaf Sirkis, Gareth Lockrane, Robert Fripp, Hamish Stuart, Laurence Cottle, Julian Siegel, Nikki Iles, Laura Rossi & many others. He is Guitar Professor at The Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Laban & The Guildhall, London.
‘world-class’
John Fordham, The Guardian
‘The star of the show for my money is guitarist Mike Outram, whose blazing work sounds to me like a cross between Allan Holdsworth and Frank Zappa’
Brad Walseth, Jazz Chicago

Rob Luft is an award-winning 28-year-old jazz guitarist from London, whose virtuosity has been compared to that of six-string legends John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco De Lucia. He was the recipient of the 2016 Kenny Wheeler Prize from the Royal Academy of Music, and he also received the 2nd Prize in the 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition at Montreux Jazz Festival.
His debut album, “Riser”, was released on Edition Records in 2017 to widespread acclaim from the European jazz media. John Fordham wrote in The Guardian that it’s a “very sophisticated debut, but given Luft’s old-soul achievements since his early teens, we should have heard it coming”. Subsequently, on the back of the success of his first album, Rob was nominated for a string of awards – Breakthrough Act in the 2018 Jazz FM Awards, Instrumentalist of the Year in the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards and Instrumentalist of the Year in the 2019 Jazz FM Awards. In May 2019, Rob was selected as a BBC New Generation Jazz Artist.
Rob’s eagerly-awaited second album, “Life is the Dancer”, was released in April 2020 on Edition Records to critical acclaim. Despite the intermittent global lockdowns of 2020, Rob made his debut appearance on the legendary German jazz label ECM Records with the album “Lost Ships, a collaborative effort with Swiss-Albanian singer Elina Duni, and this was nominated in the ‘International Album of the Year’ category in the 2021 German Jazz Prize.
Having also released a collaborative album with Dave O’Higgins and appeared as sideman on many other wonderful albums, Rob has recently recorded his third solo album, which will be released in 2023 on Edition Records.
“Guitar virtuoso makes enticingly vivacious debut”
The Guardian

“So young and so talented!”
Jamie Cullum, BBC R2

Line-up
Mike Outram – Guitar
Rob Luft – Guitar
Joe Downard – Bass
Corrie Dick – Drums
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM: MIKE OUTRAM-ROB LUFT QUARTET
2022-09-15 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
Two of SoundCellar’s absolute favourites together in one gig – now that’s not to be missed! We present Master guitarists (not an exaggeration) Mike Outram and Rob Luft in a very rare collaboration. Both having played for us earlier this year (Mike with his own trio and Rob with Alice Zawadzki), we are certain that SoundCellar regulars will instantly wish to attend and will recommend this gig to anyone else who enquires!
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
As if that’s not exciting enough, they also have a killer rhythm section of further SoundCellar ‘legends’ – bassist Joe Downard (Alex Hitchcock, NYJO) and drummer Corrie Dick (Laura Jurd’s Dinosaur, Rob Luft). Indeed they both have great solo albums themselves – Corrie’s ‘Impossible Things’ in particular, is one of SoundCellar John’s absolute favourites and excitingly there’s a new one from him on the horizon too!
Mike Outram has played many times at SoundCellar since his debut for us in 2011, featuring in different ensembles with amazing artists such as Roz Harding, Karen Street, Theo Travis, Pete Callard, Martin Speake, Tony Woods, and Paul & Jeremy Stacey. No matter who he has been playing with, his mastery of the guitar has always been a major talking point after the gig, by our discerning audiences!
He has also worked and recorded with such luminaries as Steven Wilson, Carleen Anderson, Tim Garland, Asaf Sirkis, Gareth Lockrane, Robert Fripp, Hamish Stuart, Laurence Cottle, Julian Siegel, Nikki Iles, Laura Rossi & many others. He is Guitar Professor at The Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Laban & The Guildhall, London.
‘world-class’
John Fordham, The Guardian
‘The star of the show for my money is guitarist Mike Outram, whose blazing work sounds to me like a cross between Allan Holdsworth and Frank Zappa’
Brad Walseth, Jazz Chicago

Rob Luft is an award-winning 28-year-old jazz guitarist from London, whose virtuosity has been compared to that of six-string legends John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco De Lucia. He was the recipient of the 2016 Kenny Wheeler Prize from the Royal Academy of Music, and he also received the 2nd Prize in the 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition at Montreux Jazz Festival.
His debut album, “Riser”, was released on Edition Records in 2017 to widespread acclaim from the European jazz media. John Fordham wrote in The Guardian that it’s a “very sophisticated debut, but given Luft’s old-soul achievements since his early teens, we should have heard it coming”. Subsequently, on the back of the success of his first album, Rob was nominated for a string of awards – Breakthrough Act in the 2018 Jazz FM Awards, Instrumentalist of the Year in the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards and Instrumentalist of the Year in the 2019 Jazz FM Awards. In May 2019, Rob was selected as a BBC New Generation Jazz Artist.
Rob’s eagerly-awaited second album, “Life is the Dancer”, was released in April 2020 on Edition Records to critical acclaim. Despite the intermittent global lockdowns of 2020, Rob made his debut appearance on the legendary German jazz label ECM Records with the album “Lost Ships, a collaborative effort with Swiss-Albanian singer Elina Duni, and this was nominated in the ‘International Album of the Year’ category in the 2021 German Jazz Prize.
Having also released a collaborative album with Dave O’Higgins and appeared as sideman on many other wonderful albums, Rob has recently recorded his third solo album, which will be released in 2023 on Edition Records.
“Guitar virtuoso makes enticingly vivacious debut”
The Guardian

“So young and so talented!”
Jamie Cullum, BBC R2

Line-up
Mike Outram – Guitar
Rob Luft – Guitar
Joe Downard – Bass
Corrie Dick – Drums
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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BILLY POD QUARTET
2022-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
Billy Pod is a Greek jazz drummer/musician based in London and we are really pleased to welcome him to SoundCellar with a great quartet. His album “Drums to Heal Society”, released in 2019 has not just given Vasileios Podaras (aka Billy Pod) a prominent position among the new generation of drummers internationally, but has also demonstrated his compelling skills as a composer and music ensemble director.
Ticket link below
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
After attaining a well-rounded music education with BA and MA in jazz performance, he has been working internationally for more than ten years performing festivals and touring around Europe, USA and Asia. He has recorded more than 20 albums as a sideman and he has a long list of performances with acclaimed artists from award winning saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, New York acclaimed vocalist Jd Walter, to Greek music legend Dionisis Savopoulos.
He has been added in the list of ‘Top 10 new and upcoming drummers’ by French ‘Βatterie’ Μagazine and he has performed at the Tribeca Performing Arts Centre in New York as a finalist of the Made In New York International Jazz Competition.
Ηe left Athens to relocate in London in 2020 and since then, he has already worked with a number of leading jazz artist in the UK Jazz Scene, including popular ‘graduates’ of SoundCellar: Jim Mullen (album recording in London), Rob Luft, Vasilis Xenopoulos, Gilad Atzmon and Dave O’Higgins, among others.
”Billy is an accomplished composer and arranger with both a great command of his instrument and the sensitivity to create authentic music with others’’
Tivon Pennicott, Grammy Winning Saxophonist with Gregory Porter & Esperanza Spalding
“A musical vision that is mindful of every voice, makes for a promising debut album”
— Friedrich Kunzmann , All about Jazz, USA
Billy’s second official album release “Quintessence”, due for release in November, is a reflection on the intellectual nature of humanity in the modern society. Dynamic and lyrical contemporary jazz with haunting melodies and rich, complex moods, it features the quartet for this gig, including one of our more regular SoundCellar visitors, the fabulous guitarist Tom Ollendorff.
With two more talented young musicians from the London scene, Rupert Cox on keys and Joe Downard on bass, returning just a fortnight after his last gig with us, this will be an evening to enjoy.
Line-up
Τom Ollendorff – Guitar
Rupert Cox – Piano/keys
Joe Downard – Bass
Billy Pod – Drums
Photo by Angelos Christofilopoulos
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM: BILLY POD QUARTET
2022-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
Billy Pod is a Greek jazz drummer/musician based in London and we are really pleased to welcome him to SoundCellar with a great quartet. His album “Drums to Heal Society”, released in 2019 has not just given Vasileios Podaras (aka Billy Pod) a prominent position among the new generation of drummers internationally, but has also demonstrated his compelling skills as a composer and music ensemble director.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
After attaining a well-rounded music education with BA and MA in jazz performance, he has been working internationally for more than ten years performing festivals and touring around Europe, USA and Asia. He has recorded more than 20 albums as a sideman and he has a long list of performances with acclaimed artists from award winning saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, New York acclaimed vocalist Jd Walter, to Greek music legend Dionisis Savopoulos.
He has been added in the list of ‘Top 10 new and upcoming drummers’ by French ‘Βatterie’ Μagazine and he has performed at the Tribeca Performing Arts Centre in New York as a finalist of the Made In New York International Jazz Competition.
Ηe left Athens to relocate in London in 2020 and since then, he has already worked with a number of leading jazz artist in the UK Jazz Scene, including popular ‘graduates’ of SoundCellar: Jim Mullen (album recording in London), Rob Luft, Vasilis Xenopoulos, Gilad Atzmon and Dave O’Higgins, among others.
”Billy is an accomplished composer and arranger with both a great command of his instrument and the sensitivity to create authentic music with others’’
Tivon Pennicott, Grammy Winning Saxophonist with Gregory Porter & Esperanza Spalding
“A musical vision that is mindful of every voice, makes for a promising debut album”
— Friedrich Kunzmann , All about Jazz, USA
Billy’s second official album release “Quintessence”, due for release in November, is a reflection on the intellectual nature of humanity in the modern society. Dynamic and lyrical contemporary jazz with haunting melodies and rich, complex moods, it features the quartet for this gig, including one of our more regular SoundCellar visitors, the fabulous guitarist Tom Ollendorff.
With two more talented young musicians from the London scene, Rupert Cox on keys and Joe Downard on bass, returning just a fortnight after his last gig with us, this will be an evening to enjoy.
Line-up
Τom Ollendorff – Guitar
Rupert Cox – Piano/keys
Joe Downard – Bass
Billy Pod – Drums
Photo by Angelos Christofilopoulos
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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Postponed - THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA
2022-10-16 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
Fitting perfectly with our reputation for presenting the very best in live music, this October we’re stepping into a different field from our more regular ‘jazz’ genre, to bring you THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA – officially known as the smallest orchestra in the world!
Please note: This gig will take place on SUNDAY 16th Oct at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
Ticket link below
Two people, Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington, playing 13 instruments, they perform in the centre of a circle of instruments that has been described as their ‘musical space station’ and ‘instrumental laboratory’. Their music combines ethereal vocals with multi-layered combinations of acoustic instruments such as guitar and mandola, rock instruments including electric guitar, bass and percussion, plus piano, organ, electronica, orchestral and symphonic sounds, omnichords and their collection of vintage synthesisers. The music is emotional with Metal Planet saying “Their music reaches areas of your head and heart that you never knew existed.”
They draw on their backgrounds in rock, folk, electronica and classical music to create a truly unique sound, frequently compared to early Pink Floyd, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Portishead and Kate Bush. Simultaneously symphonic and psychedelic, classical and totally contemporary.
After 1000+ gigs from Southampton to Sydney and 6 acclaimed albums, they’ve performed everywhere from intimate venues to London’s Palladium and Royal Albert Hall, sharing stages with everyone from Hawkwind to Eric Clapton.
The band’s most recent album ‘Mesmeranto’ reached #16 in the UK Indie Chart, #18 in the UK Rock Chart, #4 in the USA’s Big Takeover Albums of the Year and was voted twice in the Rock Writers’ Top 20 Albums of the Year. They won Best British Duo. They were voted #4 Best New Band in the UK. Chrissy Mostyn was recently voted #5 Best Female Vocalist in PROG Magazine’s Readers’ Poll, and their lockdown online concert series The Big Armchair Concerts was voted #10 in Most Important Rock Events of 2020.
They will be performing songs from their wonderful back catalogue and from their soon to be released 7th album ‘Hotel Utopia’, due out this summer.
They have been described as “A mesmerising powerhouse” and “An avant-garde musical utopia”. Louder Than War declared their music “A life-enhancing listening event”, Steve Hackett of Genesis described it as “Powerful and inspiring” and fan Phil Campbell of Motörhead described it as “******* beautiful”.
If any further recommendations are necessary, long time fan John from the SoundCellar team and his more recently ‘converted’ colleague Chris, believe it’s time word got out in this part of the country about The Blackheart Orchestra, so we are extremely pleased to present them live at The Grasshopper, as part of their UK tour to promote the new album.
This gig will be held at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT.
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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Postponed - LIVESTREAM: THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA
2022-10-16 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
Fitting perfectly with our reputation for presenting the very best in live music, this October we’re stepping into a different field from our more regular ‘jazz’ genre, to bring you THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA – officially known as the smallest orchestra in the world!
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
Two people, Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington, playing 13 instruments, they perform in the centre of a circle of instruments that has been described as their ‘musical space station’ and ‘instrumental laboratory’. Their music combines ethereal vocals with multi-layered combinations of acoustic instruments such as guitar and mandola, rock instruments including electric guitar, bass and percussion, plus piano, organ, electronica, orchestral and symphonic sounds, omnichords and their collection of vintage synthesisers. The music is emotional with Metal Planet saying “Their music reaches areas of your head and heart that you never knew existed.”
They draw on their backgrounds in rock, folk, electronica and classical music to create a truly unique sound, frequently compared to early Pink Floyd, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Portishead and Kate Bush. Simultaneously symphonic and psychedelic, classical and totally contemporary.
After 1000+ gigs from Southampton to Sydney and 6 acclaimed albums, they’ve performed everywhere from intimate venues to London’s Palladium and Royal Albert Hall, sharing stages with everyone from Hawkwind to Eric Clapton.
The band’s most recent album ‘Mesmeranto’ reached #16 in the UK Indie Chart, #18 in the UK Rock Chart, #4 in the USA’s Big Takeover Albums of the Year and was voted twice in the Rock Writers’ Top 20 Albums of the Year. They won Best British Duo. They were voted #4 Best New Band in the UK. Chrissy Mostyn was recently voted #5 Best Female Vocalist in PROG Magazine’s Readers’ Poll, and their lockdown online concert series The Big Armchair Concerts was voted #10 in Most Important Rock Events of 2020.
They will be performing songs from their wonderful back catalogue and from their soon to be released 7th album ‘Hotel Utopia’, due out this summer.
They have been described as “A mesmerising powerhouse” and “An avant-garde musical utopia”. Louder Than War declared their music “A life-enhancing listening event”, Steve Hackett of Genesis described it as “Powerful and inspiring” and fan Phil Campbell of Motörhead described it as “******* beautiful”.
If any further recommendations are necessary, long time fan John from the SoundCellar team and his more recently ‘converted’ colleague Chris, believe it’s time word got out in this part of the country about The Blackheart Orchestra, so we are extremely pleased to present them live at The Grasshopper, as part of their UK tour to promote the new album.
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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LARRY GOLDINGS (solo)
2022-10-19 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
SoundCellar are excited to present the US keyboard legend LARRY GOLDINGS in a rare solo performance. Larry has been the keyboard player of choice for John Scofield, James Taylor, Steve Gadd, Robben Ford, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny and many other iconic musicians.
THIS GIG IS NOW SOLD OUT! Livestream tickets still available.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
Ticket link below
For this European tour Larry’s solo performance will feature him as a pianist, and/or whatever keyboard instruments each venue can provide, creating an evening of spontaneous, creative, and eclectic music.
Perhaps best known for the organ trio Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart, Goldings grew up primarily as a pianist, but, “home organs, analog synths, melodicas – what have you – were equally significant during my formative years. I was very content in my childhood basement, as a one-man band, pretty much from the start. It got me thinking about colour, texture, orchestration, and what it feels like to simultaneously be a bass player. I love having other colours at my disposal, because it leads me down new roads, with new emotional and storytelling possibilities.”
Possibly ruining the evening will be guest artist Hans Groiner, known for removing the best parts of musical ideas. One critic said of his Thelonious Monk interpretations, “Kill me now”……..
Larry Goldings – keyboards
Entry is £15 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £18 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM: LARRY GOLDINGS (solo)
2022-10-19 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
SoundCellar are excited to present the US keyboard legend LARRY GOLDINGS in a rare solo performance. Larry has been the keyboard player of choice for John Scofield, James Taylor, Steve Gadd, Robben Ford, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny and many other iconic musicians.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
For this European tour Larry’s solo performance will feature him as a pianist, and/or whatever keyboard instruments each venue can provide, creating an evening of spontaneous, creative, and eclectic music.
Perhaps best known for the organ trio Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart, Goldings grew up primarily as a pianist, but, “home organs, analog synths, melodicas – what have you – were equally significant during my formative years. I was very content in my childhood basement, as a one-man band, pretty much from the start. It got me thinking about colour, texture, orchestration, and what it feels like to simultaneously be a bass player. I love having other colours at my disposal, because it leads me down new roads, with new emotional and storytelling possibilities.”
Possibly ruining the evening will be guest artist Hans Groiner, known for removing the best parts of musical ideas. One critic said of his Thelonious Monk interpretations, “Kill me now”……..
Larry Goldings – keyboards
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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MATT RIDLEY'S 'THE ANTIDOTE' QUINTET
2022-10-27 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
It has been a while since we had the excellent bass player and composer Matt Ridley at SoundCellar, so we are thrilled to now welcome him back! He comes to us with his quintet The Antidote, all of whom are former ‘graduates’ of SoundCellar from various ensembles over the years!
Ticket link below
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
The Antidote are an exciting young contemporary jazz quintet, featuring leading lights of the UK scene. Brainchild of bassist Matt Ridley, the music is firmly rooted within the contemporary jazz discipline, and also emanates both rock overtones and classical influences, evolved from decades of genuine passion for music. Matt inhabits his own space within the creative diaspora, being able to navigate a broad spectrum of inspirations and transform them into a vibrant and exciting sound.
The Antidote features the formidable quintet of Alex Hitchcock on saxophone, Ant Law on guitar, Tom Hewson on piano, Marc Michel on drums, and of course Matt Ridley on bass. With an insistence on detailed, expressive and thought-through compositions, Ridley allows time and space for both himself and his band members to express and showcase both their individual and collective talents through dynamic improvisation. The synergy between the group and a mutual understanding of each players’ specific nuances are more than apparent, while still allowing enough freedom for independent flair to shine though.
Combining this with the more melodic and compositional aspects of the music makes for a truly engaging experience. Rather than a ‘leader + sidemen’ attitude, Ridley has cultivated a genuine ‘band’ sound, as Tom Hewson elucidates:
“This project totally captured my imagination from the first minute of rehearsal. Matt has managed to create something full of incredible compositional range whilst staying totally grounded with this immediate, unpretentious sense of energy. As someone that came to jazz through rock and prog, I love that feeling of unshackling, that desire not to hold back from. The whole band really bought into the spirit from the start – something you can really hear on the record, and something that definitely comes across live.”
The eponymous debut album, released in 2021, is a firm favourite of SoundCellar’s John and received glowing reviews from across the globe from coveted publications such as Downbeat Magazine, BBC Music Magazine, Jazzwise, Ivan Rod (Denmark), JazzMania (Belgium) and Presto Music. The album also received a nomination for ‘Best Jazz Album of 2021’ in the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards UK, as well as making the Jazzwise ‘20 best jazz albums of 2021’ (worldwide) list. Incidentally, John also highly recommends the digital-only release of three extra pieces “The Antidote Reloaded” on Matt’s Bandcamp page.
‘One of the strongest releases by homegrown jazz talent in 2021′ **** Editors Choice, Jazzwise Magazine
‘His assuredness shines through in this set of taut, modernist originals, and his band are engaged and supportive’ **** BBC Music Magazine
‘It’s both Ridley’s excellent usage of his collaborators and his penchant for melody that is undoubtedly the main appeal of his music’ Recording of the Week, Presto Music
Line-up
Matt Ridley – Bass
Alex Hitchcock – Sax
Ant Law – Guitar
Tom Hewson – Keys
Marc Michel – Drums
Make sure you catch yet another wonderful young jazz ensemble that we are so pleased to be able to present for your delectation, here in deepest Dorset!
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM: MATT RIDLEY'S 'THE ANTIDOTE' QUINTET
2022-10-27 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
It has been a while since we had the excellent bass player and composer Matt Ridley at SoundCellar, so we are thrilled to now welcome him back! He comes to us with his quintet The Antidote, all of whom are former ‘graduates’ of SoundCellar from various ensembles over the years!
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
The Antidote are an exciting young contemporary jazz quintet, featuring leading lights of the UK scene. Brainchild of bassist Matt Ridley, the music is firmly rooted within the contemporary jazz discipline, and also emanates both rock overtones and classical influences, evolved from decades of genuine passion for music. Matt inhabits his own space within the creative diaspora, being able to navigate a broad spectrum of inspirations and transform them into a vibrant and exciting sound.
The Antidote features the formidable quintet of Alex Hitchcock on saxophone, Ant Law on guitar, Tom Hewson on piano, Marc Michel on drums, and of course Matt Ridley on bass. With an insistence on detailed, expressive and thought-through compositions, Ridley allows time and space for both himself and his band members to express and showcase both their individual and collective talents through dynamic improvisation. The synergy between the group and a mutual understanding of each players’ specific nuances are more than apparent, while still allowing enough freedom for independent flair to shine though.
Combining this with the more melodic and compositional aspects of the music makes for a truly engaging experience. Rather than a ‘leader + sidemen’ attitude, Ridley has cultivated a genuine ‘band’ sound, as Tom Hewson elucidates:
“This project totally captured my imagination from the first minute of rehearsal. Matt has managed to create something full of incredible compositional range whilst staying totally grounded with this immediate, unpretentious sense of energy. As someone that came to jazz through rock and prog, I love that feeling of unshackling, that desire not to hold back from. The whole band really bought into the spirit from the start – something you can really hear on the record, and something that definitely comes across live.”
The eponymous debut album, released in 2021, is a firm favourite of SoundCellar’s John and received glowing reviews from across the globe from coveted publications such as Downbeat Magazine, BBC Music Magazine, Jazzwise, Ivan Rod (Denmark), JazzMania (Belgium) and Presto Music. The album also received a nomination for ‘Best Jazz Album of 2021’ in the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards UK, as well as making the Jazzwise ‘20 best jazz albums of 2021’ (worldwide) list. Incidentally, John also highly recommends the digital-only release of three extra pieces “The Antidote Reloaded” on Matt’s Bandcamp page.
‘One of the strongest releases by homegrown jazz talent in 2021′ **** Editors Choice, Jazzwise Magazine
‘His assuredness shines through in this set of taut, modernist originals, and his band are engaged and supportive’ **** BBC Music Magazine
‘It’s both Ridley’s excellent usage of his collaborators and his penchant for melody that is undoubtedly the main appeal of his music’ Recording of the Week, Presto Music
Line-up
Matt Ridley – Bass
Alex Hitchcock – Sax
Ant Law – Guitar
Tom Hewson – Keys
Marc Michel – Drums
Make sure you catch yet another wonderful young jazz ensemble that we are so pleased to be able to present for your delectation, here in deepest Dorset!
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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THE DOMINIC INGHAM QUINTET (Postponed)
2022-11-10 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
THIS EVENT IS NOW POSTPONED (but keep the date in your diary, as we will probably have another great ensemble that evening!)
Award winning composer/violinist Dominic Ingham brings his quintet to SoundCellar as part of a national tour. Dominic will be performing music from his upcoming E.P “Letters” alongside some of the most exciting emerging jazz stars in the UK.

This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
Ticket link below
Parliamentary Jazz award nominee 2020 and Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition semi-finalist, Dominic Ingham has toured extensively across the UK with his quintet at venues and festivals such as Ronnie Scotts, Love Supreme, Barbican and EFG London Jazz Festival. He is an accomplished and well-rounded musician, a powerful communicator and performer, a composer of captivating original music and a pioneering violinist.
In 2020, Dominic released his debut album ‘Role Models’ to critical acclaim. This self-released record features an arresting suite of lucidly crafted and characterful pieces and showcases Dominic’s distinctive and highly personalised style, rooted in his background of folk and classical music. Dominic and his quintet are set to produce a sound that is as lyrically fresh as it is striking dynamically and rhythmically.
Line-up
Dominic Ingham – violin
Jonny Mansfield – vibraphone
Miles Mindlin – guitar
Will Sach – bass
Jay Davis – drums
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
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JAMIE MURRAY 'EVOLUTION' feat. David Binney
2022-11-13 19:30 - 21:30 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
One of the top drummers on the scene today, Jamie Murray makes his SoundCellar debut with his all star group ‘Evolution’, featuring US alto sax virtuoso David Binney, legendary UK electric bassist Laurence Cottle and rising star guitarist David Preston.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT.
Please note 7.30pm start time.

Ticket link below
Jamie Murray has played with the likes of Gary Husband, Tim Lefebvre, Donny McCaslin, Gwilym Simcock, Emma Rawicz, Binker Golding and many others. A forward thinking and conceptual player with a solid groove style yet he has an open-minded approach to free experimentation. His performances are always fresh and exhilarating! Jamie has a strong sense of writing, his compositions are personal and original with an Electronic/Jazz /Fusion style attached to them.
Acclaimed saxophonist/composer David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Winning praise from critics and colleagues alike, David was recently singled out by Jazz Times as one of a handful of “players who have created an alternative jazz-scene… all of whom are playing adventurous, original music.”
David has recorded 20+ albums as leader or co-leader and recorded on more than 300 other albums.
Known for his performances and recordings with such prestigious groups as Knower (Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi), Chrissie Hynde, the big bands of Gil Evans and Maria Schneider, as well as with Jim Hall, Uri Caine, Vinicius Cantuaria, Carlinhos Brown, Norah Jones, Bobby Previte, Cecil McBee quintet and countless others. David was also a co-founder of the hard-edged quintet “Lost Tribe” and the open-form collective quartet “Lan Xang.”
“Dave has long been one of my favorite musicians” – Pat Metheny
“…a strikingly original composer, leader, conceptualist.” – DownBeat Magazine
“David Binney possesses one of the most original minds in contemporary music.” – Stereophile
Laurence Cottle has been the bassist of choice for some of the biggest names in music. His remarkable and varied career has spanned gigs with top jazz players, recording for major Hollywood movie soundtracks and session work with some of the biggest names in rock and pop. He has worked with Alan Price, Van Morrison, Brian Eno, Seal, Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath and Mike Oldfield. His jazz credentials are impeccable, including work with the likes of Jim Mullen, Django Bates, Gary Husband, Jason Rebello and Al Jarreau plus he is a regular part of Ronnie Scott’s All Stars.
David Preston is a guitarist, composer and producer who has recorded and performed with the likes of Curtis Stigers, The Heritage Orchestra, Goldie, Martin Taylor, Empirical, Patrick Cornelius, Ivo Neame, Charlotte Church, Ayanna Witter Johnson, and UK beat-boxing star Shlomo. Highlights of many of his diverse projects include touring, recording and writing with Melody Gardot from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2017, and he made quite an impression performing on, co-writing and co-producing singer Ian Shaw’s 2008 album “Lifejacket”. In 2013 he joined former Nucleus/Loose Tubes saxophonist Tim Whitehead’s Homemade Orchestra, playing a 50-date UK tour and in 2015 he appeared with Carlos Acosta CBE onstage at the Royal Opera House for 6 nights in the stage production of ‘Cubania’. He also plays with his own internationally recognised contemporary jazz trio ‘Preston-Glasgow-Lowe’ who released their debut album in 2016 on Whirlwind Records.
Line-up
Jamie Murray – drums
David Binney – alto saxophone
David Preston – guitar
Laurence Cottle – bass
Entry is £15 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £18 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM: JAMIE MURRAY 'EVOLUTION' feat. David Binney
2022-11-13 19:30 - 21:30 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
One of the top drummers on the scene today, Jamie Murray makes his SoundCellar debut with his all star group ‘Evolution’, featuring US alto sax virtuoso David Binney, legendary UK electric bassist Laurence Cottle and rising star guitarist David Preston.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig. Livestream Ticket link below
Please note 7.30pm start time.
Jamie Murray has played with the likes of Gary Husband, Tim Lefebvre, Donny McCaslin, Gwilym Simcock, Emma Rawicz, Binker Golding and many others. A forward thinking and conceptual player with a solid groove style yet he has an open-minded approach to free experimentation. His performances are always fresh and exhilarating! Jamie has a strong sense of writing, his compositions are personal and original with an Electronic/Jazz /Fusion style attached to them.
Acclaimed saxophonist/composer David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Winning praise from critics and colleagues alike, David was recently singled out by Jazz Times as one of a handful of “players who have created an alternative jazz-scene… all of whom are playing adventurous, original music.”
David has recorded 20+ albums as leader or co-leader and recorded on more than 300 other albums.
Known for his performances and recordings with such prestigious groups as Knower (Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi), Chrissie Hynde, the big bands of Gil Evans and Maria Schneider, as well as with Jim Hall, Uri Caine, Vinicius Cantuaria, Carlinhos Brown, Norah Jones, Bobby Previte, Cecil McBee quintet and countless others. David was also a co-founder of the hard-edged quintet “Lost Tribe” and the open-form collective quartet “Lan Xang.”
“Dave has long been one of my favorite musicians” – Pat Metheny
“…a strikingly original composer, leader, conceptualist.” – DownBeat Magazine
“David Binney possesses one of the most original minds in contemporary music.” – Stereophile
Laurence Cottle has been the bassist of choice for some of the biggest names in music. His remarkable and varied career has spanned gigs with top jazz players, recording for major Hollywood movie soundtracks and session work with some of the biggest names in rock and pop. He has worked with Alan Price, Van Morrison, Brian Eno, Seal, Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath and Mike Oldfield. His jazz credentials are impeccable, including work with the likes of Jim Mullen, Django Bates, Gary Husband, Jason Rebello and Al Jarreau plus he is a regular part of Ronnie Scott’s All Stars.
David Preston is a guitarist, composer and producer who has recorded and performed with the likes of Curtis Stigers, The Heritage Orchestra, Goldie, Martin Taylor, Empirical, Patrick Cornelius, Ivo Neame, Charlotte Church, Ayanna Witter Johnson, and UK beat-boxing star Shlomo. Highlights of many of his diverse projects include touring, recording and writing with Melody Gardot from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2017, and he made quite an impression performing on, co-writing and co-producing singer Ian Shaw’s 2008 album “Lifejacket”. In 2013 he joined former Nucleus/Loose Tubes saxophonist Tim Whitehead’s Homemade Orchestra, playing a 50-date UK tour and in 2015 he appeared with Carlos Acosta CBE onstage at the Royal Opera House for 6 nights in the stage production of ‘Cubania’. He also plays with his own internationally recognised contemporary jazz trio ‘Preston-Glasgow-Lowe’ who released their debut album in 2016 on Whirlwind Records.
Line-up
Jamie Murray – drums
David Binney – alto saxophone
David Preston – guitar
Laurence Cottle – bass

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RANDOLPH MATTHEWS & NICOLAS MEIER
2022-11-24 20:00 - 22:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
Randolph Matthews & Nicolas Meier’s unique, genre-crossing vocal/guitar jazz duo has cast its passionate musical spell around the world, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs, & the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists and singers.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
Ticket link below
Randolph Matthews has been captivating international crowds for two decades now, working with the A-list likes of Herbie Hancock, Mulatu Astatke, Richard Bona, Angelique Kidjo, Bennie Maupin and Monty Alexander and winning accolades including a Best Live Performance nomination at the 2018 Jazz FM Awards along the way. His live shows are testaments to the power and potential of the free experimental voice, each show imbued with the sort of fourth-wall-smashing dynamism so intrinsic to the roots of jazz. Randolph will be releasing a new album call Black Salt in the Autumn 2022.
“The rich enveloping world of Randolph Matthews.” Jazzwise.
“A stunning, McFerrin-esque talent.” Songlines.
“Dazzling improvisational skills. Flawless and world class.” Jazz FM.
UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz — Meier’s versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that, even. (… so much so, that his considerable talents drew the attention of rock guitar legend, Jeff Beck, who made Nicolas a mainstay in The Jeff Beck Group — carrying him on two world tours during the course of the last several years.
“Meier’s scintillating playing on assorted fretted and fretless guitars is sometimes reminiscent of Metheny or McLaughlin but with a highly melodic, pan-Mediterranean eclecticism of his own…” Jim Gilchrist (Scotsman4/5*)
“Nicolas Meier is one of the most virtuoso artists on the acoustic guitar” Roland Leicht www.prog-rock.info
Randolph Matthews – vocals
Nicolas Meier – guitar
Entry is £13 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £15 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM: RANDOLPH MATTHEWS & NICOLAS MEIER
2022-11-24 20:00 - 22:00 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
Randolph Matthews & Nicolas Meier’s unique, genre-crossing vocal/guitar jazz duo has cast its passionate musical spell around the world, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs, & the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists and singers.
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Livestream Ticket link below
Randolph Matthews has been captivating international crowds for two decades now, working with the A-list likes of Herbie Hancock, Mulatu Astatke, Richard Bona, Angelique Kidjo, Bennie Maupin and Monty Alexander and winning accolades including a Best Live Performance nomination at the 2018 Jazz FM Awards along the way. His live shows are testaments to the power and potential of the free experimental voice, each show imbued with the sort of fourth-wall-smashing dynamism so intrinsic to the roots of jazz. Randolph will be releasing a new album call Black Salt in the Autumn 2022.
“The rich enveloping world of Randolph Matthews.” Jazzwise.
“A stunning, McFerrin-esque talent.” Songlines.
“Dazzling improvisational skills. Flawless and world class.” Jazz FM.
UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz — Meier’s versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that, even. (… so much so, that his considerable talents drew the attention of rock guitar legend, Jeff Beck, who made Nicolas a mainstay in The Jeff Beck Group — carrying him on two world tours during the course of the last several years.
“Meier’s scintillating playing on assorted fretted and fretless guitars is sometimes reminiscent of Metheny or McLaughlin but with a highly melodic, pan-Mediterranean eclecticism of his own…” Jim Gilchrist (Scotsman4/5*)
“Nicolas Meier is one of the most virtuoso artists on the acoustic guitar” Roland Leicht www.prog-rock.info
Randolph Matthews – vocals
Nicolas Meier – guitar
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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THE DORSET YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA
2022-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra (DYJO) is an intermediate to advanced youth jazz orchestra led by renowned local jazz musician Terry Quinney. The group has enjoyed a busy gigging calendar with many performances at local music festivals and events.
DYJO is made up of the big band instrument mix including: trumpet, trombone, saxophone, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drum kit, double bass and voice.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper, 139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT
PLEASE NOTE 7pm start.
Admission is free (donations most welcome) but seats must be booked in advance by emailing: soundcellarmusic@yahoo.co.uk
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THE JEREMY STACEY QUARTET
2022-12-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Dorset
World class drummer JEREMY STACEY returns to SoundCellar with a quartet featuring rising star EMMA RAWICZ on saxophone, one of the UK’s leading jazz pianists, TOM CAWLEY and UK bass legend MICK HUTTON.
This gig will take place at The Jazz Cafe Sandbanks, 28 Shore Road, Poole, BH13 7PJ.

SOLD OUT but livestream tickets still available here, which include access to a video of the gig for a month afterwards, even if you can’t watch it on the night
Jeremy Stacey is equally at home playing pop, rock, funk or straight ahead jazz. Jeremy’s CV is vast, he recently toured the world as a member of King Crimson and his numerous pop/rock credits include Tom Jones, Sheryl Crow, Steven Wilson, Eric Clapton, The Finn Brothers, Noel Gallagher, The Eurythmics, Joe Cocker and Robbie Williams. In a jazz context he has worked with Wayne Krantz, Jason Rebello, Jim Mullen, Iain Ballamy, Tim Garland & many others.
Emma Rawicz is a multi-award winning young saxophonist and composer, already making waves on the UK music scene. She has been described as “An astonishing new talent” (Jamie Cullum – BBC Radio 2), ‘a force to be reckoned with’ (Jazzwise) and ‘a fast-rising star’ (London Jazz News). At the age of 20 she has already recorded and released an eagerly awaited debut album ‘Incantation’ featuring Ant Law, made up entirely of her original compositions. Emma’s second album, recorded in summer 2022 and features an all-star band of Ivo Neame, Ant Law, Conor Chaplin and Asaf Sirkis.
Tom Cawley is one of the UK’s leading jazz pianists. He has performed worldwide – in major clubs, venues and festivals – with some of the country’s leading artists, most notably Peter Gabriel, with whom he has also recorded two albums and a live DVD. As an artist in his own right he has performed, recorded and broadcast extensively over the last ten years. His group, Curios, won Best Band the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards, and their three albums have been hugely critically acclaimed – described as “extraordianary” in MOJO, “spellbinding” in The Independent, “fantastic” in Time Out and “a shining light for British jazz” in Musician magazine. They have performed at the Barbican, the Royal Festival Hall, Ronnie Scott’s and at all of the UK’s major jazz festivals, as well as in Europe (most notably at North Sea Jazz).
Mick Hutton is known from the British jazz scene by his work with Harry Beckett (Pictures of You, 1985) and with Julian Argüelles, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates and Ken Stubbs (First House), the Chris Biscoe Sextet and Bill Bruford’s Band Earthworks. In addition, Hutton worked throughout his career with Alan Barnes, Peter Erskine, Tina May, Jim Mullen, John Scofield, Alan Skidmore, Tommy Smith, John Taylor, Stan Tracey, and Kenny Wheeler. In 2002 he played on Robin Williamsons album Skirting the River Road, and the same year he played in a trio with Martin Speake and Paul Motian (Change of Heart).
Jeremy Stacey – drums
Emma Rawicz – saxophone
Tom Cawley – piano
Mick Hutton – bass
Entry is £18 + booking fee in advance through the below link, or £22 on the door (cash or card).
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