LIVESTREAM - FABIENNE AMBUEHL QUARTET
2026-04-16 19:31 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
We are delighted to present London-based Swiss pianist, singer and composer FABIENNE AMBUEHL and her QUARTET, for her debut performance at SoundCellar.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
Fabienne Ambuehl is known for her vibrant contemporary jazz with a unique blend of folk, poetry and storytelling. With supple piano playing and rich emotive vocals, she draws inspiration from the stillness of nature and the sounds of city life. Her music has a striking energy and dynamism, and captures vivid images of place and landscape.
Ambuehl first made her mark with Glitterwoods (Traumton, Berlin), listed as an ‘Album of the Year’ by UK Vibe, and has since played and recorded internationally as a pianist and singer with various artists, including as the improvising soloist for Jazzchoir Freiburg at the Eurovision Song Contest for Choirs in Riga 2017.
Her latest album Thrive (Ubuntu Music), was released in 2025 to glowing acclaim from the international jazz press. Jazzwise’s Peter Quinn rated Thrive with 4**** and described it as ‘an impressively immersive musical experience’, while Nick Lea from Jazzviews describes Ambuehl’s vocals as ‘crystal clear, distinct and refreshingly free of jazz clichés’.
Thrive was selected ‘Album of the Week’ on both Presto Music and the German Rondo Magazin, has had regular UK radio play on BBC Radio 3 and was on the JazzFM playlist for several weeks.
Ambuehl leads a quartet with some of the UK’s most in-demand jazz musicians, all of them SoundCellar ‘frequent flyers‘: bassist Matt Ridley, Tom Ollendorff on guitar, and for this special concert they are joined by the fantastic Andy Chapman on drums. With compelling rhythms and influences drawn from blues, Brahms and the Beatles, the Fabienne Ambuehl Quartet creates a sound that is daring yet intimate, and truly its own.
Fabienne Ambuehl: piano and vocals
Matt Ridley: bass
Andy Chapman: drums
Tom Ollendorff: 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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MANGORATA feat Miles Pillinger & Olivia Cuttill
2026-04-30 19:30 - 21:30 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
A perfect way to celebrate International Jazz Day 2026. After seeing MANGORATA play a fantastic set at We Out Here Festival in 2024, two of the SoundCellar team were instantly motivated to bring the band here to Poole. It’s taken well over a year to make it happen, but we are excited that we are at last presenting this great young band.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper,
139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT.
Please note: If parking in either of the car parks at The Grasshopper, you must register your vehicle on one of the dedicated terminals at the bar or in the function room.
Ticket link below
Six Leeds based musicians come together to form Mangorata, with a sound characterised by wild and inventive improvisation in a jungle of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Swing and Funk groove. With a wide array of textures, Mangorata are unafraid to lead their musical stories in fully fledged bustling rhythm, or stripped back intimacy.
Drummer Miles Pillinger is fast becoming one of the ‘go-to’ drummers on the London circuit and has recently been awarded the prestigious Peter Whittingham Jazz Award. Trumpeter Olivia Cuttill’s star is exponentially rising too, as indicated by her success as the recipient of the special Martin Hummel Award at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards last October.
Their shows have already taken them many times around the Leeds circuit and in multiple other parts of the UK. The band’s inspiration draws upon the works of musical legends such as Herbie Hancock (co-curator of International Jazz Day 2026), Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Hermeto Pascoal and many more.
Mangorata’s own latest work, a self titled EP described as “First class” by Jazz FM’s John Osbourne, is only the beginning of a new wave of Jazz that the band are excited to continue to spread.
Miles Pillinger: Drums
Olivia Cuttill: Trumpet
James Absalom: Tenor Saxophone
Liam Mason: Piano
Chris Williams: Bass
JJ Petrie: Percussion
Entry is £17.50 (no booking fee) in advance through the below link, or £20 on the door (cash or card).
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LIVESTREAM - MANGORATA feat Miles Pillinger & Olivia Cuttill
2026-04-30 19:31 - 21:30 | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
A perfect way to celebrate International Jazz Day 2026. After seeing MANGORATA play a fantastic set at We Out Here Festival in 2024, two of the SoundCellar team were instantly motivated to bring the band here to Poole. It’s taken well over a year to make it happen, but we are excited that we are at last presenting this great young band.
Click here for tickets to attend the physical gig.
Livestream Ticket link below
Six Leeds based musicians come together to form Mangorata, with a sound characterised by wild and inventive improvisation in a jungle of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Swing and Funk groove. With a wide array of textures, Mangorata are unafraid to lead their musical stories in fully fledged bustling rhythm, or stripped back intimacy.
Drummer Miles Pillinger is fast becoming one of the ‘go-to’ drummers on the London circuit and has recently been awarded the prestigious Peter Whittingham Jazz Award. Trumpeter Olivia Cuttill’s star is exponentially rising too, as indicated by her success as the recipient of the special Martin Hummel Award at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards last October.
Their shows have already taken them many times around the Leeds circuit and in multiple other parts of the UK. The band’s inspiration draws upon the works of musical legends such as Herbie Hancock (co-curator of International Jazz Day 2026), Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Hermeto Pascoal and many more.
Mangorata’s own latest work, a self titled EP described as “First class” by Jazz FM’s John Osbourne, is only the beginning of a new wave of Jazz that the band are excited to continue to spread.
Miles Pillinger: Drums
Olivia Cuttill: Trumpet
James Absalom: Tenor Saxophone
Liam Mason: Piano
Chris Williams: Bass
JJ Petrie: Percussion
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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SULA
2026-05-14 19:30 - 21:30 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
SoundCellar and Tomorrow’s Warriors are delighted to present another up and coming brilliant young band, SULA here in Poole.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper,
139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT.
Please note: If parking in either of the car parks at The Grasshopper, you must register your vehicle on one of the dedicated terminals at the bar or in the function room.
Ticket link below
Sula is a London based trio featuring Miranda Radford (drums), Aleks Dimitrova (bass) and Kezia Abuoma (piano), all of whom are currently studying jazz at Trinity Laban and being mentored by Tomorrow’s Warriors.
One of the SoundCellar team was instantly captivated by the trio’s musical prowess, when they opened up the Saturday programme on the Big Top stage at the We Out Here festival in August 2025.
Already attracting a lot of attention on the London scene, these exciting young musicians take inspiration from Kris Davis, Wayne Shorter, and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, coming together to perform original compositions and music inspired by the sounds of modern jazz.
Two of the trio are also key members of the eight-piece ensemble Ankora, currently making significant waves on the contemporary music circuit.
We are pleased to be able to provide our SoundCellar audience with the opportunity to experience this great trio early on in their undoubted progress towards the top.
ABOUT TOMORROW’S WARRIORS
If you know your UK jazz, then you probably already know Tomorrow’s Warriors. Over the 35 years the talent development charity has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally changing the face of UK jazz.
They have supported 1000s of young musicians and helped nurture the careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene including Mercury Prize 2023 winners and BRIT Awards Best Group of 2025 EZRA Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet, ESKA, Jason Yarde, Denys Baptiste, Robert Mitchell, Soweto Kinch, Shirley Tetteh, Byron Wallen…the list goes on.
“Tomorrow’s Warriors occupies a unique and vital space in our cultural landscape. Their work in helping positively shape future generations is of critical importance especially with the tribulations we currently face. Please keep supporting – each one, teach one!” Gilles Peterson
Miranda Radford: Drums
Aleks Dimitrova: Bass
Kezia Abuoma: Keys
Entry is £17.50 (no booking fee) in advance through the below link, or £20 on the door (cash or card).

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JOHN LAW, ANT LAW: THE LAWS OF (E)MOTION
2026-06-11 19:30 - 21:30 | SoundCellar at The Grasshopper, 139 - 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9HT, United Kingdom
London-based guitarist and composer Ant Law, described by Jazzwise as “scarily proficient,” joins pianist and composer John Law (“one of the UK’s most imaginative jazz pianists” – International Piano Magazine) to present The Laws of (E)Motion.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper,
139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT.
Please note: If parking in either of the car parks at The Grasshopper, you must register your vehicle on one of the dedicated terminals at the bar or in the function room.
Ticket link below
Performing a new suite of pieces by John Law, exploring interweaving lines, pulsing rhythms and subtle harmonies, plus other original music by both of them, the duo creates chamber music both intricate and simple, exploring textures, colour, and space and with plenty of rhythmic energy! A study of motion/emotion within the world of groove and pulse. And all within the dialectic of composed versus improvised spontaneity.
John Law, a prize-winning classical prodigy on piano, turned away from classical piano studies to pursue jazz and improvised music when he was 23 and has been involved in, and acclaimed for, a wide variety of contemporary jazz and classical projects: from solo piano concerts and albums, through trio and quartet tours and recordings, right through to large scale works for his semi-classical ensemble Cornucopia.
He has played at over fifty festivals worldwide including North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam), Delhi International Jazz Festival and London Jazz Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and in clubs and concert halls all over the UK, mainland Europe, North America and beyond, working with musicians as diverse as Gwilym Simcock, Andy Sheppard, Jason Rebello, Tim Garland and Evan Parker. He has recorded over forty albums. John’s main projects currently are his acclaimed quartet Congregation, featuring Mercury Prize nominee James Mainwaring and playing John’s original music, bringing together acoustic and electronic music, his all-acoustic quartet Re-Creations, featuring Parliamentary Jazz Award winner Sam Crockatt, playing versions of tunes from jazz/pop/classical and Renaissance, an ambient, electronic keyboards project with saxophonist Jon Lloyd and visual artist Patrick Dunn, playing improvised music over samples created out of sacred vocal music from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Ant Law is a highly regarded British jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader known for his inventive and forward-thinking approach to contemporary jazz. Described by The Guardian as “a game changer” and “an innovator”, Law studied physics at Edinburgh University and spent time at Berklee College of Music before settling in London and establishing himself on the international jazz scene. He has released several critically acclaimed albums since his 2013 debut Entanglement, blending complex harmonies, rhythmic creativity and expressive improvisation. Law leads his own ensembles, including his long-running quintet and collaborative projects such as the ongoing Same Moon in the Same World with saxophonist Alex Hitchcock, and co-leads the genre-bending Trio HLK. Beyond his own work, he performs with a wide range of leading musicians and appears frequently at jazz festivals and venues across the UK and abroad. His 2025 album Unified Theories features ten original compositions performed by an all-star ensemble including Will Vinson (alto sax), Gwilym Simcock (piano), Orlando le Fleming (bass), Ernesto Simpson (drums) and vocalist Brigitte Beraha.
John Law: piano
Ant Law: guitar
Entry is £17.50 (no booking fee) in advance through the below link, or £20 on the door (cash or card).
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TESS HIRST
2026-06-19 19:45 - 22:00 | Lighthouse, Poole, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG, United Kingdom
SoundCellar and Lighthouse Studio Jazz are extremely excited to co-present one of the leading lights on London’s contemporary jazz scene, vocalist/composer TESS HIRST, with her great band.
This gig will take place in the Sherling Studio, Lighthouse Poole, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG
Ticket link below
Tess emerged on the UK jazz scene in 2017 as featured vocalist on Daniel Casimir’s debut EP Escapee. She and Daniel then caused a stir with the release of their excellent collaborative album These Days, in 2019.
But it was her attention-grabbing and critically acclaimed, second album 2024’s HERstory, that really sealed Hirst’s reputation on the UK jazz scene as a potent songwriter and performer, with listeners and audiences swept into a world where she skilfully intertwines the traditional with the innovative, crafting music that speaks to the soul of modern womanhood.
Her work, especially through her association with the pioneering London based label Jazz Re:freshed and with the jazz development organisation Tomorrow’s Warriors, has been pivotal in highlighting the evolution of jazz as not just a genre, but a medium for storytelling, empowerment, and change.
Tess brings a fantastic band with her to Poole, including Lighthouse headliner from earlier this year, Daniel Casimir, along with a debut by Ben Riches, plus SoundCellar returns for Robert Mitchell and Jamie Murray.
“Tess Hirst’s vocals back to the fore, the sweetness of her tone at startling odds with her message about liberation” London Jazz News
“Hirst has crafted urban folk tunes whose raw realism comes buoyed by beats and leavened by moments of beauty” **** JazzWise
Tess Hirst: voice
Daniel Casimir: bass
Robert Mitchell: keyboards
Jamie Murray: drums
Ben Riches: guitar
General admission: £20
Student admission: £10
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