Tickets: £22.50 Seat at a shared Table for 4 /£17.50 Seat - No Table

Doors: 7.30pm

Show: 8.00pm-9.30pm

Single Set 75 min

Please note you can book for dinner either before or after the show.

EFG 2023 - 'One of the best jazz festivals in the world' - The Guardian

The Hampstead Jazz Club is proud to be taking part in this year's EFG Jazz Festival, supporting this jazz extravaganza, and promising to bring you a lauded line-up of some of the best artists and jazz on the scene today!

Presenting Andy Schofield “one of the leading British jazz musicians” (The Observer) making a rare visit to the UK from his home of Prague to appear alongside our resident musical-director Jamie Safir for a night of thrilling and invigorating contemporary jazz.

ANDY SCHOFIELD

Legendary Alto Saxophonist Andy Schofield, who was featured on the George Michael ‘Symphonica’ tours, will join us at HJC for a special one-off show as part of the London Jazz Festival.

Andy has toured and collaborated with jazz legends Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Vince Mendoza & Kurt Elling amongst many others and tonight joins forces with his ex-student and longstanding friend, our own Musical Director, pianist-extraordinaire Jamie Safir who is currently performing with Kylie Minogue, Will Young, Ian Shaw & Claire Martin.

As an arranger, Andy has worked in the commercial and jazz worlds, and contributed arrangements to the BBC Big Band, Ronnie Scott's Club Jazz Orchestra, Bulgarian Radio Big Band, and Czech Radio Big Band amongst others.

He is also a co-founder of the Jazz Dock Orchestra, a new big band based at Jazz Dock jazz club in Prague, playing original compositions and arrangements, as well as repertoire from the great jazz composer/arrangers.

"Sparkling solos...[one of the] leading British jazz musicians."- Dave Gelly, The Observer

JAMIE SAFIR

Jamie Safir

Pianist, Keyboardist, Songwriter and Musical-Director Jamie Safir is in high demand across the UK and Europe and has worked with some of the finest names in jazz and pop music.

His performance credits include: Will Young, Birdy, Olly Murs, Rebecca Ferguson, Mica Paris, The Brand New Heavies, Steps, Louise Redknapp, Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South), Gabrielle Aplin, Tony Hadley & Tony Christie.

​As a prominent member of the UK Jazz Scene he has worked with: Ian Shaw, Clare Teal, Judi Jackson, Claire Martin OBE, Liane Carroll, Joe Stilgoe, Iain Ballamy, Stan Sulzmann, Barb Jungr & Natalie Williams.

​"...one of the biggest talents of British jazz piano" - Jay Rayner, The Guardian

LINE-UP:

Saxophone - Andy Schofield

Piano - Jamie Safir

Please note, The Club is not licensed to allow access to Children under the age of 16 after 9pm, so for evening performances, please do not book tickets for children under the age of 16. Children aged 16 and above are welcome at any time.

For £22.50 Tickets:

Seats are not numbered and you will be seated at available tables. Please note tables seat 4 people, so for bookings of less than 4 people, you will be seated and share a table for 4.

For £17.50 Tickets:

This is a fully seated event. Seats are not numbered and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

Please NOTE, there is NO food served in the Jazz Club, there is a bar for drinks. We advise booking a table for dinner at the Duke of Hamilton upstairs at least 1hr before show-time - Book Here

Please note the Jazz Club is situated in the basement of the Duke of Hamilton Pub and access is via a number of stairs. The nearest toilets are situated on the 1^st floor of the Pub.