Terence Quartet & London Strings “DNA”: Album Launch - SPICEJAZZ presents at Crazycoqs
Thursday 10 September - doors 8.15pm - music 8.8.15 pm45pm.
Booking link: https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/terence-quartet-london-strings-dna-album-launch/?instance_id=2121419
Terence Collie is a London-based pianist, composer and bandleader creating contemporary jazz that fuses lyrical composition, cinematic scope and rhythmic vitality. His work brings together jazz improvisation, string textures and cultural narrative, resulting in music that is both emotionally resonant and structurally distinctive. A MOBO Amplified Award winner, he has built a reputation for immersive live performances and sold-out shows at leading UK jazz venues.
This special album launch presents Terence Collie’s latest project in its full live form, bringing together the Terence Collie Quartet and the London String Trio for a powerful and immersive performance.
Blending driving rhythm, rich string writing, and expressive improvisation, the music draws on Collie’s heritage to create a sound that is both deeply personal and globally influenced. From intimate, lyrical moments to high-energy ensemble interplay, this is a dynamic and visually engaging live experience.
Band Line-Up
Terence Collie — piano
Nick Lenner-Webster — double bass
Ted Carrasco — drums
Cosimo Keita Cadore — percussion
+ The London String Trio
“mesmerising”– Jazzwise
“A superb album” – Sammy Stein, Platinum Mind
“Great feel, nice lines, nice chromatic stuff and really exciting!”– Jason Rebello
“Stunning…Terence Collie is an artist whose work deserves to be celebrated,” – Jazz In Europe
“Catch the Terence Collie Quartet if you get the chance, you won’t be disappointed.” – UK Jazz News
Lucy Joy Quartet - SPICEJAZZ presents at Crazycoqs
Thursday 08 October - doors 8.15pm - music 8.8.15 pm45pm.
Booking link:https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/spice-jazz-soho-lucy-joy-quartet-2026/?instance_id=2124162
“It is impossible to be unmoved by the exuberance and creativity of Lucy Joy and her quartet. This vibrant young singer-composer absolutely captivates as she creates an exciting and entirely original performance and artistic point of view,” says jazz vocalist and composer Jo Lawry.
The Lucy Joy Quartet is the latest of a long line of innovative modern jazz groups to emerge out of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Led by vocalist and composer Lucy Joy, the group performs her original songs which fuse rolling, swaggering modal jazz and sensual, rich female vocal songwriting as well as rock and blues, drum and bass and 90s Northern indie.
Influenced by Betty Carter, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and Wayne Shorter, but also by Radiohead, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Led Zeppelin, the Lucy Joy Quartet is eclectic and diverse in its approach, yet always energetic, dynamic, and exciting. They are Lucy Joy, Thomas Sladden, Louis Gascoyne and Luke Brueck Seeley.
Come and see them, and they will draw you into their world.
LINEUP
Lucy Joy – voice
Thomas Sladden – piano
Louis Gascoyne – bass
Luke Brueck Seeley – drums
SOPHIE ALLOWAY QUARTET- EFG London Jazz Festival 2026 - SPICEJAZZ presents at Crazycoqs
Friday 13h November - Doors 6.30 pm - music 7.00pm.
Booking link: Coming soon
Drummer Sophie Alloway has been the musician of choice for a wide variety of high-profile artists for some years now. With appearances for the likes of Later With Jools Holland, the Mercury Music Prize, Glastonbury Festival and most recently King Charles III, her featured tracks on ‘Abbey Road Masters: The Drum Sessions’ have been used on radio and TV across the world. Sophie also played drums for all the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024 finalists (broadcast on BBC4 and BBC Radio 3). For this EFG London Jazz festival show, Sophie has put together a classic jazz 13thquartet formation with Ross Stanley-piano, Mornington Lockett-sax & Laurence Cottle-bass to perform material by iconic composers such as Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock. An outstanding jazz gig.
“Goddess of groove…Sophie Alloway” Jazz FM
LINEUP
Lucy Joy – Drums
Mornington Lockett – Tenor Sax
Laurence Cottle – Bass
Ross Stanley – Piano (tbc)
ROYAL ACADEMY of MUSIC ENSEMBLE- EFG London Jazz Festival 2026 - SPICEJAZZ presents at Crazycoqs
Saturday 14h November - Doors 1.30 pm - music 2.00 pm
Booking link: Coming soon
Academy Jazz Ensemble featuring Femi Temowo and Nick Smart
The students from the acclaimed Royal Academy of Music Jazz Department will present an ensemble, mentored by and featuring one of the London jazz scene’s finest musicians, the guitarist and composer Femi Temowo. They will present a set of original music by Femi and arrangements of other classic, iconic tunes - which will also include head of jazz, trumpeter Nick Smart. Femi Temowo is widely regarded as one of the most original and exciting, genre busting voices to emerge in the British Jazz scene over the last several generations - and he continues to inspire in his role as mentor to young musicians. This ’side by side’ project is a rare chance to see intergenerational music making with established stalwarts of the scene and emerging young stars, composing and improvising together.
LINEUP
TBC
THE JAZZ DEFENDERS- EFG London Jazz Festival 2026 - SPICEJAZZ presents at Crazycoqs
Saturday 14h November - Doors 6.30 pm - music 7.00 pm
Booking link: Coming soon
About
The Jazz Defenders are one of the UK’s most exciting and distinctive jazz groups, known for their infectious energy, rich sound, and deep musical roots. Led by acclaimed pianist and composer George Cooper, the band channels the legacy of the golden era of Blue Note Records – not by imitation, but through a bold collection of original compositions that honour the tradition while blazing a fresh and contemporary trail.
Their sound is built on irresistible grooves, razor-sharp horn lines, and a joyful sense of swing. Blending soul jazz with hip hop, funk, and cinematic influences, The Jazz Defenders create music that’s gritty, groovy, and full of swagger – equally at home on the dance floor as it is in a listening room.
They have ignited audiences at sold-out shows at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and other top venues across the UK and Europe, earning a reputation for electrifying live performances and world-class musicianship. Two of their albums have reached the top ten in the USA jazz charts, and they’ve been championed on air by Jamie Cullum, Lauren Laverne, Craig Charles, Jazz FM, and hundreds of other radio stations around the world.
Founder George Cooper brings a rich musical resume to the group, having worked with icons across genres including Hans Zimmer, Nigel Kennedy, Omar, U2, Slum Village, MF DOOM, Abstract Orchestra, Brother Strut, The Brand New Heavies and many more.
The Lineup:
Jake McMurchie – tenor sax
Quentin Collins – trumpet
George Cooper – piano/keyboards
Will Harris – double/electric bass
TBC – drums
“A class act”
The Guardian
“Absolutely storming!”
Jamie Cullum
“Crackles with energy and glistens with skill”
The Observer
"Unstoppable!"
TSF Jazz Radio FRANCE
“This stuff burns!”
Camden New Journal
“Terrific album... A total joy”
Funk City USA
“Bursting with energy, catchy arrangements,
fine soloing and superb horn section work... A great endeavour”
UK Jazz News
“Brilliant”
Enlace Funk SPAIN
“Flawless”
Possible Musics FRANCE
“Original, exciting and exacting...”
Jazz Journal UK