Tony Kofi & Denys Baptiste Quintet - Legacy: Coltrane & Cannonball - SPICEJAZZ presents at Crazycoq
Thursday 09 April - 8:45 pm
Booking link: https://www.brasseriezedel.com/calendar
Tony Kofi & Denys Baptiste Quintet - Legacy: Coltrane & Cannonball
Two giants of the British Jazz scene, Mercury and MOBO award winner, DENYS BATISTE and twice BBC Award winner TONY KOFI joined forces with their new collaborative project.
Join us for an unforgettable night of jazz as two of London’s premier saxophonists, Denys Baptiste and Tony Kofi, reunite to present a powerful new project. Having first played together in the early ’90s as part of Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop, these celebrated musicians now pay tribute to the legendary partnership of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and John Coltrane. Their performance will recreate the iconic Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago album, capturing the spirit, energy, and brilliance of one of jazz’s most historic collaborations.
Line up:
Denys Baptiste - Tenor Saxophone
Tony Kofi: Alto Saxophone
Rick Simpson: Piano
Mikele Montolli: Bass
Winston Clifford: Drums
“These two have a particular talent for capturing the magic of these two Jazz legends. A treat for any Coltrane or Cannonball Adderley fans.”
Nigel Williams, Jazz Fm Recommended 2025
Denys Baptiste awards
· Mercury Prize Winner
· MOBO Winner
· British Jazz Award for Rising Star
· Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Album
· Nominee, MOBO Awards
“the icon of British jazz” (Denys Baptiste)
Time Magazine
Tony Kofgi awards:
· Winner of the BBC Jazz Awards 2005 -Album of the Year
·Winner of the BBC Jazz Awards – Best Instrumentalist
·Winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards – Best Ensemble
·Nominee, MOBO Awards
·Winner of the Jack Petchey Foundation Award
·Winner of the Black Achievers Cultural, Music and Arts Award
·Winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards Best Instrumentalist
“Saxophonist Tony Kofi’s credits range from South African soundscapes of Abdullah Ibrahim to the ferocious aesthetics of The World Saxophone Quartet and Ornette Coleman…”
The Financial Times
Milena Granci – To Some Place New Album Launch - SPICEJAZZ presents at Crazycoq
Thursday 14 May - 8:45 pm
Booking link:https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/spice-jazz-soho-milena-granci-to-some-place-new-album-launch/
French-Italian pianist and composer Milena Granci brings her musical voice to the stage for the launch of her debut album, “To Some Place New”.
Blending jazz with folk and cinematic influences, her music unfolds into an emotionally rich and immersive sound world.
Having performed at acclaimed venues including Pizza Express Jazz Club, the Vortex Jazz Club, and the EFG London Jazz Festival, Milena now reunites her band for a special evening celebrating this new release. Moving beyond traditional jazz forms, the music flows through lyrical, wordless melodies and richly layered harmonies, inviting listeners through introspective, melancholic, and ultimately uplifting landscapes.
Line up:
Milena Granci: piano, compositions
Becca Wilkins: vocals
Harry Toulson: alto sax
James Pettinger: accordion
Ali Watson: double bass
Ollie Peszynski: drums
“Incredible control of pianist Milena Granci!”
Backseatmafia.com
ELIANE CORREA & LA EVOLUCIÓN SEXTET– Salsa & Latin-Jazz night - SPICEJAZZ presents at Metronome NT
Friday 15 ay - doors 7pm - music 8pm.
Booking link:https://wegottickets.com/f/17180
High-octane mix of Cuban classics and contemporary Cuban repertoire.
Line up:
Keys, BV and MD: Eliane Correa
Lead vocals: Juanita Euka
Trombone & BV: Landy Díaz
Bass & BV: Jimmy Martínez / Frank Portuondo
Drumkit with timbales: Fernando Depestre
Congas: Will Fry
Inspired by the modern-day large timba orchestras of Havana, Eliane Correa’s Cuban Septet brings a high-octane mix of Cuban classics, contemporary Cuban repertoire and some small-format adaptations of Eliane’s original pieces for her supergroup La Evolución. Cuban music goes much further than the sound of Buena Vista Social Club: prepare to be transported by the modern, grooving, passionate and unapologetically complex sound of the younger generations of the Cuban diaspora.
Elements of soul, funk, rock and jazz nod to Hancock, Havana and the melting pot that is London. Utterly maravilloso (**** Jazzwise)
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Eliane Correa is a pan-Latinx pianist and composer whose trajectory in the UK and internationally has made her a key cultural figure of the London Latin music community.
Aside from touring as a soloist with Hans Zimmer for the past 7 years and acting as musical director for various touring artists and projects, such as soulstress Elli Ingram and Latin jazz supergroup New Regency Orchestra, she has consolidated new aspects of the Latin musical scene of the city with her original projects over the years:
Her Cuban funk and R&B fusion band Wara paved the way for Latin Alternative music in the 2010’s in London, and La Evolución continues to be one of the world’s only female-led, majority-Cuban and mixed gender Cuban Timba orchestras.
She also curates the yearly London Latin Jazz Fest, the only festival of its kind in the UK.
With 3 LUKAS awards and one Mark Award under her belt, as well as an array of nominations and four and five star reviews of her various original releases in magazines such as Songlines and Jazzwise, Correa is a member of the GRAMMY Recording Academy and a Global Community Fellow at SOAS University for her experience and contributions to the UK’s musical landscape.