Sunday, 9th September 2012, doors open
6.30pm, show 7.30pm, £8 (tickets on the door only)
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (Upstairs),
47 Frith Street,
London
W1D 4HT
Tube: Tottenham Court Road or Leicester
Square
Email: JazzVerseJukebox@me.com
It’s back to school as Jazz Verse Jukebox resumes
with some very special guests – acclaimed playwright and author Courttia
Newland; vocalist extraordinaire Randolph Matthews; jazz poet Sh'Maya; African
storyteller Usifu Jalloh plus music from emerging singer Jennifer Moore.
Join us for what promises to be a thrilling
night of diverse spoken word & jazz from some of the freshest exponents on
the scene. Plus live jazz trio and open mic. With cushions to lunge on,
cocktails to imbibe & surprises, this diverse night is one night not to
miss!
PLUS Jukebox Open Mic:
Come & sing with our amazing house band
(Simon Wallace-Piano/ Davide Mantovani-Bass/ Winston Clifford-Drums) or perform
some poetry.
Compered by and with music from Jumoké
Fashola
(www.jumokefashola.com)
Courttia Newland’s first novel, The
Scholar, was published in 1997. Further critically acclaimed work
includes Society Within (1999) and Snakeskin (2002), The
Dying Wish (2006), Music for the Off-Key (2006), and A Book of Blues
(2011). He is co-editor of IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in
Britain (2000) and has short stories featured in many
anthologies. His career has encompassed both screen and playwriting; plays
include B is for Black, and an adaptation of Euripedes Women of Troy. He was
nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the CWA Dagger in the Library
Award, the Alfred Fagon Award, the Frank O’ Conner Award and The Edge Hill
Prize 2012. His latest anthology, co-edited with Monique Roffey, is Tell
Tales 4: The Global Village (2009). A forthcoming novel, The Gospel
According to Cane, will be published by Akashic Books (US) and Telegram (UK)
in February 2013. www.courttianewland.com/
With music from
Randolph Matthews
- forget
the usual tags – ‘singer-songwriter’, ‘folk-soul’, and ‘troubadour’. If you’ve
caught Randolph Matthews live, either solo or collaborating, you’ll understand
Randolph Matthews operates in his own parallel world, well away from traditional
mainstream record label marketing formulae. His music is an evolving journey,
rooted in purity and unshackled expression, drawing on the greats of yesteryear
in soul, Neo African rhythms and conscious words. As a percussionist he has
played sessions for the likes of US soul / boogie legend Don Blackman,
recording with Julie Dexter for her J-Life project and working with Arthur
Baker on tracks for Brooklyn soul legend, Will Downing. He even voiced a high
profile ad for Twix chocolate – remember the Twix ‘In The Mix’ campaign? With a
voice that has echoes of Marvin Gaye, Jon Lucien and Bobby McFerrin, he has an
open-minded approach to his music borne from years performing live and
collaborating with a wide variety of groundbreaking London and international
artists.
"This man's is not just original, he's out there! Blues and Soul
Magazine www.randolphmatthews.net/
Usifu Jalloh is a professional actor,
dancer, percussionist and storyteller, whose unique skills introduce audiences
and participants to West African traditions and cultures. A well-known face on
the culturally diverse arts scene, Usifu has made two short films on the
subject of refugees. The most recent was Journey Man (sponsored by the Arts
Council, Wales), which starred Usifu alongside Ruth Madoc. The film has been
shown at several international festivals and has won five awards to date. Usifu
also made Lion Mountain in collaboration with BBC2, about two Sierra Leone
refugee youngsters in England. He is the founder & director of the African
dance outfit - Maambena Cultural Dance Company
Sh'maya plugs the depths. His spoken
word explores rhythm and jazz, the spiritual, the city, vibe vibe
vibe and the great beyond. He performs lyrical pieces, tells stories, asks
questions in beats and visions. A regular on the London poetry circuit, Sh'maya
brings his inimitable style to the stage; one of passion and
sucker-punch-to-the-gut yesses. Sh'maya is based in Brixton
town and is also known for having a great beard. Yes.
www.myspace.com/shmayapoetics
with music from Jennifer Moore - a London
based singer-songwriter, cultured through the classic sounds of the Jazz
songbooks but grown beyond their boundaries. Her influences are broad and many
and her sound unique, but, as an overview, her debut record ‘Step Into My Song’
would sit happily in your CD collection on the same rack as a span of artists
from Michael Buble, to Alicia Keys, and Sade. Jennifer Moore’s first album has
production by Juan Luis Ayala, David Grant and Sam Grimley, - bringing a mix of
experience and hot new production talent. Musicians on the album are
world-class and have collaborated with Amy Winehouse, Annie Lennox, Dizzie
Rascal, Jamiroquai, Jamie Cullum, Leona Lewis and Mark Ronson. Jennifer’s
lyrics are poetic, even majestic, but also a true musician, she has the
melodies and composition to match. Her colourful and expressive voice has that
rarely found special ‘something’ in those smooth and earthy tones that raise
the hairs on the back of your neck.
www.jennifermooremusic.com/
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