Sunday, 13th
November, 2011
, doors open 6.30pm, show from 8pm, £7 (on the door only)
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (Upstairs)
47 Frith Street,
London
W1D 4HT
Tube: Tottenham Court Road or Leicester Square
Web:www.jumokefashola.com
Email: JazzVerseJukebox@me.com
Special Guests include:
Siddhartha Bose, Carol Grimes, Deborah
Stevenson, Brigitte Beraha, Randolph Matthews
Plus Open Mic for poets/singers
Siddhartha Bose is a poet, playwright, and performer
based in London. His work has appeared in Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for
the 21st Century (Bloodaxe, 2009) and The HarperCollins Book of
Modern English Poetry by Indians (HarperCollins, 2011). His first
collection, Kalagora, appeared last year (Penned in the Margins, 2010). He
has read his poetry on BBC 4, BBC Radio 3, and Times Online. He has written,
performed, and toured a one-man play, also Kalagora, which recently
completed a month-long run at the Edinburgh Festival. He is a Leverhulme Fellow
in Drama at Queen Mary, University of London. He is developing a full-length
play with WhyNotTheatre, Toronto and was dubbed one of the ‘ten
rising stars of British Poetry’ by The Times. www.kalagora.com
Carol Grimes although known mainly for her
amazing singing across various genres, Carol is also a 'secret' poet! Having
worked on her song poems with the Giles Perring of Echo City, she brings her
unique curious songs & poems to the Jazz Verse Jukebox on the 13th
November. www.carolgrimes.com
Dyslexic Deborah 'Debris' Stevenson has
been writing and performing her poems across the world for the past five years,
from Camden, to Shanghai. In 2008 her poetic journey was followed by Channel 4
for a year, as part of Yeardot. Since, she has organised a festival for 7,000,
has taught and performed for legacies like Lyric Lounge and has been published
by Oxford University Poetry Society and Louis Vuitton. She is currently running
her own young collective at Nottingham Playhouse called Mouthy Poets, who have
sold all their shows. Simultaneously to creating a commissioned piece for BBC
Radio 3, tutoring at Nottingham University and preparing for her Roosevelt
Travelling Scholarship, to research the benefits of spoken word on Young people
in America.
With music from
Brigitte Beraha
. With an astonishing range & immaculate jazz 'chops', “most musicianly
singer Brigitte Beraha” performs as both ‘sideman’ and as a leader in an
ever-expanding range of projects, from straight ahead jazz- singing jazz
standard songs with lyrics, to more contemporary outlets- using her voice as an
instrument. Brigitte has studied Music at Kingsway College, Classical and
Contemporary music at Goldsmiths College, and Jazz at the Guildhall School of
Music & Drama in London.
"...Pure-toned, wide-ranging... She's a
skilful writer of patiently curling, subtly resolved tunes."John Fordham,
The Guardian www.brigitteberaha.com
With music from
Randolph Matthews
. Forget the usual tags –
‘singer-songwriter’, ‘folk-soul’, and ‘troubadour’. If you’ve caught him 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.com
PLUS Jukebox Open Mic:
Come & sing with our amazing house band or perform some poetry.
