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AKA Trio
AKA Trio is the result of 12 years of friendship between three world-renowned virtuosos: Italian guitarist, Antonio Forcione; Senegalese kora player; Seckou Keita; and Brazilian percussionist, Adriano Adewale. “Three musicians who were meant and destined to play together” as suggested by Songlines. Together they create intense, spiritual and resolutely acoustic music that transcends musical styles and genres. On stage they will showcase highlights from their album Joy, where “free-flowing songs and instrumentals dazzle with a rich musical, almost monastic, minimalism where less actually does mean more” by Morning Star. With each performance, AKA Trio takes us on a fabulous journey through Africa, Europe and South America with awe-inspiring, joyful, uplifting and life-affirming performances as well as incredible moments of improvisation.
“Music from three continents that sparkleso effortlessly together” London Evening Standard
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Antonio Forcione
The multi award-winning Antonio Forcione, acoustic guitarist, composer and talented artist, is a highly charismatic and inventive performer. Antonio takes the guitar to new levels of expression and his numerous awards around the world are a testimony to his genius. With his original blend of jazz, Latin, African and flamenco sounds, he celebrates the unexpected elements in life with delicacy, humour and not least, passion. International tours have brought high critical acclaim from as far as Australia and Hong Kong to Russia, the Caribbean, USA and all over Europe.
'One of the great acoustic guitarists' (The Guardian) *****
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Aria
“A future classic, a young lady who is on the verge of a huge breakthrough'
Simon Philips, Jazz FM
Aria is an exceptional new talent making waves in the London jazz scene, performing at iconic venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, The 606 Club, and Pizza Express Live Dean Street. Her debut single, ‘Rectify Your Soul’ received airplay from BBC Radio 6 and was playlisted on Jazz FM for 5 consecutive weeks, including one week as their ‘Track of The Week’. Aria's music blends classic soul with contemporary influences, creating a unique sound reminiscent of Amy Winehouse and Erykah Badu, but very much her own. Aria is dropping two new singles in Spring 2025 featuring topflight UK Jazz musicians, and will be released on Pastiche Records.
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Birdcage
JPSM Music programmes a monthly Open Mic Showcase for the Music Industry with Anastasia Chaplin at Maroto Lounge Club. Each performer is given a 10-minute slot, with a maximum of 8 artists per event. This intimate gathering offers a unique opportunity for top music professionals to network while discovering some of the most talented unsigned performers in the industry. Since its launch in January 2025, many artists have been able to elevate their careers, thanks to valuable connections made at Birdcage.
Why Birdcage? “Because every bird deserves a moment to sing.”
Please contact Juliet directly if you are interested in performing or attending one of these exclusive events.
Conor Hughes
Combining Blues, Jazz and contemporary R&B influences, with the goal of introducing a new generation - Conor’s most recent projects have a completely new, yet vintage sound. Having grown up in a family run pub in Bristol, He was introduced to live music from a young age before studying Jazz Guitar at University. Here, the realisation hit that he wanted to be releasing his own projects instead of playing sessions, So after a move to London in 2019, the band has slowly built up over the last 6 years. Conor will be performing at the Ealing Blues Festival in July with other dates all over London.
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Gilad Atzmon
Gilad Atzmon is a British jazz saxophonist, author, and political activist, originally from Israel. He is known for his virtuosic musicianship, blending elements of bebop, Middle Eastern, and European music traditions.
Three of the best instrumentalists in contemporary music have joined forces to present their unique and original perspective on the Jazz Organ Trio. Organology pays a great respect to the jazz tradition and the jazz language, but it’s also fresh, innovative, revolutionary and young in spirit.
Ross Stanley is without a doubt the most in-demand Jazz artist in Britain. He has played with pretty much everyone in the kingdom and on the other side of the pond. Gilad Atzmon has been considered one of the best woodwind players in the world. He is the founder of the Orient House Ensemble but is also known for his work with Ian Dury & the Blockheads. Gilad is the last saxophonist to record with Pink Floyd. Joel Barford, the youngest member in the trio, has been making a name for himself and is in highest demand. He is considered by many to be the future of British Jazz. Organology trio is a musical spectacle brought to life by three generations of Jazz masters of the highest level. Organology has recorded its first album in October and is planning to release its debut album with Aesthetiko Musicians Collective in winter 2025.
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Laura White
Laura White is a Grammy-nominated recording artist and songwriter who began writing songs on piano from a young age. She has written for and collaborated with major artists including Rita Ora, Galantis, Alicia Keys, Rag’n’Bone Man, Kelly Clarkson, and Beverley Knight, with her work streamed billions of times worldwide.
Her credits span film, TV, and advertising, including scores for Netflix and HBO, and the Four Kids and It movie soundtrack. In 2024, Laura released her acclaimed debut album Woman To Woman, featuring top songwriters such as Toby Gad and Cathy Dennis, alongside a UK tour and BBC performances.
A former X Factor contestant with one of the show’s most talked-about exits, Laura has since performed for major events and TV shows, and continues to earn recognition for her powerful vocals and songwriting success.
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Lorna Marshall
Lorna is a jazz and soul singer, song writer and performer. She has featured in tracks with Diana Ross and alongside artists such as Gabrielle, Des’ree, Roachford and Damage. She has featured in tribute shows or sang with artists such as Aretha Franlin, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and Rod Stewart. She perfermed in Disney’s musical Lion King, as Rafiki and as Chicago’s Mama Morton.
“I’ve seen her many times in both large and small venues an she never fails to deliver a memorable performance that entrances her audience from intro to encore”
David Stark, Editor/Publisher Songlink international
Lorna has one of the UK’s finest female jazz/soul voices, with immaculate phrasing pitch and a warmth of delivery and personality. She has a heart and passion to uplift, inspire and delight audiences with oozing joy, an unforgettable voice, and a repertoire of top-quality songs, mixing established classics with lesser- known treasures and her own top-quality originals, an evening with Lorna Marshall in person or on record is a very special experience indeed
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Lumarie
Lumarie is a newly London-based artist blending elements of jazz, folk, neo-soul and pop. Her candid lyrics explore themes of self-love, identity, mental health and relationships, expressed through smokey, honeyed vocals, likened to Lily Allen and Lianne La Havas. Lumarie’s debut single ‘Free’ captivated listeners with jazz-infused messages of joy, nature and connection, earning a place on Spotify’s fresh finds playlist and support from BBC Introducing both in Sheffield and nationwide on BBC radio 6.
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Luke Matthews
Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Luke Matthews is a regular on the London scene. He performs as a duo on keyboards with Lumarie, in the Conor Hughes band and on several singles with Dan from Upstairs. His solo album is due to be released in 2025. His recent gigs include shows in New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, The Pheasantry, The Roundhouse, Camden Assembly, The Piano Lounge, St Moritz Club, The Camden Club, Maroto, Underbelly Boulevard Soho and many more. His performance at the Edinburgh Festival had him singled out by Edinburgh Festival radio as ‘one to watch’.
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Olly Hite
Olly Hite – Olly Hite is a UK Singer songwriter from the South of England. The piano man extraordinaire inspired by the early 70’s singer songwriting scene sounds echoes early works of Elton John colliding with the modern melodies of Chris Martin.
Hite had a global release with Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim on THE BPA – Brighton Port Authority, which had an all-star line-up including David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Martha Wainwright to name a few.
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Osibisa
Osibisa is a pioneering British-Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro-rock band formed in London in 1969 by four expatriate West African musicians and three Caribbean musicians based in the city. Affectionately known as The Beautiful Seven, they forged a bold new sound that blended rock, highlife, native blues, and infectious, high-energy rhythms—cementing their place as trailblazers of the Afro-rock genre. Their innovative style even earned them the nickname “the African Santana”.
With a legacy spanning over 55 years, Osibisa has remained a dynamic force in music, aside from a brief touring hiatus between 1990 and 1993. Today, the band continues to record and perform internationally, featuring a mix of original members and a new generation of handpicked talent. Two of the founding members still tour and record regularly, keeping the spirit of the original lineup alive.
Osibisa’s music has reached global audiences, featuring in several international films. Notably, their tracks appear in the 1973 soundtrack for Superfly TNT—the sequel to Curtis Mayfield’s iconic Superfly—as well as in the award-winning 2004 film Boyhood, which garnered Oscars, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes.
Known for timeless anthems like Sunshine Day, Fire, Dance the Body Music, and Celebration, Osibisa’s live shows are legendary for turning any venue into a joyful, high-octane celebration. One thing’s for sure—when Osibisa plays, the party is guaranteed.
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Paul Pashley
Paul Pashley (The Voice, UK) and his incredible band are peerless!
Their fresh look on the classics bring Swing and Big Band into OUR era by rejuvenating the old and decorating the new with utter class and incredible covers, Pashley’s silky voice is alluring to ALL ages!
Reinvigorating the expected classics while exploring contemporary music, Inclusivity is at the heart of all of their performances.
Authentically delivering breath-taking covers from Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Pulp to the Arctic Monkeys, Rag’n’Bone Man and many more as you’ve never heard before.. Pashley and his band also celebrate the expected classics from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Rat Pack, Bobby Darin, Michael Bublé, Harry Connick Junior and many more in this INCREDIBLE live show..
Exceptional meets perfection when Pashley is paired with his LIVE world class band.
‘Swing's A 21st-Century Thing’ is a coveted experience ready to be enjoyed by YOU! (available beside Pashley’s sensational 14 piece Big Band or 7 piece ensemble )
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“A show of total class from the very first to the very last song, one of the finest, most complete shows I’ve seen in a very long time…with something for everyone, the audience was with the music, the lyrics and the performers every step of the way”
- Dr Ian Darrington, MBE (Co-Founder Wigan Jazz)
'This gentleman has an unbelievable talent. It’s a fabulous version of one of my favourite Philip’s songs and I love the band sound.. Amazing that Phil music carries into a new generation'
- Philomena Lynott. (Mother of legendary frontman Phil )
’Voice Is Great’’
- Will I Am. (The Voice, UK )
‘Paul Gives Life to old (and not so old Favs )
- Bob Sinfield, Jazz FM Quote
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Phoebe Katis
Phoebe Katis – Having penned and performed the theme song to BAFTA & BIFA winning film ‘Kajaki. The True Story’ (2014), Phoebe is one of the UK’’s most sought after vocalists and songwriters. Combining her love of doo-wop harmony, funk pop, and folk, her music is an emotive fusion of soulful melodies and straight up lyrics. She is currently collaborating with American artist Cory Wong.
‘Phoebe Katis is one of the country’s most promising vocalists and songwriters. Widespread acclaim surely awaits.’ (Close up Culture)
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Sarah Gillespie
Sarah Gillespie – Critically acclaimed, Anglo-American songstress Sarah Gillespie is renowned for mixing jazz with blues, folk with her trademark streetwise poetic lyrics which were recently published by Oxford's Albion Beatnik Press. Her 4 albums have received outstanding reviews from the UK press & she has toured extensively for the last 10 years, headlining leading venues & festivals in Europe, the UK and USA.
‘Gillespie, who joins Bob Dylan’s lyrical bite and languid delivery to the forthrightness of Joni Mitchell, with a little rap-like percussiveness thrown in, is an original’ (The Guardian) ****
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Ultimate Elton
The Elton John Story is a unique live theatre experience starring Ultimate Elton and famed producer Stuart Epps, one of the original team members who helped shape Elton John’s earliest recordings. Blending rare first-hand stories with the iconic music they inspired, the show moves seamlessly between Stuart’s behind-the-scenes tales from Dick James Music and live performances of the very songs being discussed. With two engaging 45-minute halves, audiences enjoy an intimate, insider look at Elton’s rise paired with the unmistakable sound of his classic early hits. Authentic, flexible, and captivating for fans of all ages, this is the only show that combines real history with the live energy of Elton’s formative years.
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