'Janet's Jazz Fridays' are hosted by Janet McCunn with a house trio led by Terence Collie and feature a first set with a special guest instrumentalist followed by a guest vocalist joining Janet for the second set. The third and final set is a jam session so all can come and sing and play. Just put your name on the list!
The jam session is on a first come first served basis so buy your ticket online to automatically get on the list!
“Samuel Eagles is rapidly standing out from what is today’s norm, with a fresh ear for the music and an exciting approach to improvisation, Samuel is set to make a big impact”
Jean Toussaint
‘Gila Chaya’ means joy and life, which is at the heart of my music. Composer, vocalist and pianist - my style is primarily inspired by jazz, with a folky/alternative edge. My influences range widely from Shostakovich’s symphonies, tradjazz great - Jack Teagarden, German Cabaret, Fado, latin jazz , Philip Glass, to the soulful bass of Avishai Cohen.
Based in London, but born in South African of German and Jewish Polish roots, I have been singing and playing the piano for as long as I can remember. I studied classical piano for 6 years, and jazz singing for 2 years with London jazz great - Carol Grimes. I and am currently studying jazz at Goldsmith’s College. I have performed with, and been directed by, distinguished jazz and classical musicians across London, including a production of Bernstein’s Mass at the Royal Festival Hall, directed by Marin Alsop.
My latest composition, ‘Basho in Three’ is now out on the new Soki2u album ‘Dancing Through The Needles Eye’.
Wokalistka jazzowa Janet McCunn raz w miesiącu zaprasza do Jazz Café wybitnych londyńskich muzyków jazzowych. Tym razem prezentuje wirtuoza saksofonu Samuel Eagles i wokalistkȩ urodzoną w Republice Połudnowej Afryki, ktὀra ma niemeckie i polsko-żydowskie korzenie. Po koncercie tradycyjne jam session, na które zapraszamy wszystkich muzyków i wokalistów pragnących zaprezentować się na scenie Jazz Café z kwartetem Janet McCunn.
