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Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash, Tell the Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols, Sonic Camera ****

l-r, above: Ted Nash, Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas Pianist-composer Herbie Nichols, who had a brief recording career as a leader in the 1950s and an equally brief life dying at the age of just 44 in 1963, may be best known for co-writing 'Lady …

Published: 2 Feb 2024. Updated: 5 months.

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l-r, above: Ted Nash, Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas

Pianist-composer Herbie Nichols, who had a brief recording career as a leader in the 1950s and an equally brief life dying at the age of just 44 in 1963, may be best known for co-writing 'Lady Sings the Blues' with Billie Holiday. But he has also had a big influence on some of today's most significant pianists including Vijay Iyer and Jason Moran - Iyer covered Nichols' 'Wildflower' on his album Accelerando for instance. And bassist Ben Allison has done as much as anyone going back decades with his long running Herbie Nichols Project to kindle the flames of this fine Blue Note artist. And here Allison presents a lovely spread of tunes of Nichols' in a really lively drummerless trio setting with guitarist Steve Cardenas and tenor saxophonist Ted Nash. Six of the tunes according to Allison's website ''had been sitting in storage since the 1950s, until a few years ago when they were discovered by a relative.'' Some find - as is this excellent album.

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Ruby Turner, Georgia Cécile and Soweto Kinch are among the acts at Ronnie Scott's this month

What's on at Ronnie Scott's this month: Main shows: Sunday 4th February SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: CURTIS STIGERS – Doors: 12pm / £60.00 - £85.00 Monday 5th February RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA – Doors: 6pm / £35.00 - £55.00 Tuesday 6th February …

Published: 2 Feb 2024. Updated: 5 months.

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What's on at Ronnie Scott's this month:

Main shows:

Sunday 4th February

SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: CURTIS STIGERS – Doors: 12pm /

£60.00 - £85.00

Monday 5th February

RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ ORCHESTRA – Doors: 6pm /

£35.00 - £55.00

Tuesday 6th February

EMPIRICAL FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS IVO NEAME AND DAVE PRESTON – Doors: 6pm /

£30.00 - £45.00

Wednesday 7th February

STEFANO BOLLANI – Doors: 5.30pm, 8.30pm /

£35.00 - £55.00

Thursday 8th February

SOWETO KINCH – Doors: 5.30pm /

£30.00 - £45.00

Thursday 8th February

MYELE MANZANZA CRISIS & OPPORTUNITY VOL. 4 LAUNCH – Doors: 8.30pm /

£20.00 - £35.00

Friday 9th February

PHILIP LASSITER – Doors: 5.30pm, 8.30pm /

£40.00 - £55.00

Saturday 10th February

MANU DIBANGO ORCHESTRA: A TRIBUTE TO MANU DIBANGO – Doors: 5.30pm, 8.30pm /

£45.00 - £60.00

Sunday 11th February

SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: JIVE ACES – Doors: 12pm

£15.00 - £30.00

Sunday 11th February

RONNIE SCOTT’S BLUES EXPLOSION – Doors: 6.30pm /

£35.00 - £50.00

Monday 12th – Tuesday 13th February

RUBY TURNER – Doors: 6pm /

£55.00 - £70.00

Wednesday 14th February

VALENTINE’S DAY WITH MELANIE DAHAN – Doors: 5.30pm, 8.30pm/

£40.00 - £60.00

Thursday 15th February

ART THEMEN SEXTET – Doors: 5.30pm/

£25.00 - £40.00

Thursday 15th February

YONI MAYRAZ – Doors: 8.30pm/

£20.00 - £35.00

Friday 16th February

GEORGIA CÉCILE – Doors: 5.30m 8.30pm /

£35.00 - £50.00

Saturday 17th February

KEVIN HAYNES’ GRUP0 ELEGUA – Doors: 5.30, 8.30pm /

£35.00 - £50.00

Sunday 18th February

SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: JAKE FRYER AND MATT SAVAGE PRESENT “YOU’RE AT THE TOP - A COLE PORTER CELEBRATION” – Doors: 12pm / £15.00 - £25.00

Sunday 18th February

NATALIE WILLIAMS’ SOUL FAMILY – Doors: 6.30pm /

£35.00 - £50.00

Monday 19th February

NYJO LATIN COLLECTIVE – Doors: 6pm/

£30.00 - £45.00

Tuesday 20st February

NIKKI YEOH & NYJO PRESENTS SPEECHMIK X–PLORATION – Doors: 6pm /

£30.00 - £45.00

Wednesday 21st February

LARS DANIELSSON’S LIBERETTO PRESENTS CLOUDLAND – Doors: 5.30, 8.30pm /

£30.00 - £45.00

Thursday 22nd February

EMILY FRANCIS TRIO – Doors: 5.30pm /

£20.00 - £35.00

Thursday 22nd February

AUSTRIAN SYNDICATE – Doors: 8.30pm /

£25.00 - £40.00

Friday 23rd - Saturday 24th February

DENNY ILETT ELECTRIC BIG BAND PLAY JIMI HENDRIX – Doors: 5.30pm, 8.30pm /

£35.00 - £50.00

Sunday 25th February

SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH: JIVIN’ MISS DAISY – Doors: 12pm /

£15.00 - £25.00

Sunday 25TH February

W3 FUNK SESSIONS – Doors: 6.30pm

£30.00 - £45.00

Monday 26th – Tuesday 27th February

RUBY TURNER – Doors: 6pm /

£55.00 - £70.00

Wednesday 28th February

ELINA DUNI & ROB LUFT – Doors: 5.30pm /

£25.00 - £40.00

Wednesday 28th February

EGO ELLA MAY – Doors: 8.30pm /

£20.00 - £45.00

Thursday 29th February

ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ – Doors: 5.30pm, 8.30pm /

£35.00 - £50.00

The club website for full details is here