“Their love of music and samba oozed from every note played, and the final encore & applause reflected the joy given out by them to a very grateful audience” – Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Samba takes its inspiration and name from Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s ground-breaking 1962 album, the first ever fully-fledged bossa nova album recorded by American jazz musicians which topped the LP charts on its release and produced its own pop hit single – ‘Desafinado’ Led by John Wilson’s star soloist MARK CROOKS on sax and clarinet and the award-winning guitarist NIGEL PRICE, with JOHN CERVANTES (piano), MARIANNE WINDHAM (double bass) and DEMI GARCIA SABAT (drums/percussion), this is a joyous celebration of the blending of Brazilian rhythms, jazz attitude and the majestic compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Donato and Sergio Mendes. Guildford Jazz members please contact us for the discount code! Use the tabs below to read about the event in more detail.