ConnectsMusic is excited to announce the launch of a new jazz club in Crystal Palace, London. Behind this new venture is multi-award-winning vocalist, lyricist and producer, Georgia Mancio (Alan Broadbent, ReVoice! Festival, Kate Williams), and acclaimed drummer, Dave Ohm (Ian Shaw, Benny Golson, Gregory Porter), following their takeover of the long-standing Eltham Jazz Club (Hugh & Marion’s) in November 2022.

Crystal Palace Jazz Club will meet on the first Tuesday in the month, from 3 September, in the magical downstairs whisky and cocktail bar at Hopscotch Taprooms, right in the heart of the vibrant Triangle. Each month, Georgia and Dave will invite some of the UK’s finest musicians to collaborate with them, including award-winning guitarist/ bandleader Nigel Price (3 September), virtuoso flautist/pianist Gareth Lockrane (1 October), world-acclaimed saxophonist Tony Kofi (5 November) and rising star guitarist Sam Dunn (3 December).

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE:

https://linktr.ee/crystalpalacejazzclub

Address: Crystal Palace Jazz Club at Hopscotch
Taprooms, 54 Westow Hill, London SE19 1RX
Tickets: £20 (booking ahead advisable)
Times: 8 – 10.30pm (doors 7pm)

Crystal Palace residents for 15 years, Georgia and Dave were encouraged to start the club by Hopscotch owner Matthew Clark and investor Andy Richardson, who prize live music as one of the key elements to their business. Indeed Clark was formerly a sound engineer in his native New Zealand and Richardson is also a bassist and vocalist. Hopscotch opened early this year, high up on Westow Hill with its stunning views across London. A charming café with a sunny courtyard garden by day, that transforms into a candlelit bar at night.

Crystal Palace Jazz Club will take place in the atmospheric bar downstairs, with seating arranged concert style for around 30-35 people. The intimacy of this space (reminiscent of famed New York counterpart, Mezzrow), with its excellent, warm acoustics, envelops the audience in the music. There are also a few great spots further back in the room, alongside the bar itself, with its incredible selection of 170 whiskies, rums and bourbons, and plant foraged cocktails, some made with spirits over 50 years old!

MORE ABOUT GEORGIA AND DAVE:

Georgia Mancio is the recipient of two Parliamentary Jazz Awards: Best Vocalist (2021) and Best Album (2020), alongside multiple nominations at the Jazz FM, British Jazz and Urban Music Awards. Her collaboration with Grammy-winning pianist/composer, Alan Broadbent, has yielded two albums (Quiet Is The Star, Songbook), a book of songs and performances across Europe and the US. Other credits include: BBC Proms, Kate Williams, Liane Carroll, Ian Shaw, Pat Metheny (lyric approval) and Bobby McFerrin. She also produced ReVoice! – the revered international voice festival in association with the Pizza Express Jazz Club that ran over 5 years and 4 venues, and involved 162 artists including Gregory Porter’s first UK booking – and its follow up, Hang.

Dave Ohm has been a leading player on the UK and international scene for 35 years, with credits including: Ian Shaw, Alan Broadbent, Liane Carroll, Benny Golson, Gregory Porter, Claire Martin, Karin Krog, Rebecca Parris and Anthony Strong. He has also fronted his own bands with members including Dave Newton, Steve Watts, Paul Stacey, Rob Townsend, Nikki Iles, Laurence Cottle and Mornington Lockett. He has collaborated with Georgia for over 20 years: as the drummer in her regular quartet, and co-producing/playing on her albums Trapeze (2008), Silhouette (2010) and Songbook (2017).