Blow the Fuse jazz club is once again back in Stoke Newington!
We’re very excited to be back in the heart of Stoke Newington for our new 2022 season in the superb space of St Matthias Hall, generously supported by DissentersN16 as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations. St Matthias Hall, Wordsworth Road N16 8DD.
NEXT BTF JAZZ CLUB DATES
Friday 27 May Deirdre Cartwright’s PICNIC feat. Annie Whitehead
This gig is selling out so book….
Inspirational, upbeat jazz with South African, Latin and Reggae influences.
Picnic make absorbing and life affirming music.
Deirdre Cartwright Guitar • Annie Whitehead Tbn • Alison Rayner Bass • Winston Clifford Drums
Supported by RSL Awards.
Friday 24 June Carol Grimes & Friends
Carol Grimes is a towering presence in the UK music scene; from busking in the streets as a teenager to touring internationally with contemporary classical group The Shout.
Carol Grimes Vocal • Steve Lodder Pno • Deirdre Cartwright Gtr • Alison Rayner Bass • Winston Clifford Drums
Supported by RSL Awards.
St Matthias Hall, Wordsworth Road, N16 8DD.
Doors 7pm | Music 8-10:30pm
Bar till 11pm. Food available.
Easy ground floor access and street parking available. Drive down Belgrade Road from Stokey High Street.
Thanks to the generous support of DissentersN16 as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations.
Our first night Friday 22nd April was a real opening night celebration featuring a double bill of River Cruz and Michele Drees.
New quartet River Cruz, four celebrated musicians and their Cruz patrons – Penelope and Celia! Latin influences, Bossa Nova, Afro-Cuban grooves and a great sense of fun. Plus the Latin influence continues with supporting act Michele Drees on Brazilian guitar and vocals in Portuguese and English.
Deirdre Cartwright Guitar • Diane McLoughlin Sax • Alison Rayner Bass • Jessica Palin Congas & Percussion
ARQ on tour:
If you’re not in the London, Bath, or Suffolk areas, check out the gig list below. Alison’s quintet ARQ will be playing a series of concerts all over the country from April. Check out the first dates below…
Bassist & composer Alison Rayner’s award-winning quintet combine richly nuanced compositions, rhythmic interplay and folk-infused melodies; this, along with their love of improvisation, creates a strong sense of narrative and cinematic quality. ARQ play ‘songs without words’ and are lauded for their vibrant, communicative performances.’
Check out Alison’s website HERE for ARQ videos, music and touring dates this Spring.
THE ELECTRIC LANDLADIES are playing LIVE in WALTHAMSTOW E17.
Walthamstow Trades Hall
Saturday 21 May 2022 BOOK
Mrs Dates Diary:
- Fri 18 Mar River Cruz Widcombe Social Club, Bath BOOK
- Sat 19 Mar River Cruz Vela Arts Cafe Saxmundham, Suffolk BOOK
- Sun 27 Mar Deirdre Cartwright /Jenny Carr duo 1pm Clapton Country Club, London E5
- Sat 2 Apr ARQ Scarborough Music Centre
- Sun 3 Apr ARQ Leeds Seven Arts 1.30pm BOOK
- Fri 22 Apr BTF Jazz River Cruz + Michele Drees St Matthias Hall, N16 8DD BOOK
- Tues 26 Apr ARQ London East Side Jazz Club 8pm BOOK
- Thurs 28 Apr ARQ Folkestone Tower Theatre BOOK
- Sat 30 Apr ARQ Ribble Valley Jazz festival 3.30pm BOOK
- Sat14 May ARQ Birmingham Jazz Festival 2pm BOOK
- Sun 15 May ARQ Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club BOOK
- Sat 21 May ELECTRIC LANDLADIES Walthamstow Trades Club BOOK
- Fri 27 May BTF Jazz Deirdre Cartwright’s PICNIC feat. Annie WhiteheadSt Matthias Hall,N16 8DD BOOK
- Fri 17 Jun ARQ York NCEM BOOK
- Sat18 Jun ARQ Sage Gateshead BOOK
- Fri 24 Jun BTF Jazz Carol Grimes St Matthias Hall, N16 8DD BOOK
- Sun26 Jun ARQ Naturist Jazz Festival, Orpington
- Sat 9 Jul Deirdre Cartwright /Alison Rayner w/ Lynda Murray St Leonards Festival
- Sun 10 Jul ARQ Swanage Jazz Festival 2pm BOOK
- Thurs 4 Aug Deirdre Cartwright /Ciyo Brown Two for the Road Upstairs at Ronnie Scotts
See you at a LIVE gig soon but don’t forget the wonderful archive we now have on Blow the Fuse ‘On Air’ our series of lockdown online concerts, now with over 12,000 views on You Tube and Facebook!
All shows can now be viewed on our You Tube channel HERE
Shows feature Carol Grimes, Deirdre Cartwright, Liane Carroll, Annie Whitehead, The Guest Stars 1985 film, Martha & Eve + DaDa Dandies, The Casimir Connection, Ian Shaw and ARQ.
Please subscribe to our Blow the Fuse YouTube channel – it’s totally free to do so.
Thank you for your continued support of live music and the Arts.
“The only truth is music.” Jack Kerouac