iTunes Festival @ ICA, July 2007
As a music obsessee, I do like iTunes. Oh the instant gratification. They are also cool enough to organise a free festival at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA). It’s an invite only thing and you can win tickets for it. I was lucky enough to attend two gigs: Terra Naomi/Scott Matthews and Raul Midon/Beverly Knight. (more…)
Book Club @ The Albany – every last Wednesday of the month
So many things to write about, so little time. Expect a lot of updates over the coming weeks!
Book Club has become somewhat of a comedy phenomenon in London. I joined the phenomenon quite late as comedy has never really interested me that much until I moved here. One of my friends discovered Book Club at a festival last year and she has been dragging all her mates to it at least once! And I am glad she did.
Book Club is led by Robin Ince, apparently well-known as Ricky Gervais’ compere. (more…)
Vanguard Bigband ft. Jamie Cullum @ Ronnie Scott’s – June 10, 2007
Ronnie Scott’s is probably one of the swankiest and most over-priced jazz clubs in the country. It used to be a bit tatty, but they did it up a while back and now it looks like a glorified lapdance club. It’s too shiny to be a jazz club. Any time you expect poles to come out of the ceiling!
Anyway, despite this and the extorionate entry fees, they do do some damn good jazz. In June a new project kicked off, led by Gerard Presencer, Head of Jazz at the Royal Academy of Music, I believe. He leads a bigband, made up of the finest the UK scene has to offer. It includes the legendary Pete King on alto-sax and Tom Richards on tenor. Tom is a sort-of-friend and has a bright future ahead of him and if anyone finds his Selmer that got nicked after this gig, please return it to him.
So, yes, onto the gig. (more…)
