The Alex Bryson Trio

Tickets: £20.00 Seat at a shared Table for 4 /£15.00 Seat – No Table Doors: 7.30pm Show: 8:00pm-9:30pm – Single Set 75 min Please note you can book for dinner either before or after the show. Original songs inspired by the Great American Songbook, performed by one of London's most exciting emerging jazz singer-songwriters. The Alex Bryson Trio The Alex Bryson Trio is a London-based jazz trio led by pianist, singer-songwriter and bandleader Alex Bryson, and featuring Asaph on bass and Joe Dessauer on drums. Alex Bryson’s songs present reflections on love and romance, often comical, poignant and drawing inspiration from the American Songbook, Musical Theatre, Country, Blues and a range of other influences. The trio here will play a program of Alex’s songs, along with a selection of their favourite jazz standards. Look forward to an engaging evening of songs, stories and exceptionally swinging jazz. ALEX BRYSON Alex is piano player based in London for the last 10 years after studying and working in New York. Working with Ralph Moore, Grant Stewart, Mark Kavuma, Emma Smith, Alex also accompanies and writes arrangements for Lucy-Anne Daniels, Georgia Cécile and Pete Horsfall in the vocal group Flightcall . Bryson writes songs for himself to sing primarily, though Flight Call have performed a composition of his with the BBC Concert Orchestra. ASAPH TAL Alex's first gigs with Asaph Tal were in Bedford where he was living, and running a jazz venue. Since moving to London two years ago he’s become a huge asset to the scene here, and you can also hear him in the Bim Williams Trio and Sam Davies Trio, with whom he has a recorded a new album “ Live at the Mildmay ”. He has also worked with Xhosa Cole, Emma Smith, Tony Kofi, Steve Fishwick, and Jo Harrop among many others. JOE DESSAUER Alex first met Joe when moving back to London from New York, at Ronnie Scotts. He was already an excellent up and coming drummer then, and in the 10 years since he has established himself as one of the most in demand players on the scene, working with Stella Cole, Howard Alden, Jon Gordon, Pete Horsfall and many others. “Dazzling...You'd have to think back a long way to name a jazz piano trio with a more impressive début than this” The Observer; "And swinging is what these guys do best, in a programme that it is as varied as it is enjoyable" Jazz Views LINE-UP: Piano - Alex Bryson Bass - Asaph Tal Drums - Joe Dessauer Please note, The Club is not licensed to allow access to Children under the age of 16 after 9pm, so for evening performances, please do not book tickets for children under the age of 16. Children aged 16 and above are welcome at any time. For £20.00 Tickets: Seats are not numbered and you will be seated at available tables. Please note tables seat 4 people, so for bookings of less than 4 people, you will be seated and share a table for 4. For £15.00 Tickets: This is a fully seated event. Seats are not numbered and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. Please NOTE, there is NO food served in the Jazz Club, there is a bar for drinks. We advise booking a table for dinner at the Duke of Hamilton upstairs at least 1hr before show-time – Book Here Please note the Jazz Club is situated in the basement of the Duke of Hamilton Pub and access is via a number of stairs. The nearest toilets are situated on the 1st floor of the Pub.