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Opened by the British saxophonist Ronnie Scott in 1959, this legendary Soho institution made its name as the first club to host American jazz musicians in the UK. As well as welcoming the biggest names on the jazz scene (Zoot Sims, Johnny Griffin, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt) it's also made room for other artists that fit the distinctive Ronnie Scott's vibe - Tom Waits, Elkie Brooks and even Mark Knopfler have all performed here. It was completely refurbished in 2006 when theatre impresario Sally Green took over - Scott had died ten years previously and his business partner wanted out. Capacity has been expanded to 250, and the food is better and after a patchy 18-month transition period the club is now consistently booking a wide variety of top notch artists that while featuring the biggest names from the world of jazz (like Kurt Elling, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Chick Corea and Billy Cobham), has also included the likes of guitar hero Jeff Beck, former Cream bassist Jack Bruce as well as soul and blues stars. The club's 50th anniversary year in 2009 was particularly strong and saw the introduction of a now annual 'Brit Jazz Festival' that showcases the best home grown stars in a two week period in August. This new festival has been a sell out success and is testimony to Ronnie Scott's original ambition of setting up the club as a place for British jazz musicians to perform at regularly, and in turn create our own world class jazz scene.
Events at Ronnie Scott's
The Late Late Show/Brandon Allen Quartet
Classy late-night jazz spot on the main stage at Ronnie's featuring a jam session with a top UK house band each night...
Ronnie Laws/Tom Browne Band
The funk saxophonist behind the classic 'Always There' and a slew of much-sampled work with Earth Wind & Fire and Don...
Ronnie Laws/Tom Browne Band
The funk saxophonist behind the classic 'Always There' and a slew of much-sampled work with Earth Wind & Fire and Don...
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"love the place" seen some great artist there,try ronnies bar upstairs. Drink the house wine great value at £18 a bottle.
I've been a member of Ronnie Scotts for just over a year. I've seen a variety of acts perform there from Curtis Stiegers, Georgie Fame, James Hunter and lesser known artists whom on the whole have impressed -- I've rarely had a bad evening. Some of the waiters are slightly eccentric but the service has never been bad or rude. The foods adequate but not haut cuisine. You should remember that it's primarily a jazz club, not a restaurant. However I do take exception to an earlier comment about it being expensive -- it really isn't. You can look at the drinks and food menus online and judge for yourself. Also you are not obliged or pressured to eat or drink at Ronnie Scotts -- we often just have drinks with the show. I often go to their Sunday Brunch show where entry is between £10-£13.50 per head (members £8- £10.80) and I challenge you to find better value entertainment anywhere in London (even then we often choose not to eat). Next month Jose Feliciano, the Average White Band and a 40th anniversary tribute to Jimi Hendrix with special guest/s are taking place.
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we went to Ronnie's recently and were very disappointed. its reputation is bad anyway, and our visit lived up to its reputation. don't bother going here, you will spend too much money on food & drink (£24 for a cheap bottle of wine!) and made to feel unwelcome by the owner. (if he is even the owner, i thought a woman owned it). anyway there is a strange looking man who says its his club and he decides who comes in and doesn't. not very welcoming is it.
Miss Amanda i love floetry and i love indigo brown and they are VERY different ... i dont think you've been to show to see what these girls are like ... i really do wish them the best of luck. As Love Good Music said they do favour them alot, but their musical style is so far removed from what floetry did which is Poetry and Music, these girls don't do poems they just SING, Long live floetry and Indigo Brown. But i hear what you're saying.
Are you serious Amanda? Indigo Brown are amazing. I have seen them live so many times and each time they have been great! I think they get a hard time with the Floetry comparison in their music because they favour them in appearance but if you go to a show (the recorded stuff I have heard doesn't do them justice), you will see their music is nothing like Floetry's and they themselves keep reminding people that they are not trying to be Floetry.
We need to lift up and support good music here in the UK rather than shoot it down with venemous rhetoric.
Indigo Brown bite just a little too hard on Floetry's style. Floetry being the bench mark & higher grade musically & visually for these 2 wannabees.
I find Indigo Brown less dynamic, less original & more pretentious. I'm looking forward to the Floetry re-union. Til then I guess we will have to endure these tribute copycat acts. Have they been on ex-factor yet?
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