EFG London Jazz Festival 2025 - A night with Jamie Safir
Saturday 22nd November 2025
Tickets: £22.50 Seat at a shared Table for 4 /£17.50 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.
The Hampstead Jazz Club is pleased to be taking part in this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival bringing you a line-up of our esteemed artists.
A rare solo piano performance for our HJC Musical Director of over 7 years, Jamie is widely regarded as one the most in demand and virtuosic jazz pianists in the UK and has recently toured with Kylie Minogue, Will Young, Ian Shaw & The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars amongst others such as Laufey, Tony Hadley & Mica Paris.
JAMIE SAFIR
Jamie is a Decca-Recording artist (featured on ‘Alone Together’) and a stalwart of the London Jazz Scene, performing regularly at world-famous Ronnie Scott’s club. In this intimate Jazz Festival special, he will showcase some brand new original material alongside imaginative arrangements of songs by The Beatles, The Bee Gees & George Michael alongside choice selections from the Great American Songbook.
Under the moniker ‘Emmanuel Sapphire’, Jamie’s solo piano compositions have been streamed over 35 million times with 400,000 monthly listeners all over the world.
As well as teaching at the Guildhall School of Music Jazz Faculty, Jamie has also recently produced an album for Ian Shaw, Emma Smith & Judi Jackson.
Jamie’s performance credits include: Will Young, Birdy, Olly Murs, Rebecca Ferguson, Mica Paris, The Brand New Heavies, Steps, Louise Redknapp, Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South), Gabrielle Aplin, Tony Hadley & Tony Christie.
As a prominent member of the UK Jazz Scene he has worked with: Ian Shaw, Clare Teal, Judi Jackson, Claire Martin OBE, Liane Carroll, Joe Stilgoe, Iain Ballamy, Stan Sulzmann, Barb Jungr & Natalie Williams.
”…one of the biggest talents of British jazz piano” – Jay Rayner, The Guardian
“..that featured some very tasty playing from Jamie Safir” Jamie Cullum” – BBC Radio 2
“ Jamie’s accompanying was world class and showed a deep understanding of singers and lyrics” – Claire Martin, OBE
LINE-UP:
Lead Piano – Jamie Safir
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 £22.50 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 £17.50 Tickets:
This is a fully seated event. Seats are not numbered and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
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.
Showtimes
Doors: 7:30 pm | Show: 8:00 pm