HJC Presents at PizzaExpress, Holborn - Chris Standring

Friday 21st March 2025

Tickets: £30 

Doors: 6.30pm

Show: 8.00pm

The Hampstead Jazz Club is pleased to announce a partnership with PizzaExpress Live, to present select shows at PizzaExpress Live in Holborn.

The venue for this event is PizzaExpress, 99 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LF

PizzaExpress Live in partnership with the Hampstead Jazz Club proudly presents soul jazz guitarist Chris Standring returning to PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Holborn and celebrating the success of his 2024 album As We Think. Performing music from his extensive 15 album catalogue, Chris brings to the stage a world class band and an energetic live show not to be missed!

Chris Standring

After establishing himself as a popular mainstay in the contemporary urban jazz genre with infectious R&B driven hits like “Cool Shades” (from Velvet), “Hip Sway” (title track from his 2000 album), “Ain’t Mad Atcha” (2003’s Groovalicious) and “I Can’t Help Myself” (from 2006’s Soul Express), Standring decided it was time to push his muse into offbeat and uncharted territory. His appreciative fans, radio programmers and critics fully embraced Blue Bolero (whose single “Bossa Blue” became the #1 Billboard Contemporary Jazz Track of the Year).

Standring continued radio chart success with his 2012 Electric Wonderland album, scoring a #1 hit with “Oliver’s Twist”, then “Sneakin’ Out The Front Door” also reached #1 from his 2014 album Don’t Talk, Dance. 2016 brought Chris Standring’s tenth solo album (titled Ten) spawning two billboard #2 hits “Ready Steady, Flow” and “Soul Vibration” and #1 with “Like This, Like That”.
On March 5th 2017 Standring recorded a live album with rhythm section and orchestra at Cadogan Hall in Chelsea, London with special guest star Mica Paris. The album, Live In London was also videotaped.

A Best Of Chris Standring Remixed album was released 2019, featuring some of Chris’s most popular compositions realized in a whole new way. The album, released on vinyl for the first time, was launched at Hampstead Jazz Club in London.

A notable music producer in his own right, he has also scored five #1 Billboard hits for other artists.

Chris Standring’s 12th solo album Sunlight, released 2018, featured the legendary pianist Bob James, vocalist Mica Paris and a host of some of the finest players in the world. Real Life came April 2020 and spawned two number 1 Billboard hit singles with “Is There A Doctor In The House?” and “Shake You Up”.

On September 3rd 2021 Chris released an ambitious orchestral/trio project entitled Wonderful World, recorded at Abbey Road featuring many notable jazz superstars. The project has received rave reviews worldwide.

2021 saw the release of “Simple Things” spawning the number 1 Billboard radio hit “Change The World”. Chris released As We Think in 2024 and a top 10 radio hit with ‘Alphabet Soup’.

Line-Up

Chris Standring (guitar)
Oli Silk (keyboards)
Geoff Gascoyne (bass)
Jack Pollitt (drums)

PizzaExpress Live
99 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6LF

020 7439 4962

Showtimes

Doors: 6:30 pm | Show: 8:00 pm