HJC Presents at PizzaExpress, Holborn - Chris Standring

Saturday 28th March 2026

Tickets: £30 

Lunch-Time Show Doors: 12.00pm, Show: 1.00pm

Evening Show – 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 Pizza Express Live Holborn and celebrating the release of his brand new 2026 studio album. 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.

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: 12:00 pm | Show: 1:00 pm

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