Jo Harrop Presents LA based Pianist Sam Hirsh
Friday 13th September 2024
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.
Jo invited Sam to play at The Hampstead Jazz Club with her after meeting him at LA’s finest intimate Jazz Club ‘Sam First,” where they played together at a jam session. This evening will showcase some of Sam’s own arrangements, Jo’s own songs, as well as some well loved jazz songs.
To make this night even more special, Jo will be celebrating the release of her fourth single from her album, ‘The Path Of A Tear‘, ‘You’ll Never Be Lonely In SoHo,’ to celebrate the brilliant Soho jazz festival week in London.
A rare chance to watch Sam Hirsh in London at The Hampstead Jazz Club, Hampstead’s hidden gem.
A joyous pianist to watch, Sam is a skillful and dynamic jazz pianist, with a truly captivating energy when on stage.
SAM HIRSH
Pianist, composer and educator Sam Hirsh has been an active member of the Los Angeles jazz scene for a decade and is gaining recognition for his soulful, energetic sound. Sam aims to carry on the tradition of this art form and simultaneously create his own voice in the music. He’s performed with various acts internationally.
In 2009, Hirsh was awarded a considerable scholarship to Los Angeles’ University of Southern California Thornton School of Music where he was mentored by Russ Ferrante, Otmaro Ruiz and Alan Pasqua. He graduated in 2012 and has been performing all over Southern California since. He can be seen playing as the leader of the Sam Hirsh Trio and as a sideman with Wille Jones III, Terrace Martin, Gilbert Castellanos, John Holiday, and the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra among others.
Hirsh’s debut album ‘Quite Frankly’, featuring saxophone icon Ralph Moore, and New York heavyweight John Webber on bass, was released on all platforms in February 2020 and made JazzWeek Radio Chart’s top 20. His second album, a pandemic project, ‘Quarantine Dreams’, was released on all platforms in July 2022, featuring the immense talent of various Los Angeles based artists.
“Hirsh finds new poetry in the rich vocabulary of the hard bop to post-bop continuum” – Andrew Gilbert
JO HARROP
Jo Harrop has firmly established herself as one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters in British jazz. Having signed to Lateralize Records, she recently made her USA debut with a string of shows at some of the most prestigious venues in the country including New York’s Dizzy’s Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) and San Francisco’s The SFJAZZ Center.
After releasing her debut LP, ‘Weathering The Storm‘, Harrop burst into the spotlight with a pair of critically-acclaimed, award-winning albums, ‘The Heart Wants’ and ‘When Winter Turns To Spring‘, attracting widespread airplay and an eclectic array of highly respected admirers including Iggy Pop, Christian McBride and Chris Seefried.
Jo Harrop possesses one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary jazz, yet she has soul running through her veins. ‘The Path Of A Tear’, Harrop’s superb fourth album on Lateralize Records, suggests an artist determined to keep moving forward as she dives into unchartered musical waters.
“Jo Harrop is a very fine jazz singer, a superb and unimaginably good vocalist” – Iggy Pop, BBC Radio 6 Music
LINE-UP:
Sam Hirsh – Piano
Jo Harrop – Vocals
Adam King – Bass
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 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