Vanessa Haynes
Saturday 28th February 2026
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.
To celebrate 8 years of his residency at The Hampstead Jazz Club, our first ever Musical Director Jamie Safir, is hosting a weekly Saturday night event showcasing some of the UK’s finest talent and biggest names in Jazz.
The first of these special events presents the remarkable vocal prowess of VANESSA HAYNES.
Performing on this night, in an extremely rare intimate duo with our long-standing resident Musical Director Jamie Safir, this will be a Vanessa Haynes show like no other, not to be missed.
VANESSA HAYNES
Trinidad born, Vanessa Haynes, is a vocal powerhouse to be reckoned with. Cutting her teeth as backing vocalist for artists such as Van Morrison and Chaka Khan, Haynes became front woman of legendary jazz funk outfit, Incognito, in 2008, touring with the band for over 14 years. With a voice one critic described as “combining the sting of Chaka Khan with the resonance of Aretha“, Vanessa has wowed audiences in some of the world’s most iconic venues. She has been a featured soloist at several BBC Proms and at London Jazz Festival’s opening Gala, Jazz Voice.
Described by the Guardian as ‘remarkable‘, she has appeared as a soloist in orchestral performances at the Royal Albert Hall, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall and Birmingham Symphony Hall and the National Concert Hall in Dublin.
Vanessa has performed to sell out audiences at the renowned Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Wilderness and Henley Festivals, Porgy and Bess in Vienna, Fasching in Stockholm, B Flat Club in Sardegna and other venues throughout Europe. Vanessa has enjoyed multiple collaborations with conductor Guy Barker both on concert hall and jazz club stages.
“Vanessa Haynes’ voice is nothing short of mesmerising – soulful, powerful and deeply moving. A standout talent in her own right” – UK Soul
“Incognito’s Vanessa Haynes stole the show” – The Guardian
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.
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 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
LINE-UP:
Vocals – Vanessa Haynes
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