RRC Winter gig
Al Nicholls Quintet
Join us at the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham TW1 3SZ on Wednesday 21 January at 8pm for a special Rhythm Club gig. It features a swingin' quintet led by Al Nicholls on tenor, with Nick Mills (trombone), Richard Busiakiewicz (piano), Julian Bury (bass) and Chris Nichols (drums). £16 in advance, £18 on the door.
WELCOME TO RICHMOND RHYTHM CLUB
Vasilis Xenopoulos - saxophone
Vasilis Xenopoulos, the club's guest on Tuesday 27th January, is one of the most accomplished tenor saxophonists of his generation and a leading exponent of straight ahead jazz in this country. London became his permanent home after he graduated with honours from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and gradually established himself as one of London’s up and coming jazz saxophonists. He has worked with some of the best musicians of the international jazz scene as a band leader, a section leader and as a guest soloist at various projects.
His sonorous, lyrical tone and classy melodic vocabulary have elevated him to the top rank of the UK jazz community.
In 2009 he formed The Xtet, whose debut album 'Loud City' containing eight original compositions, was released on 33Jazz Records in 2011. Two years later he released his second album 'The Wind Machine' on the same label, which gained fine reviews in The Times and on BBC Radio 3.
In 2017 he and Nigel Price created the XPQ (Xenopoulos/Price Quartet) and recorded their first album under that brand, 'Sidekicks' which celebrates some of the most successful guitar/sax pairings in the history of jazz.
He and pianist Paul Edis released their first album in 2016, entitled 'A Narrow Escape', to critical acclaim. Their most recent recording features original music, inspired by the many places they've called home over the years. They toured 'Feels Like Home' in Spring-Summer 2024.
Vasilis Xenopoulos - From Something to Somewhere
Spring schedule, 2026
13th January
Nick Dawson - piano/vocals
20th January
Alex Clarke - saxophone
27th January
Vasilis Xenopoulos - saxophone
3rd February
Simon Spillett - saxophone
10th February
Michael McQuaid - saxophone
17th February
Laurence Cottle - bass and trombone
24th February
Denys Baptiste - saxophone
3rd March
Tom Ward - piano
10th March
NO MEETING
17th March
Steve Taylor - drums
24th March
MINI GIG - Euan Stevenson Trio