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Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET

Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET

Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET

Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET Summer gig - Weds 20 August ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET

WELCOME TO RICHMOND RHYTHM CLUB

Rhythm Club Summer gig

The Richmond Rhythm Club may be taking an extended break until October 2025, but there are still some great gigs to go to in the meantime - and the pick of these is our Summer event at the Cabbage Patch in Twickenham on Wednesday 20 August, starting at 8pm.


Still in his early thirties, young jazz guitar supremo Artie Zaitz has rapidly established himself on the London scene. 


Music has always been in Zaitz’s blood. His parents emigrated from Poland to the UK the year that he was born, and he's gigged prolifically on the London jazz and blues circuit.


In an interview with Jazzwise magazine, Artie said: “My dad had a vast CD collection which included all sorts of Blue Note, Impulse! and Prestige recordings. I became totally enthralled with it all.”


By the age of 11, his musical education was in full flow: he was taking regular piano and guitar lessons, jamming to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, and meticulously transcribing T-Bone Walker and BB King licks.


“All jazz comes from the blues. The best jazz musicians have always had a deep understanding of it. Even Coltrane, when he got pretty far out, could still bring it home with the blues. It’s amazing.”


Three jazz guitarists stand as clear favourites for Zaitz: “Grant Green is, for me, the most bluesy of them all. I really love his horn-like single note approach. Kenny Burrell was an all-rounder who was great at chord melody stuff. And Wes Montgomery’s vibe was just incredible.”


His all-star band on this gig consists of Ruben Fox (tenor saxophone), Ross Stanley (keys) and Mark Taylor (drums). Tickets just £15!

Book tickets here

Wally Houser

We are very sad to announce the death of an old friend of the club, Wally Houser. For more than 40 years Wally was lawyer and consigliore to Ronnie Scott and Peter King. His association with Ronnie Scott's club dates from his negotiation of the original lease for the Gerrard Street club to the sad day he was called to identify Ronnie's body, following the latter's death in 1996. 


Wally got to know every jazz giant who played at the club over the period. He was particularly fond of Blossom Dearie - "she was a nuisance, but I loved her" - and had a fund of hilarious stories about her and other legendary names. He was also a useful alto player - which is how he originally met Scott - and for many years played in the rehearsal band led by Stan Reynolds as well as sitting in at local gigs. And he was a very nice bloke. Jim Trimmer

Summer schedule, 2025

29th April

Euan Stevenson - piano

6th May

Jeff Williams - trombone

13th May

Mark Armstrong - trumpet

20th May

David Horniblow - clarinet, saxophone

27th May

Phil DeGreg - piano

3rd June

Ben Costello -  Musicians Company Jazz Awards

10th June

Andy Cleyndert - bass

17th June

Hugo Jennings - piano

24th June

Chris Batchelor - trumpet

1st July

End of term gig - Guido Spannocchi - alto sax, Pete Whittaker - organ, Alfonso Vitale - drums

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