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ignite brunch – Lazy Sundays, Live Music!
Spend a lazy Sunday listening to music by exceptional young musicians from the London jazz scene and renowned world music artists, whilst enjoying an exclusive brunch menu.
ignite brunch takes place in the Hall's contemporary Café Consort. Tickets cost £25 and include a welcome drink, main course and dessert, coffee and vibrant live music. Doors open at 11.30am with music from 12 noon to 2pm. There is also the opportunity to add a short tour of the Hall to your visit. The ½ hour tour will run at either 11.15am or 2.15pm, costs an additional £4.00 and must be pre-booked. Please note tours will not run on 4 May, 8 June or 6 July.
Songlines magazine are the media partner for ignite brunch. Songlines covers music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion, featuring artists from all around the globe. www.songlines.co.uk
ignite brunch is kindly supported by Rococo Chocolates, for information please visit www.rococochocolates.com
Gustavo Marques – Sunday 4 May
For the last seven years Gustavo Marques has been at the forefront of the Brazilian music scene here in the UK. The exceptional debut album 'Jazz Popular Brasileira' features his Brazilian Quintet alongside some of this country's most outstanding up and coming musicians.
The Gustavo Marques Quintet brings a mixture of bossa nova, samba, baiao and afoxé: a fusion of Afro-Brazilian rhythms and 70's funk from their native Brazil. Gustavo Marques leads the band on guitar and vocals with Marcelo Andrade (tenor sax, flute), Matheus Nova (bass), Kleyton Macedo (drums) and John Crawford (piano).
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Matices Latinos - Sunday 11 May 
Matices Latinos are a group dedicated to playing Latin American folk and popular music. They embrace musical traditions of countries such as Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Cuba and have an inclination towards rhythms with a strong African presence.
Renowned Latin American musicians Luz Elena Caicedo and Wilmer Sifontes come together in this amazing collaboration to bring to life the popular rhythms and the lesser known genres of this rich and diverse continent. This authentic Latin performance will take you on a journey through descriptive landscapes, passion and melancholy with rhythmic and energetic music.
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Guerillasound – Sunday 18 May
Guerillasound are a trio of genre modernists who mix jazz with rock, funk and whatever else they can deconstruct and then rebuild in the classic context of piano, double bass and drums. This makes every performance eclectic, as inspiration takes them from contemporary rock tunes to fragile acoustic ballads or from hard swinging bebop to biting funk backbeats.
Featuring Nick Kaçal on double bass, Dave Ohm on drums and Grant Windsor on piano, they love to play clean and acoustic but are never afraid to be dirty and electric!
www.guerillasound.co.uk
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Nicola Emmanuelle – Sunday 25 May
Nicola Emmanuelle’s show stopping voice and charming stage presence have been making waves across the jazz community. With her band of Alex Webb (piano), Gary Crosby (bass) and Siemy Di she offers something pure and delightful, full of truth and emotion.
Performing standards from the American song book and tributes to influences including Ella Fitzgerald and Gershwin, Nicola sings a cappella and is also capable of incredible scat solos when the mood takes her. She can touch an audience with a song, before drawing them to laughter with her endearing and graceful humour.
www.nicolaemmanuelle.com
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Caratinga – Sunday 8 June
Samba’s roots lie in a history of fabulous acoustic music stretching back well over a century. With a fantastic Anglo-Brazilian line-up featuring Anselmo Netto on mandolin and percussion, Leandra Varanda on vocals, Felipe Karam on cavaquinho and violin and Jonathan Preiss on 7-stringed guitar, Caratinga bring the irresistible rhythms and beautiful melodies of this great tradition to life in wonderful music and song. Imagine a Brazilian version of Cuba’s legendary Buena Vista Social Club and you’ll get the idea!
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Tipitina – Sunday 29 June
Tipitina are a young jazz/blues trio who perform their own versions of all styles of music from boogie woogie through to modern chart songs with extensive use of 3-part vocal harmonies. They are led by Debbie Jones (vocals/acoustic guitar/piano) with Justin Randall (piano/vocals) and Gary Barber (drums/vocals). They play all over the UK, including six concerts at the 2006 Birmingham International Jazz Festival, the highlight of which was a support slot with George Melly and Digby Fairweather.
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The Red Stripe Band – Sunday 6 July
Eccentric raconteur Red Stripe leads The Red Stripe Band from the piano and delivers an authentic mix of jive, jazz, boogie and rock & roll drawing on a unique and charismatic presentation style. This year the band were invited to play in the world famous Montreux Jazz Festival and also gained commercial success in the US with their rendition of the famous Carosone track ‘Tu Vuo Fa L’Americano’ – making 2008 their most successful year ever.
www.theredstripeband.com
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Flamenco Flow – Sunday 13 July
Ricardo Garcia brings his own special interpretation of contemporary and traditional flamenco to ignite. A jazzy slant on the form, his compositions are enhanced by Emma Smith on double bass, Chris Ross on jazz drums and Carlos Otero on cajon, palmas and flamenco dance.
Flamenco is constantly developing, integrating new and unusual harmonies and structures, experimenting with different rhythm patterns and flirting with different styles. We therefore guarantee some surprises, some unexpected collaborations and some astounding fusion!
www.flamencoflow.com
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The Edison Herbert Band – Sunday 3 August
The Edison Herbert Band perform soulful but very jazzy compositions with melodies that are both memorable and appealing.
The versatile band members include Neville Malcolm on bass, Robert Forjour on drums, Aaron Liddard on alto sax, Graham Maynard on keyboards and Edison Herbert on guitar. All that’s left to do is sit back, relax and enjoy.
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Sue Richardson – Sunday 31 August
Following her Quintet’s triumphant opening gig at the Royal Albert Hall for the London Jazz Festival 2007, jazz trumpeter/singer/songwriter Sue Richardson has become a truly rising star. Tipped for the top in 2008 in Jazzwise magazine, Sue and her latest album Emergence are gathering rave reviews. Not only is she the rare combination of female trumpet player and singer but she writes and arranges all her own material too, influenced by her work in New Orleans and Havana.
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