Jazz

Zoë Gilby with Andy Champion plus Johnny Hunter Trio with Nat Birchall

The music of Duke Ellington and the music of Elvin Jones

Jazz at The Palace

10 Jul 2026

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Winner of Parliamentary Jazz Awards Vocalist Of The Year 2019, Zoë has teamed up with her husband, innovative and powerful double bassist Andy Champion, for a voice and double bass duo. This exceptional pairing creates an electrifying soundscape in this beautifully integrated music.

 

Zoë Gilby – Voice

Andy Champion – Double Bass

 

Influenced by John Coltrane and, of course, Elvin Jones, Jazzwise-named ‘artist to watch’ Johnny Hunter has teamed up with superlative saxophonist, Nat Birchall, hailed by Gilles Peterson as ‘one of the best musicians in the UK’.

 

Johnny Hunter – Drums

Nat Birchall – Saxophones

Seth Bennett – Double Bass

Dates

10 Jul 2026

Doors 2pm / Music 2.30pm – 4.45pm

Price

£20

Venue

Jazz at The Palace

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