ignite – Live Music at the
Royal Albert Hall
September-November 2009

The full listings for the free ignite Friday season are:

Friday 4 September: Los Quatro- Spanish flamenco fused with gypsy melodies of the Mediterranean.

Friday 11 September: Bohemia Ukulele Band- Fun melodies that mix five ukuleles and a bass!

Friday 18 September: Horses Brawl- Driving folk rhythms fused with the sounds of ancient Europe.

Friday 25 September: Top Shelf Jazz- Inter-war jazz numbers with verve, nerve and rakish banter!

Friday 9 October: The Dirty Robbers- Combining stylish punk with jaunty guitar rhythms.

Friday 16 October: Ritary Gaguenetti Quartet- A scintillating mix of jazz and gypsy swing.

Friday 23 October: Javier Moreno- A Spanish performer combining flamenco, rumba, Latin and pop.

Friday 30 October: Polly and the Billet Doux- Jazz with a quintessential English twist!

Friday 13 November: Yots K- A striking Afro-Grecian jazz, folk and swing vocalist*

Wednesday 18 November: Branco Stoysin Trio- Blending enthralling, traditional music from former Yugoslavia with delicacy and imagination*

Friday 20 November: Georgia Mancio Quartet- Jazz standards mixed with Latin rhythms*

Friday 27 November: Eric Gilchrist Jazz Quartet- Swing, blues, sophisticated jazz and gentle Latin rhythms.

*Part of the London Jazz Festival in Association with BBC Radio 3

Listings Information:
Venue: Café Consort, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP (Door 12- Grand Tier Level)
Dates: 4, 11, 18, 25 September, 9, 16, 23, 30 October and 13, 18, 20, 27 November 2009
Times: Music from 12 noon to 1.30pm
Tickets: Free Entry
More information: www.royalalberthall.com or 020 7589 8212

The full listings for the ignite brunch season are:

Sunday 6 September: Giorgio Serci Trio - Traditional Sardinian music and stirring jazz melodies.

Sunday 13 September: Gill Manly Trio – A sublime combination of jazz, blues and swing.

Sunday 20 September: Sarah Moule & Simon Wallace Trio – Hauntingly beautiful vocals and signature jazz melodies.

Sunday 27 September: Pocket Caravan – Merging soaring Baltic melodies with driving Latin rhythms

Sunday 4 October: Oh La La! – A hearty serving of Parisian folk, jazz and pop music. 

Sunday 18 October: Tommaso Starace Quartet- A distinctive, fresh and exciting jazz quartet.

Sunday 25 October: Michael L. Roberts – Dynamic jazz vocalist fusing blues, funk and swinging bop

Sunday 1 November: Gustavo Marques– Afro-Brazilian rhythms including samba, baiao and afoxe.
Sunday 8 November: Sue Richardson – An exciting mix of sublime vocals and smooth trumpet sounds.

Sunday 15 November: Christian Brewer – Jazz saxophonist with a huge following on the jazz circuit.

Sunday 29 November: Rythme Futur- Jazz and swing, incorporating influences from the ‘Hot Club De France'

Listings information:
Venue: Café Consort, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP (Door 12, first floor)
Box Office: 020 7589 8212
Online booking: www.royalalberthall.com
Dates: Sunday 6, 13, 20, 27 September, 4, 18, 25 October and 1, 8, 15, 29 November 2009
Times: Doors open at 11.30am with music from 12 noon to 2pm
Tickets : £25, £15 for under 12's