Time 8.00 – 11.00

Tickets – £14

Personnel

Emma Rawicz – Alto Saxophone

Ivo Neame – Piano

Niklas Lukassen – Upright Bass & Bass Guitar

James Maddren – Drums

For this special night at the East Side Jazz Club, Niklas merges his talents as a composer, bassist and vocalist to bring his music to life alongside a star studded band feat. Emma Rawicz, Ivo Neame & James Maddren. Furthermore he showcases music from his upcoming album “Still Waters Run Deep”, which he recorded with luminaries Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Van Gelder, Wanja Slavin, Kit Downes, Francesco Ciniglio & more.

Immersed in different musical worlds, he has had the privilege of accompanying performances with luminaries such as Mike Stern, Jorge Rossy, Oz Noy, Sean Wayland, Valerie Simpson and most recently Kurt Rosenwinkel, Norma Winstone & Gwilym Simcock. Furthermore, Lukassen expands beyond his position as a bass playing sideman through composition/arranging work and his singing voice. As a vocalist he was a member of the German National Jazz Orchestra (BuJazzO). Through his musical collaborations he has been fortunate to tour extensively throughout Europe, the UK, North America, Asia and North Africa. Notable stages he performed on include the Lincoln Center, the Beacon Theatre, the John F. Kennedy Center and the Berlin Philharmonie.

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz has played at the East Side few times . A sell out gig with her own quartet , with Nick Smart and John Williamson. She has had a rapid rise to stardom playing with many notable players including lrading her own orchestra at Ronnie Scotts . Emma won Jazz Newcomer of the Year at the  Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2022 won a Drake YolanDa award in 2021, was a finalist in BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2022 and nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year at Jazz FM Awards 2021.

Ivo Neame has been a regular at the East Side over the last few years with his own quartet and a member of Ant Law and Emma Rawicz’s groups. He is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. As a pianist he is a vital cog in several of European jazz’s most forward-looking groups including Phronesis and the Marius Neset Quintet as well as leading his own trio , quartet and his 12-piece band Dodeka

Ivo’s music is a living, breathing contradiction – complex yet accessible, considered yet spontaneous, traditional yet forward-thinking. Ivo studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and since leaving in 2003 he has performed and recorded with highly esteemed musicians at home and abroad such as David Binney, Kenny Wheeler and Hermeto Pascoal. He has also played on more than 50 albums as a sideman and a leader.

James Maddren is one of the UK’s (and increasingly Mainland Europe’s) first-call drummers. He has played with many artists and ensembles, including the Gwilym Simcock, Kit Downes Trio, Jacob Collier, Marc Copland/Stan Sulzman Quartet, The Mark McKnight Organ Quartet featuring Seamus Blake, Ivo Neame Group, Phil Donkin, Alex Garnett’s Bunch of Five, Michael Janisch, Will Vinson, Martin Speake Quartet,