T1382592839Leading from the piano, Jay Rayner brings his ensemble of top flight musicians for a night of the very best of songwriting and jazz. | |
| 21 Jan 22 to 18 Mar 22 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L355405291 |
| 15 Jul 21 to 28 Jul 21 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L01471128586 |
| 27 May 21 to 17 Jun 21 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L2039453726 |
T474517653Restaurant critic Jay Rayner, undoubtedly the best jazz pianist in Britain of all the judges on MasterChef, leads an ensemble of top flight musicians through a compelling and vivid night of the very best of song-writing and jazz. Expect blistering performances of iconic tunes from jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver and Dexter Gordon, through to song-writing legends including Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Joan Armatrading. All of this comes liberally seasoned with extraordinary, often outrageous, sometimes filthy stories from Jay's life in the worlds of food and journalism. He may also rant about chefs serving food on slates. Jay really hates food served on slates. Since forming the Jay Rayner Quartet in 2012, the band have played some of the most prestigious music venues in Britain, including Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, King's Place and Snape Maltings. They've performed live on BBC Radio 3, been supported by Will Young (kind of; he played after them) and have made a point, while on tour, of eating better than any other jazz ensemble in the UK, courtesy of Jay encouraging top restaurants to send their best dishes backstage ahead of the show. A night spent with the Jay Rayner Quartet promises great music, killer stories and often quite inappropriate laughter. With the bassist Robert Rickenberg, saxophonist Dave Lewis and singer Pat Gordon-Smith.Performer Jay Rayner (piano). Performer Robert Rickenberg (bass). Performer Dave Lewis (sax). Performer Pat Gordon-Smith (singer). | |
| 11 Sep 20 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L1373676388 |
EFG London Jazz Festival - T01341011038Renowned restaurant critic & Masterchef judge, Jay Rayner, returns with his jazz quartet for Songs of Food & Agony; performing tunes from the Great American (food & drink) Songbook. | |
| 21 Nov 18 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L0310298683 |
Songs of Food and Agony - T0604711889Now Jay brings The Jay Rayner Quartet: Songs of Food and Agony, to the stage: an ensemble of top flight musicians performing tunes from the Great American food and drink songbook including Cantaloupe Island, Black Coffee, One For My Baby, and Save The Bones. There will be standards from the likes of Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Blossom Dearie and Dave Frishberg. Alongside anecdotes from his life being paid to eat out on somebody else's dime, he also talks about growing up with a mother, Claire Rayner, who was an agony aunt and plays tunes that draw on the narratives of the problem page letter.Performer Pat George Smith (vocals). Performer Robert Rickenberg (bass). Performer Dave Lewis (saxophones). | |
| 23 Sep 18 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L0769801945 |
| 16 Dec 17 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L791986086 |
T1965631712The renowned restaurant critic, Masterchef judge and presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet has one other skill. He's also a jazz pianist. Now Jay brings The Jay Rayner Quartet: Songs of Food and Agony, to the stage: an ensemble of top flight musicians performing tunes from the Great American food and drink songbook including Cantaloupe Island, Black Coffee, One For My Baby, and Save The Bones. There will be standards from the likes of Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Blossom Dearie and Dave Frishberg. Alongside anecdotes from his life being paid to eat out on somebody else's dime, he also talks about growing up with a mother, Claire Rayner, who was an agony aunt and plays tunes that draw on the narratives of the problem page letter.Performer Jay Rayner (piano). Performer Pat Gordon Smith (vocals). Performer Robert Rickenberg (bass). Performer Dave Lewis (saxophone). | |
| 25 May 18 | The Other Palace, Inner London :: V806511856 listing details L1736367803 |
T02037894565The renowned restaurant critic, Masterchef judge and sometime jazz pianist Jay Rayner brings The Jay Rayner Quartet: Hungry Jazz to The Crazy Coqs - an ensemble of top flight musicians performing ninety minutes of tunes from the Great American food and drink songbook. There will be standards from the likes of Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Blossom Dearie and Dave Frishberg, alongside anecdotes from his life being paid to eat out on somebody else's dime, and stories about growing up with a mother, Claire Rayner, who was a sex advice columnist. With the singer Pat Gordon Smith, bassist Robert Rickenberg and saxophonist Dave Lewis. | |
| 10 Dec 16 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L459623450 |
| 15 Nov 16 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L247242508 |
| 24 Sep 16 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L1382186286 |
| 28 Jun 16 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L01047151102 |
Songs of Food and Agony - T01970902050Now Jay brings The Jay Rayner Quartet: Songs of Food and Agony, to the stage: an ensemble of top flight musicians performing tunes from the Great American food and drink songbook including ?Cantaloupe Island', ?Black Coffee', ?One For My Baby', and ?Save The Bones'. There will be standards from the likes of Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Blossom Dearie and Dave Frishberg. Alongside anecdotes from his life being paid to eat out on somebody else's dime he also talks about growing up with a mother, Claire Rayner, who was an agony aunt and plays tunes that draw on the narratives of the problem page letter.Performer Pat Gordon Smith (singer). Performer Robert Rickenberg (bassist). Performer Dave Lewis (saxophonist). | |
| 7 May 16 | The Other Palace, Inner London :: V806511856 listing details L1157118512 |
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| 17 Nov 17 | Cadogan Hall, Inner London :: V1516962103 listing details L1491195195 |
| 4 May 17 to 3 Jun 17 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L1577348748 |
The renowned restaurant critic, Masterchef judge and presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet has one other skill. He's also a jazz pianist.
