WILD CARD feat. Jim Knight & James Copus

Presented by: Wild Card

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0	LONDON: Ronnie Scott's Bar
P	Sunday 12th January, 2020
N	6:30pm

Event information

Critically acclaimed Clement Regert's Wild Card is a melting-pot of musical ideas, fusing urban rhythms, Hard-bop and grooves with latin and jazz attitude.

For tonight’s show they have a stellar line up which comprises of special guests Fiery Saxophonist Binker Golding (Zara McFarlane, Binker & Moses) and rising star trumpeter, James Copus (Jazz Jamaica, Banger factory) backed up by the core Organ trio of Sophie Alloway on Drums, Andrew Noble on Hammond Organ and French guitarist/band leader Clement Regert.

American vocalist Corina Kwami will join them for a few numbers.

You can expect to hear their famous mix of Afro-jazz, Hard-bop, Samba and raw funk numbers.


Line-up:
Sophie Alloway: Drums Clement Regert: Guitar
Andy Noble: Hammond organ James Copus: Trumpet
Jim Knight: Alto sax

2x "Album of the week" ★★★★ Evening Standard

"Best 10 Jazz Album of the year" ★★★★The Telegraph 2015


"Wild Card defies gravity by spinning from Funk, Soul, jazz & Afro/latin sounds..."
★★★★ JazzinEurope

"No frills, Funk fuelled, fun played with integrity and a passionate feel for Jazz!"
★★★ Jazzwise

"it’s a seamless blend of jazz, funk and Latin"
★★★★ KindOfJazz


"It's creative, refreshing and jam packed with energy...Hot and cool but definitely Jazz."
★★★★ Music republic magazine


"Energetic, unapologetic hybrid of funk, fusion and irrepressible swing"
★★★★ AllAboutJazz


"Anyone who thinks the jazz scene has been surrendered to the squeaky experimentalists should. Sit back and let the adrenalin sizzle!
★★★★ The Art Desk

"Full Marks...Tight beats, sharps horns and fleet footed samba!"
★★★★ The Jazz Journal


"their approach is the diametrical opposite of navel-gazing jazz"
Londonjazznews

"Excellent playing… Wild Card’s natural habitat is in live performance… raising the roof in the right club environment…Exciting stuff.”
The JazzMann ★★★★

"Un Groupe passionant!"
Alex Dutilh "France Musique"

"I love Wild Card"
NPR Atlanta 91.9FM (Aaron Cohen MD)

"Sounds great...grooves like crazy"
Russ Davis "Voice of America"

"My goodness me, phenomenal band, you gotta love these guys...very exciting and energetic "
Linley Hamilton BBC JAZZ WORLD

“A festival highlight - groovacious music purveyed through jazz edginess to an appreciative audience - Wild Card indeed!”
Paul Pace (Booking Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club)

“The audience were mesmerised…If toe tapping, hand clapping, hip swinging and a good time is what you are after go and see Wild Card at one of their shows!”
Young & Serious