WILD CARD feat. Paul Booth, Trevor Mires & Irene Serra

Presented by: Wild Card

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0	LONDON: Ronnie Scott's Bar
P	Sunday 8th March, 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 Virtuoso saxophonist Paul Booth (Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton) and in demand trombonist Trevor Mires (Incognito, Tom Jones) backed up by the core Organ trio of Sophie Alloway on Drums, Andrew Noble on Hammond Organ and French guitarist/band leader Clement Regert.
Vocalist Irene Serra who have just finished a tour with her own project ISQ 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 Trevor Mires: Trombone
Paul Booth: Tenor Sax

2x "Album of the week" ★★★★ Evening Standard
"A fine live act... full of treats" ★★★★The Telegraph


"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

“Regert’s band Wild Card is a must-see if you get the opportunity”
★★★★ 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"

"Éclectic and clever"
JazzRadio Berlin 106.8fm (Dr. Lyria Messahel MD)


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

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