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JOE STILGOE – Late Night
Price: £22Venue: The Hub at St Mary’s
A smash-hit at last year’s Festival, Joe Stilgoe – the hugely sought after pianist, singer, comedian and raconteur – returns to showcase his sparkling talents in a late-night solo special
Joe Stilgoe is an internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter. He has released 9 albums, five of which have topped the UK Jazz chart, the latest of which, THEATRE, features The Metropole Orkest and was released in May 2022 to huge praise, with a launch show at The Barbican featuring The BBC Concert Orchestra.
He has hosted annual shows featuring illustrious names from the worlds of theatre, comedy and jazz at Crazy Coqs – Joe Stilgoe and Friends, and his Christmas specials at the Lyric Hammersmith are now an institution at the theatre. He made his Royal Albert Hall debut as a special guest with Guy Barker’s Big Band in 2017 and is the featured guest artist for their legendary Christmas shows. He has created award-winning shows for the London Jazz Festival including A Tribute To Gene Kelly at LSO St Lukes, Songs On Film at Cadogan Hall (plus three sold out Edinburgh Festival seasons and UK tour), and in 2019 Joe Stilgoe & His Big Band at St Johns Smith Square. He has performed with orchestras and bands including The John Wilson Orchestra, RPO, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Big Band, RTE, Lahti Symphony, RLPO, Metropole Orkest and many more.
He works extensively on radio, having hosted and starred many times in BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night, while also being a regular presence on the station (Joe Stilgoe – Christmas At The Movies, Jingle Bell Joe, One Night Stand at Ronnie Scotts), and being a regular guest and presenter on JazzFM, Radio 3 and 4.
Joe also appears with his trio the following evening (11 July) for a full evening of jazz and much-loved hits, interlaced with comedy, charm and a little bit of chat. Click this link to find out more.
Event Sponsors Mike & Adrienne Swallow
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