Featuring Keith Nichols
Overview
Running Time: 2 Hours Approx. Including Interval
Thomas “Fats” Waller was the prize pupil, and later colleague, of the great stride pianist James P. Johnson. He grew to become an influential American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer, whose innovations to the Harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano with compositions “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “I can’t give you anything but love” & “Honeysuckle Rose”.
Jelly Roll Morton, was a New Orleans American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer. Widely recognised as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton was jazz’s first “arranger”, proving music rooted in improvisation could retain its essential spirit and characteristics when notated. His compositions, including “Jelly Roll Blues”, King Porter Stomp” & “Black Bottom Stomp” are must-plays in the piano repertoire.
Following his sell-out concert at St. James in 2014, playing the music of Scott Joplin and the Ragtime Masters, Keith Nichols, one of the foremost and in demand pianists specialising in older piano styles, returns for this concert. Keith is joined for The Wonderful Music of Fats Waller & Jelly Roll Morton, by Trevor Whiting – clarinet and Martin Wheatley – acoustic guitar and banjo.
‘I’ve heard a lot of pianists, but Keith Nichols plays the nearest to my father’ Fats Waller’s son Maurice
The third of four concerts in “The Wonderful Music of The Jazz Greats” autumn 2015 series at St.James
Times & Prices
Performance Times
| Thursday 12 November | 8:00pm |
Important Show Information
Seating is UN-RESERVED in the Studio for this performance. All tickets will have a seat apart from the standing tickets. When purchasing Studio Standard and Studio Gallery seats, please note that you may have to share a table with other patrons who are not from your party.
Ticket Prices
| Studio Floor | £23.00 |
| Studio Gallery | £23.00 |
| Studio Upper Gallery | £19.00 |
| Studio Standing | £19.00 |
| On The Door | £23.00 |
Concessions, Groups & Access Bookings
There are no concessions available for this performances. We have a group rate available for this show, for every 9 tickets purchased get the 10th free. If you have any access requirements, please see our access info here, or to book tickets for a group of 8+, please contact the Box Office on 0844 264 2140.
Transaction Fee
A fee of £1.50 will apply to all online and phone transactions. This does not apply when purchasing tickets at the box office, or to our Friends and Members.
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