Wild Card at Ronnie Scott's

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 alto saxophonist Jim Knight (Cee lo Green, London horns...) and up and coming Trombonist, Rosie Turton (Nerija, When Pathways meet) backed up by the core Organ trio of Sophie Alloway on Drums, Andy Noble on Hammond Organ and French guitarist/band leader Clement Regert.
You can expect to hear their famous mix of Afro-jazz, Hard-bop, Samba and raw funk numbers. ...

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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 alto saxophonist Jim Knight (Cee lo Green, London horns...) and up and coming Trombonist, Rosie Turton (Nerija, When Pathways meet) backed up by the core Organ trio of Sophie Alloway on Drums, Andy Noble on Hammond Organ and French guitarist/band leader Clement Regert.
You can expect to hear their famous mix of Afro-jazz, Hard-bop, Samba and raw funk numbers.
2x "Album of the week" ★★★★ Evening Standard
"Best 10 Jazz Album of the year" ★★★★The Telegraph 2015

"This band can't help but funk...so stop thinking, start grooving!"
★★★★ 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
"A fine group of musicians who understand that music and imagination knows no limits."
★★★★ All About Jazz
"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 environmentExciting 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"
Line-up:
Sophie Alloway: Drums Clement Regert: Guitar
Andy Noble: Hammond organ Rosie Turton: Trombone
Jim Knight: Alto sax

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