59 Deville at The Boston Room, George IV

: With a strong blues & jazz vibe 59 deVille’s repertoire showcases a highly atmospheric mix of music across the two genres. Formed out of a jam session at Ain’t Nothing But the Blues, the band feature jazz musicians Jeremy Robinson on trumpet and Jamie Royan on double bass & bass guitar, together with blues frontman Russ Varakuta guitar & vocals and multi-instrumentalist Jerry Claydon on drums & vocals playing a fresh take on bebop and blues standards.

Jeremy Robinson’s jazz trumpet influences span the history of the art: from Bix Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong, through Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan and Wynton Marsalis. For seven years he played in London Big Band ‘Any Swing Goes’, five of those as lead trumpet, in venues across the capital including the famous 100 Club. Jamie Royan studied bass and drums at ICMP before joining the West London music scene playing bass guitar and double bass in rock, blues, jazz, and classical settings. Jamie draws influence from the music of his youth (British pop and rock) and applies this to the music he loves to play, including bebop and blues. ...

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: With a strong blues & jazz vibe 59 deVille’s repertoire showcases a highly atmospheric mix of music across the two genres. Formed out of a jam session at Ain’t Nothing But the Blues, the band feature jazz musicians Jeremy Robinson on trumpet and Jamie Royan on double bass & bass guitar, together with blues frontman Russ Varakuta guitar & vocals and multi-instrumentalist Jerry Claydon on drums & vocals playing a fresh take on bebop and blues standards.

Jeremy Robinson’s jazz trumpet influences span the history of the art: from Bix Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong, through Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan and Wynton Marsalis. For seven years he played in London Big Band ‘Any Swing Goes’, five of those as lead trumpet, in venues across the capital including the famous 100 Club. Jamie Royan studied bass and drums at ICMP before joining the West London music scene playing bass guitar and double bass in rock, blues, jazz, and classical settings. Jamie draws influence from the music of his youth (British pop and rock) and applies this to the music he loves to play, including bebop and blues.

Following in the footsteps of his brother Alex, a well-known rock and country singer, New Yorker Russ Varakuta is a much in demand guitarist-vocalist on the London jazz and blues scenes. His guitar influences include Robben Ford, Buddy Guy, and Jim Mullen, while his vocal style owes debts to Ray Charles, Merle Haggard, and Howlin Wolf. Jerry Claydon’s main influence is blues rock and as well as having played in several local bands over the years, Jerry is a regular jammer and occasional house drummer on the London blues scene.

Among the material this exciting new jazz and blues quartet will be performing on the night will be numbers such as “Canteloupe Island”, “Love For Sale”, “Kansas City” & “Let The Good Times Roll”. 7.30pm – Doors 7.00pm

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