Sunday Afternoon, pre-Christmas Jazz Show and Socialise in King`s Road, Chelsea

INFORMATION UPDATE at 2 pm Friday 20th -

I understand that this event will shortly be sold out and so, if you haven`t actually yet booked with venue, as detailed below, then I suggest you do so immediately, if you don`t want to be disappointed.

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Several people who could not make this event on 15th have asked me to post it again for this coming Sunday afternoon 22nd December - so here it is!

A great way to socialise on a cold Sunday afternoon in December.

This is an event that I am occasionally able to arrange in some of London`s nicest music rooms.

The venue is a beautiful old listed building - The Pheasantry, 152 King`s Road, Chelsea SW3 4UT

Website information -
https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/salena-jones

The Music Room itself opens from 12 noon - show starts at 1.30 pm. Dining is optional in the same room, and if you plan to eat then I suggest arriving before 12.15 pm. It`s a pizza express style menu.

There will be an interval during the show which will finish by about 3.45 pm

Although I have aimed this event for Sunday 15th, it is also available on Sunday 22nd December too, for those who might prefer to come on that day.

I have negotiated a special ticket price of £18 (full price is £20) - but which you can only get by making an advance telephone booking 0207 439 4962 (and quoting “MEETUP).

If you cannot get through to their booking line (which is supposed to be manned daily between 10 am and 6 pm) – contact by email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Once I know numbers attending from advance bookings advised to me by the venue, I will ensure that we are sat together - I will be there too.

Please do not RSVP unless you follow through and make an advance booking with the venue (otherwise it just makes for confusion).

Salena Jones -"Merry Christmas, Baby" is just one seasonal song that Salena will be singing (plus "The Christmas Song"," Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "What A Wonderful World" and other jazz, latin and blues favourites, for a great afternoon show.

live performance extract :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxBliICkG2M

Described regularly throughout her career as one of the jazz greats and by others as not altogether a jazz singer, Salena Jones is almost impossible to categorise; the attraction lies in her voice quality pure and simple. She is totally comfortable in diverse styles that she makes her own: blues, jazz standards, commercial pop, latin, big band and orchestral are all in her repertoire

“Salena Jones` cool, relaxed phrasing and delivery is wonderfully free from artifice. At the lower end of the register, her voice is smoky and sensual. Not for her, though, vivacious displays of double-time gymnastics or virtuoso scat choruses; she is a storyteller who allows the lyrics to speak for themselves and although ballads are her strongest suit, she can swing with the very best.”

Time Out says - “Stunning British based US singer Salena Jones has a touch of Sarah Vaughan in her technique and a great feel for working intimate jazz venues. She's on fine form, packing a soulful and emotional punch live and is backed here by a highly talented band, Chris Eldred piano, bassist Oli Hayhurst, drummer Pete Cater, Martin Shaw, trumpet/flugelhorn and Richard Shepherd on saxophones”.

Over her career Salena Jones has sung with Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Sarah Vaughan, Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Burrell, Dudley Moore, Roy Budd, Toots Thielemans , Tom Jones, Antonio Carlos Jobim, the BBC Big Band and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

www.salenajones.com and you can see Salena Jones on www.youtube.com

Feel free to contact me with any questions - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 01628 667511

Regards Tony