perfect stranger

Chris Welch was in attendance at our PizzaExpress Live gig on 11 November last, and had some nice things to say about us for UK Jazz News.

Thanks Chris!

Two successful gigs! I feel we've made our mark on the Southampton Modern Jazz Club and PizzaExpress Live Soho.
Please forgive the wait for this: various circumstances (partly medical) have delayed things, which is why I hadn't reported back…

Yes, our Big Gig is now only 10 days away, on Tuesday 11 November…

There are still plenty of tickets left, but this can change quite rapidly at the last minute (he said optimistically), so do book now - or…

Unfounded fears! I'd been somewhat apprehensive about this gig - long journey, two deps unfamiliar with the music, almost no chance to rehearse properly (not to mention filthy weather!) - but when it came to it, everything fell into place…

As promised, the full details and booking link for the PizzaExpress Live gig are now on the Gigs page. But first, in between, we have a gig at the Southampton Modern jazz Club (SMJC to its friends) on Sunday…

Yes, that more or less says it all, except that it's on Tuesday 11 November, but there will be more info nearer the time. We're very excited about this, and it's now up to us to make it a good…

I wasn't expecting any more reviews of Unfinished Business at this late stage, but here comes one from At The Barrier (no, me neither), by Gareth Allen, and it's a corker!
"Unfinished Business by Perfect Stranger is an…

Our gig at Jazz Café POSK on 5 April was a great success. We had a good sized audience, who all enjoyed it, as did we. We played well, in spite of having three deps on board: Martin Hathaway (for…

Aha! We finally have another gig on the slate. This will be our first appearance at Jazz Café POSK in King Street, Hammersmith, on Saturday 5 April. Looking forward to it hugely.

And since the last post we've had several…

UNFINISHED BUSINESS was duly released on 18 October and has already garnered two lovely reviews.

First from Neil Duggan in All About Jazz: "The album is sometimes eccentric, sometimes sublime, offering much to enjoy."

Even better, from Nick Lea…