Happy Garden
Happy Garden
Thu 20 November 2025
Stage time / 1:00pm
Doors / 12:45pm
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
From Oskar Jones’s emotive modal explorations, to Beyond the Blue’s genre-blending cinematic soundscapes, and the lush, nature-inspired grooves of Happy Garden, this is a journey through the freshest sounds in contemporary jazz.
Oskar Jones is a London based saxophonist, pianist and composer whose sound seeps deep below superficiality, expressed through contemplative yet lyrical melodies influenced by modal music from an array of musical and cultural sources. In particular, by the intentionality of artists such as John Coltrane and Tigran Hamasyan, and their ability to expertly, and musically, balance complexity with simplicity, as well as Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah’s forward thinking approach to, and concept of, the future of jazz.
Oskar Jones - Tenor Sax/Alto Sax/Synth, w/ effect pedals
Oscar Ho - Double Bass
Luke Brueck Seeley - Drums
Matt Cooper - Trombone
Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe - Keys/Synth
Beyond the Blue are an exciting, up-and-coming London-based jazz band. They have played a number of sell-out shows in venues ranging from The Vortex Jazz Club to Hootananny Brixton to Milton Court Concert Hall as a part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. Their music, written and arranged by pianist/composer Jude Lane, draws influence from a wide range of genres ranging from jazz and to modern classical music and UK dance music, with a unique instrumentation of: cello, guitar, alto sax, tenor sax and rhythm section.
Jude Lane - piano/comp/arr
Joe Tzabar - guitar
Jack Devonshire - alto sax
Cam Rossi - tenor sax
Cubby Howard - cello
Alex Bresh - bass
Jonah Phillips - drums
Happy Garden is a nature-inspired, 6-piece nu-jazz band blending lush harmonies, organic grooves, and improvisational freedom. Drawing influence from the natural world, their sound fuses elements of Nu jazz, Afro Rhythms, and beautiful soundscapes to create immersive sonic landscapes. With rich instrumentation and a spirit of exploration, Happy Garden invites listeners into a meditative, groove-driven experience that’s both grounding and uplifting.
Bass - Mo Cook
Guitar - Valentine Cheesbrough
Drums - Isaac James
Keys - Benji Charles
Sax - Chris Clayden
Trumpet - Sid Moon
Oskar Jones is a London based saxophonist, pianist and composer whose sound seeps deep below superficiality, expressed through contemplative yet lyrical melodies influenced by modal music from an array of musical and cultural sources. In particular, by the intentionality of artists such as John Coltrane and Tigran Hamasyan, and their ability to expertly, and musically, balance complexity with simplicity, as well as Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah’s forward thinking approach to, and concept of, the future of jazz.
Oskar Jones - Tenor Sax/Alto Sax/Synth, w/ effect pedals
Oscar Ho - Double Bass
Luke Brueck Seeley - Drums
Matt Cooper - Trombone
Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe - Keys/Synth
Beyond the Blue are an exciting, up-and-coming London-based jazz band. They have played a number of sell-out shows in venues ranging from The Vortex Jazz Club to Hootananny Brixton to Milton Court Concert Hall as a part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. Their music, written and arranged by pianist/composer Jude Lane, draws influence from a wide range of genres ranging from jazz and to modern classical music and UK dance music, with a unique instrumentation of: cello, guitar, alto sax, tenor sax and rhythm section.
Jude Lane - piano/comp/arr
Joe Tzabar - guitar
Jack Devonshire - alto sax
Cam Rossi - tenor sax
Cubby Howard - cello
Alex Bresh - bass
Jonah Phillips - drums
Happy Garden is a nature-inspired, 6-piece nu-jazz band blending lush harmonies, organic grooves, and improvisational freedom. Drawing influence from the natural world, their sound fuses elements of Nu jazz, Afro Rhythms, and beautiful soundscapes to create immersive sonic landscapes. With rich instrumentation and a spirit of exploration, Happy Garden invites listeners into a meditative, groove-driven experience that’s both grounding and uplifting.
Bass - Mo Cook
Guitar - Valentine Cheesbrough
Drums - Isaac James
Keys - Benji Charles
Sax - Chris Clayden
Trumpet - Sid Moon
