14th September 2019 - 8:00pm
Iain Ballamy & Jamie Safir @ Hampstead Jazz Club, London
Iain Ballamy - saxophone
Jamie Safir - piano
Iain first met Jamie whilst recording in trio format with Ian Shaw in 2018. Tonight the pair will perform as a duo for the very first time, exploring some of Ian’s original compositions alongside selections from the Great American Songbook including ‘Come Sunday’, ‘Mad About The Boy & ‘Some Other Time’.
Jamie has an ongoing collaboration with award-winning vocalist Ian Shaw as well as having worked with Will Young, Liane Carroll, Natalie Williams, Stan Sulzman, Barb Jungr and the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars.
Jamie is currently Musical Director for Patti Boulaye and working on ‘The Sweetest Sounds of Rogers and Hart’ featuring Claire Moore & Robert Meadmore. He is also the resident Musical Director at Hampstead Jazz Club.
“Safir plays with wonderful judgment, delicacy and alertness.”
Links: Jamie Safir | Hampstead Jazz Club