Ronnie Scott’s programme for most of its anniversary month ( Oct 30th is the anniversary itself) is announced.

1st: Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (SOLD OUT)
2nd – 4th: Nigel Kennedy
5th: Salena Jones with the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra
6th: One Night With Madeline Bell
7th: Elaine Delmar and the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars
8th – 10th: Jon Hendricks (now aged 87)
11th: Funk Affair
13th: Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
15th: Ernest Ranglin and Nu Troop (Abram Wilson on trumpet, Denys Baptiste on saxophone, Andrew McCormack on piano and Rod Youngs on drums)
16th: Ernest Ranglin and Jazz Jamaica, including his nephew Gary Crosby,
17th: Ian Shaw
18th: Natalie Williams
19th – 20th: The Bad Plus
21st – 23rd: Pharoah Sanders
24th: Carleen Anderson
25th: The Ronnie Scott’s Blues Experience feat. special guest Jack Bruce
26th: Steve Gadd & Friends (two houses each night) with baritone sax specialist Ronnie Cuber, Hammond organ maestro Joey DeFrancesco and guitarist Paul Bollenbeck
27th: Barbara Cook veteran cabaret singer.