Side By Side Charity Night CompÈred By Ian Shaw, Feat. Sarah Gillespie, Sarah-jane Morris & Antonio Forcione With Special Guest Tanita Tikaram at 606 Club

Some of the UK's leading artists are joining forces for this very special concert in aid of Side by Side Refugees, a non-political NGO providing humanitarian relief to those living in refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk. Expect an eclectic mix of soulful groove, jazz standards, lyrical songwriting and musical virtuosity from award-winning, critically acclaimed artists performing intimate stripped down sets with all proceeds going to Side by Side. A unique night of amazing music and fantastic raffle prizes for a much needed cause.Ian Shaw, a regular volunteer at the camps and one of the driving forces behind this evening’s event, is a record producer, broadcaster, raconteur, pianist oh and one of Europe’s finest male jazz vocalists. Named Best Vocalist of the Year twice(!) at the BBC Jazz Awards, multi-award-winning Ian Shaw is a huge talent with the most engaging personality and an ability to make every song his own. Described as “the voice of the decade” it is not by chance that he was the first British Jazz vocalist to be signed to American label, Milestone, which resulted in a number of highly acclaimed US recordings. “One of the scene's class acts”The Guardian; “…our finest Jazz singer” Time Out. SARAH GILLESPIE is a unique and creative musical force whose style has been described by Rock’n’Reel as “a bracingly eclectic mix of Beat poetry with jazz, folk and Middle Eastern elements”. Her terrific lyrics reflect her passion for politics and the music is witty, poignant, quirky and swinging. Hailed as one of the major singer-songwriters on the British scene she has toured extensively in the UK and Europe performing at festivals, theatres, arts centres and headlining at major venues, and has also appeared live on both BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ and ‘Start the Week’ as well as BBC London 94.9’s ‘Simon Lederman’ show. “…an incandescent new presence who matches her imposing delivery with superior lyrics” Guardian; “Haunting tunes and striking lyrics … yearningly pretty and bitter sweet.” The Independent. Ian and Sarah's Special Guest tonight is TANITA TIKARAM, an impressive popular singer who first came to prominence in 1988 whilst still a teenager, with her multi-million selling debut album “Ancient Heart” that produced two charting singles, "Twist in my Sobriety" and "Good Tradition". Born in Germany (she arrived in London at the age of 19 accompanied by her Malaysian & Indo-Fijian parents), Tanita then produced a number of other, fine, albums through the early 1990's before taking a break from the music industry and moving to San Francisco. Tanita recorded and toured intermittently through the 1990’s and 2000’s, making only occasional records including “Lovers in the City” (1995), “Sentimental” (2005) and “Can’t Go Back” (2012). March of this year saw Tanita release her latest, highly acclaimed, 10th album “Closer to the People” which has already garnered impressive reviews, with its single, the pulsing, rhythmic “The Way You Move” coming out on video this April. Though Tanita is associated with pop and folk music, in a recent interview she stated that the new record was inspired by the biography of American jazz singer Anita O’Day, saying that O’Day had both “dark addictions, but also a tireless zest for life. This whole album is really a riff on her salvaging obsession with music". Tanita’s distinctive, husky, voice and superlative songwriting have been an important part of popular culture for more than 20 years and it is with great pleasure that we welcome this iconic figure to the Club tonight in support of this most worthy cause....

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Some of the UK's leading artists are joining forces for this very special concert in aid of Side by Side Refugees, a non-political NGO providing humanitarian relief to those living in refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk. Expect an eclectic mix of soulful groove, jazz standards, lyrical songwriting and musical virtuosity from award-winning, critically acclaimed artists performing intimate stripped down sets with all proceeds going to Side by Side. A unique night of amazing music and fantastic raffle prizes for a much needed cause.Ian Shaw, a regular volunteer at the camps and one of the driving forces behind this evening’s event, is a record producer, broadcaster, raconteur, pianist oh and one of Europe’s finest male jazz vocalists. Named Best Vocalist of the Year twice(!) at the BBC Jazz Awards, multi-award-winning Ian Shaw is a huge talent with the most engaging personality and an ability to make every song his own. Described as “the voice of the decade” it is not by chance that he was the first British Jazz vocalist to be signed to American label, Milestone, which resulted in a number of highly acclaimed US recordings. “One of the scene's class acts”The Guardian; “…our finest Jazz singer” Time Out. SARAH GILLESPIE is a unique and creative musical force whose style has been described by Rock’n’Reel as “a bracingly eclectic mix of Beat poetry with jazz, folk and Middle Eastern elements”. Her terrific lyrics reflect her passion for politics and the music is witty, poignant, quirky and swinging. Hailed as one of the major singer-songwriters on the British scene she has toured extensively in the UK and Europe performing at festivals, theatres, arts centres and headlining at major venues, and has also appeared live on both BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ and ‘Start the Week’ as well as BBC London 94.9’s ‘Simon Lederman’ show. “…an incandescent new presence who matches her imposing delivery with superior lyrics” Guardian; “Haunting tunes and striking lyrics … yearningly pretty and bitter sweet.” The Independent. Ian and Sarah's Special Guest tonight is TANITA TIKARAM, an impressive popular singer who first came to prominence in 1988 whilst still a teenager, with her multi-million selling debut album “Ancient Heart” that produced two charting singles, "Twist in my Sobriety" and "Good Tradition". Born in Germany (she arrived in London at the age of 19 accompanied by her Malaysian & Indo-Fijian parents), Tanita then produced a number of other, fine, albums through the early 1990's before taking a break from the music industry and moving to San Francisco. Tanita recorded and toured intermittently through the 1990’s and 2000’s, making only occasional records including “Lovers in the City” (1995), “Sentimental” (2005) and “Can’t Go Back” (2012). March of this year saw Tanita release her latest, highly acclaimed, 10th album “Closer to the People” which has already garnered impressive reviews, with its single, the pulsing, rhythmic “The Way You Move” coming out on video this April. Though Tanita is associated with pop and folk music, in a recent interview she stated that the new record was inspired by the biography of American jazz singer Anita O’Day, saying that O’Day had both “dark addictions, but also a tireless zest for life. This whole album is really a riff on her salvaging obsession with music". Tanita’s distinctive, husky, voice and superlative songwriting have been an important part of popular culture for more than 20 years and it is with great pleasure that we welcome this iconic figure to the Club tonight in support of this most worthy cause.

"Tikaram...fine, beautifully nuanced songs" Sunday Express;
"Tikaram...Dignified, discriminating and richly rewarding" Uncut;
"Tikaram...Distinguished, worthy of...attention" Classic Pop

Booking strongly advised.

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