SUNDAY LUNCH: Phronesis

Sunday 19th February, Tickets £10, Doors 12pm, Lunch 1pm, Music 2pm (2 sets, approximate finish 4.30pm)

Our Sunday lunch shows are always a great day out for families as well and children are admitted free of charge (<16) – all we ask is that youngsters are old enough or well behaved enough to enjoy the show quietly without causing a disturbance - while booking please consider number of adults and state the children in the comments

Stunning jazz talents Phronesis play at London's premiere live jazz club Hideaway

Scandinavian/British jazz trio Phronesis have the ability to excite, inspire and move people in a way that few bands are able to do. Led by London-based Danish double-bassist Jasper Høiby, their charismatic performances have prompted Jon Newey (Editor of Jazzwise Magazine) to describe them as "the most exciting and imaginative piano trio since EST"

Phronesis was created by Copenhagen-born/London-based bassist Jasper Høiby in Denmark in autumn 2005. Jasper released the Phronesis debut album ‘Organic Warfare’ in November 2007, on Loop Records, featuring Swedish Magnus Hjorth on keys and Anton Eger on drums. Organic Warfare was on the US itunes ‘top 100 selling albums’ list for two months following it’s release and has sold more than 11,000 downloads internationally so far. Since returning to London Høiby has reformed Phronesis with Ivo Neame (UK) on Piano and Anton Eger (SE) on drums. Their music is fresh and exuberant with strong melodic grooves, inspired by a world heritage of rhythms and sounds. The trio have also released ‘Green Delay’ and recently the epic ‘Pitch Black’.

Phronesis will be a name you won’t easily let go or forget after this day, innovative to say the least, their shows bring a taste of drama and inspiration to the stage and grasp the audience by their seats. Renowned for the soul-changing performance “Pitch Black” – premiered at Brecon Jazz Festival 2011 – after playing nearly the entire event without lighting. A concept that came to double-bassist Høiby after learning that his sister had gone blind, dedicating the album to his sibling with the lines: “Sister, now that your eyes have ceased to work, here’s something for your ears”, a gift intimately shared with delight with the entire audience. Extended to a live setting, Høiby’s vision played out like musical theatre, a mix of drama, tension and comedy, held together by remarkable jazz, immaculately played.

"And what of the music? In a word, stunning: melodic contemporary jazz, played with a note-perfect flair and fluidity which lights up any venue!" - The Telegraph