Tim Atkins

Tim Atkins has a background of playing in loud rock and roll bands all over Europe. He moved to London three years ago and has moved more into the folk genre, assembling a trio with guitar mandolin and vocals. He blends the indie folk genre with elements of jazz, blues and soul and writes very honest, funny and self-aware lyrics.

Soma Nóvé

Soma Nóvé is a Hungarian musician, singer, and guitarist known for his involvement in multiple musical projects. Nóvé is the founder of psychedelic rock outfit Middlemist Red and of MORDÁI, a folk-rock band that reimagines traditional Hungarian folk songs with jazz and improvisational elements. He has also been involved in projects like The Night Of The Vampire and Samurai Drive, showcasing his versatility across different musical landscapes. In his solo performances he covers traditional Hungarian Folk songs with a dark and melancholic twist, which he calls Outlaw Folk.

Bálint Eckhárdt

Species: singer-songwriter; Subspecies: indie-folk;

Natural habitat: coffee shops and cemeteries mainly in North-West London;

Behaviour: lives life forward, understands it backwards;

Diet: personal songs of strangely familiar moments.

Start time: 7pm

Entry: free

School of Desire consists of jazz vocalist Arzu Kibris and her accompanying international group of jazz musicians. The mainstays of the band are:

Pete Lyons (Tenor Saxophone)
Peter Dews (Piano)
Daniele Bortolotti (Electric Bass)
Chris Bloomfield (Drums)

School of Desire performs songs from the classic American songbook of the mid-twentieth century (classics by composers such as George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter), as well as some well-known and not so well-known bossa nova numbers from Brazil. They play in a relaxed and approachable style.

The name “School of Desire” refers to the fact that so many of these songs are about love, loss, and longing – but, of course, they also have their moments of exhilaration and joy.

1 JUN | 6 JULY | 3 AUG

Mark and Shan perform acoustic versions of soft rock/pop/blues, blue-grass, country, and soul covers as well as original music. They enjoy adding their personal twist to the covers.

8 JUN | 13 JUL | 10 AUG

Playing jazz standards from the ’20s up to the present, the Battersea Jazz Collective is formed from members of the Battersea Jazz Workshop in southwest London.

15 JUN | 20 JUL | 17 AUG

The East West Sextet perform a relaxing and varied mix of classic jazz standards, ranging from latin and bossa nova tunes written by the likes of Carlos Jobim to familiar jazz ballads and swing numbers from the 1940’s onwards. The regular line-up includes Pete Lyons (tenor sax), Mark Phillips (trumpet), Nikash Hurkoo (guitar), Harriet Hu (piano), Rob Miller (double bass) and Felix Schott (drums). Just perfect for a leisurely Sunday lunchtime’s entertainment in the Café Bar!

22 JUN | 27 JUL