Mezzoforte return to London

I confess to being a little excited about this weekend's shows. Icelandic Jazz funkers Mezzoforte made a brief return to UK shores after a 30 year absence for a one night stand last year, and it was a magical show. So it was a no brainer to ask them back again for a revisit this year. It seems that a lot of people felt the same as 3 out the 4 scheduled shows are now sold out. But there are still seats left for the Saturday night late show if you fancy catching them this time around.

They are guaranteed to play their big UK hit "Garden Party", along with an impressive selection from their extensive back catalogue. After more than 40 years together they are as tight as a band can get so do yourself a favour and catch Mezzoforte. Visit Smooth Jazz Events UK for more details.

Sky.fm Smooth Jazz Week

Hey, we've done it. The world's biggest smooth jazz station is putting on some gigs! The first ones are in London, England with 7 shows over 5 nights at the famous Pizza Express Jazz Club in London's Soho.

Starring Jaared, Oli Silk, Rocco Ventrella & Renato Falaschi. Four artists, One stage. The dates are January 21st through to January 25th.

These guys will be backed by Bruce Nazarian (guitar), Frank Felix (bass) and Greg Grainger (drums), so Acoustic Alchemy fans will doubtless want to come too!

It's the biggest smooth jazz event in the UK for several years and you can reserve seats NOW on the Pizza Express Jazz Club Website, so don't miss out. Places are going fast. You can also reserve seats on the phone. call Pizza Express on 020 7734 3220 (outside the UK dial 0044 20 7734 3220).

Pizza Express Jazz Club is at 10 Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW.