every thursday

Our weekly collaboration with @elcharquitolondon, for a live improv lounge open jam.

Free entry and open to anyone who is confident enough to jump in and join the jam.

Please do get yourself a drink and/or some empanadas to support the event so we can continue to keep it free on the door!

doors from 17:00

happy jamming!

saturday 05/04/2025

“Top Class” – Gilles Peterson

“Brilliant playing…tuneful and intricate” – Big Issue

“Demonstrating that originality doesn’t have to be complicated” – Observer

Described by the Guardian as “eclectic, eccentric and unobtrusively erudite“, pianist Dr. Bruno Heinen is equally at home supporting Lee Konitz or Roy Hargrove at the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club as he is playing with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Coming from three generations of classical musicians, Bruno Heinen started playing piano at the age of four. He started composing pieces early on, and was introduced to the world of jazz through the music of Bill Evans by his uncle (jazz pianist Johannes Heinen) in his late teens. His compositional voice has been informed by his love of composers from Duke Ellington to Béla Bártok and from Wayne Shorter to György Ligeti.

Professor of jazz piano and composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music, Bruno has written for artists ranging from DJ Vadim to the Camerata Alma Viva string ensemble, with the Independent noting his ‘consistently intelligent linking voice’.

His trio features fiery young talent Kobe Heath Ngugi on bass and acclaimed UK/USA drummer Gene Calderazzo (Pharaoh Sanders, Freddie Hubbard).

friday 11/04/2025

Mike graduated from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music in 2016 and has gone on to establish himself as a go-to sideman in and around London performing regularly at venues including Ronnie Scotts, The 606 and Camden Jazz Cafe. Recent credits include gigs with the likes of Georgia Van Etten, Jo Harrop, Ashton Jones, Hope Winter and many more.

This April Mike visits The Muddy Puddle with a new organ trio featuring Christian Prior (organ) and Oscar Reynolds (drums) and also with a guest appearance from Matt Davies (sax), ready to explore a mixture of exciting original tunes and arrangements of well loved staples from the jazz/blues repertoire. Expect a night of hard hitting grooves ranging from Ray Brown to Stevie Wonder with some of the UKs most exciting young musicians, not to be missed!

wednesday 16/04/2025

Musician and composer Alasdair Pennington has in recent years established himself as a distinct and creative voice on the drum kit within the London jazz and improvised music scenes. An in-demand sideman, Pennington has performed and recorded with many eminent, international artists across genres including Helen Sung, Baptiste Herbin, Laura Jurd, Michael Dease, Dennis Rollins and The Flaming Lips among others. His musical contributions with various projects have garnered much positive acclaim, including from Downbeat Magazine who in October 2023 wrote: “Pennington’s a kick-ass drummer”.

Pennington has performed and recorded at venues, studios and festivals across England and beyond including Manchester Jazz Festival, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Abbey Road Studios, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Cafe Oto, Porgy & Bess (Vienna), Jamboree Jazz Club (Barcelona) and Take 5 Jazz Club (California).

This Is, Pennington’s debut album as leader, was released in October 2024 on Hidden Threads Records. Jazz Journal described the album as “a highly listenable collection which in places harks back to the sound of American jazz from the 50s and 60s”, going on to state that "his craft as a composer really stands out”. Plastic Magazine wrote “This Is takes listeners on a cinematic jazz voyage” describing Pennington as an “imaginative force behind the drum kit”.