Chelsea’s 606 club has announced some important bookings during December and January including a special performance by the Nigel Kennedy Quintet, Peter King with his quintet featuring Mornington Lockett, the Liane Carroll Trio and two special Yamaha nights, featuring a launch for this month’s Jazzwise covermount CD, New Jazz Sessions, and a Yamaha trumpet night featuring Ryan Quigley, Paul Eshelby with the Gareth Williams Trio and guests.

Dates confirmed so far are: Dan Reinstein Quartet (1 Dec); Dill Katz Quartet (late set, 1 Dec); Yamaha Jazz Scholars New Jazz Sessions CD launch (2 Dec); Eileen Hunter Quartet (3 Dec); Vanessa Haynes (4 Dec); Michael Buckley Quartet (5 Dec); Tammy Weiss Quintet featuring Tom Cawley (6 Dec); Tommy Blaize Band (7 Dec); Zoe Gallant Quartet (9 Dec); RB Funkestra (11 Dec); Yamaha Trumpet Night with the Gareth Williams Trio and featuring Paul Eshelby, Tony Fisher, Ryan Quigley and Rex Richardson (12 Dec); Tony O’Malley Groove Quintet featuring Neil Hubbard (13 Dec); Hamish Stuart Band (14 Dec); Nigel Kennedy Quintet (16 Dec); Jeremy Stacey Quintet with Jason Rebello and Pino Palladino (18 Dec); Peter King Quintet with Mornington Lockett (19 Dec); In The Groove Christmas party (21 Dec); Ola’s Xmas party (22 Dec); 606 Christmas party with Samara (23 Dec); New Year’s Eve party with Samara featuring Mornington Lockett and Tim Whitehead plus Sarah Moule and Simon Wallace (31 Dec); Liane Carroll Trio (3 Jan); Russ Henderson Trio Birthday Gig (5 Jan); Gilad Atzmon Quartet (9 Jan ); Georgia Mancio Quintet (10 Jan); Dill Katz Quartet Birthday Gig (12 Jan); Jane Parker Quartet (13 Jan); Bobby Wellins Quartet (16 Jan); Christine Tobin Quartet featuring Phil Robson (17 Jan); David Reinhardt Quartet (18 Jan); Dan Reinstein Quartet (19 Jan); Josh Kyle Quartet featuring Geoff Gascoyne (20 Jan); Cleveland Watkiss Trio (21 Jan); Dana Gillespie (24 Jan); Caroline Loftus Quartet (26 Jan); Martin Speake’s Generations (27 Jan); Lea DeLaria (28 Jan); Samara (29 Jan); Gareth Lockrane Big Band (31 Jan, lunch); Wayne Hernandez (31 Jan, evening).

For more info go to www.606club.co.uk

Pictured: Nigel Kennedy