Events

The original Köln Concert took place at the Cologne Opera House at 11.30pm on Friday 24 January 1975, and the live recording went on to become the best selling solo piano album of all time.

To mark the 50th anniversary of this landmark event, Dorian Ford performed Köln Concert 50 in Cologne on 24 January 2025 – exactly fifty years to the day – playing to a sell-out audience.

And now it will be performed again (but differently) in London marking 51 years of this singular work.

Yep, that’s right.

A charming, cozy and romantic evening at Green Note in Camden Town with Vimala Rowe on vocals and  Mikele Montolli on double bass.

Enjoy songs of love, life, and experience- from Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Julie London. The trio’s sound is timeless yet modern: rooted in classic jazz craft, coloured by folk influences, and alive with spontaneous expression.

“Most illuminating” – The Guardian

“A singer of quite astonishing versatility and adaptability” – London Jazz News

“One of the most distinctive singers to come along in some time” – The Sunday Times

Fresh, joyful direct and heartfelt interpretations of the Ella Fitzgerald songbook at Karamel in Wood Green with Vimala Rowe on vocals, Mao Yamada on double bass and Phillip Harper on drums. The quartet/Vimtet seek to re-invent the performance of the jazz standards by doing just that; performing the jazz standard with love, joy, feeling and freedom. The quartet’s sound is timeless yet modern: rooted in classic jazz craft, coloured by folk influences, and alive with spontaneous expression. Where innovation is informed by tradition and innovation informing tradition,

“Most illuminating” – The Guardian

“A singer of quite astonishing versatility and adaptability” – London Jazz News

“One of the most distinctive singers to come along in some time” – The Sunday Times