Live Music With David Kettle & Ralph Simbulan

David Kettle and Ralph Simbulan are playing at Caffè Prosecco in Derby Market Hall on Thursday 24 December, from 11am to 1pm. It's Christmas Eve, so it's a morning session rather than an evening one, and it's free to attend.

Simbulan is a Canadian singer-songwriter with a soulful voice and a crooner style that blends classic jazz with soul, R&B and contemporary music. He draws on influences like Frank Sinatra, Lionel Richie and Luther Vandross, so the set sits in that smooth, vocal-led territory. Kettle comes from a very different background: he studied music and drama in Birmingham, London and Rome, and made his stage debut at 21 as the juvenile lead in Call Me Madam. Since then he's performed in a long list of West End and touring musicals, including Oliver, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Irene, Brigadoon and Miss Saigon, the latter of which won him a best newcomer award in Sydney.

Kettle's work goes beyond the musical theatre, too. He's worked with opera and theatre companies as both a performer and an assistant director across France, Ireland, the USA, Egypt, Germany and Holland. Between the two of them, you've got a Canadian crooner and a seasoned stage performer who's worked across Europe and beyond, which should make for an interesting pairing.

It's a free session at Caffè Prosecco inside Derby Market Hall, running from 11am to 1pm on Christmas Eve, so it's a morning thing rather than a night out.