The Brand New Heavies

The Brand New Heavies are playing Blue Note Jazz Club in London on Sunday 13, Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 December, with shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm each night. It's a run of six dates in three days, so you've got a few slots to choose from.

The band started when old school friends Jan, Andrew and Simon got together around a near-obsessive love of soul music and '70s funk. Early hits 'Never Stop' and 'Dream Come True' earned them a reputation as a formidable live act, and they found global chart success with their reinterpretations of standards: 'Midnight At The Oasis', Carole King's 'You've Got A Friend' and Stevie Wonder's 'I Don't Know Why (I Love You)'.

They've had several singers front the group over the years. The band first made its mark with N'Dea Davenport, and was later fronted by Siedah Garrett, Carleen Anderson and Sulene Fleming. Core members Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Levy carry the project on, and their 2019 album TBNH features Beverley Knight and Angie Stone.

The London dates are at Blue Note's first UK venue, which opened in the basement of St Martins Lane hotel in Covent Garden on what would have been John Coltrane's 100th birthday. The interiors are by Julien Legeard and echo its sister clubs in New York, Los Angeles and Milan. With shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm on Sunday 13, Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 December, there are six performances to pick from across the three nights.