Friday 29th May 2026, 8pm, Door & bar open at 7.30pm

STEVE TAYLOR BIG BAND EXPLOSION "Powerhouse" drummer Steve Taylor & the Big Band Explosion perform with their trademark “Fiery & hard-hitting” style. -Time Out

"This Band Drives, Swings and Grooves like no other" BBC Radio 2 -Janey Lee Grace

Expect musical fireworks & Steve’s deftly crafted arrangements, all in the atmospheric surroundings of Forty Hall Long Gallery.

A night to remember. Featuring luscious sounds of vocalist Josie Frater and the hottest big band on the London scene. Book early.

Doors 12noon | show 1pm Matinee UK drumming phenomenon Steve Taylor brings to life the spirit of the immortal Buddy Rich Big Band sound, and beyond!

Featuring vocalist Josie Frater & the hottest big band on the London scene, including Parliamentary award winning Phil Meadows & Vasilis Xenopoulous. Expect 'Rich' classics such as West Side Story, Birdland, and Love For Sale seamlessly mixed with Steve's fiery & hard-hitting new arrangements.

Steve Taylor Big Band Explosion return to Soho's finest Pizza Express Jazz Club for a Matinee performance filled with hard swinging, latin and roof raising grooves. Led by drum maestro Taylor and 16 of the finest musicians on the London Scene. Doors 12 show 1pm Tkts £22 Book Early!

Steve Taylor Big Band Explosion - Sunday Lunch Special Pizza Express Jazz Club - London Soho Doors 12noon - Show 1pm D UK drumming phenomenon Steve Taylor brings to life the spirit of the immortal Buddy Rich Big Band sound, and beyond! Featuring vocalist Josie Frater & the hottest big band on the London scene, including Parliamentary award winning Phil Meadows & Vasilis Xenopoulous. Expect 'Rich' classics such as West Side Story, Birdland, and Love For Sale seamlessly mixed with Steve's fiery & hard-hitting new arrangements.

Steve Taylor Fusion Phew - Ziggy's London Jazz Festival

Nov 22nd Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm ' an uplifting melting pot of jazz-funk & fusion' Led by drummer and arranger, Steve Taylor, this ace band has collaborated with Mica Paris, Omar, Ian Shaw - and in its augmented line-up, Big Band Explosion, was the first to tribute legendary drummer Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scott’s club. With luscious vocals from Josie Frater plus Guitar & vocals from Rosie Frater-Taylor, featuring virtuoso pianist Neil Angilley in an electifying set of Taylor's trademark take on Gil Scott-Heron, Al Jarreau, Zero 7, plus seriously jazz-groove flavoured originals..

“Luscious Sounds” BBC London

“World Class . . . a technician who grooves"

Rhythm magazine

“Fiery and Hard-hitting, Powerhouse drumming” Time Out magazine

"Powerhouse" drummer Steve Taylor and the 16 piece Big Band Explosion play an exclusive show! with their trademark “Fiery & hard-hitting” style (Time Out). Expect musical fireworks & Steve’s deftly crafted arrangements of Buddy Rich, Gil Scott-Heron, Al Jarreau and Whiplash...

"Drives, Swings and Grooves like no other!" Claire Teal -BBC Radio 2 ★★★★ ★

UK drumming phenomenon Steve Taylor brings to life the spirit of the immortal Buddy Rich Big Band sound, and beyond! Featuring vocalist Josie Frater & the hottest big band on the London scene, including Parliamentary award winning Phil Meadows & Vasilis Xenopoulous. Expect ‘Rich’ classics such as West Side Story, Birdland, and Love For Sale seamlessly mixed with Steve's fiery & hard-hitting new arrangements.

Expect Big jazz-funk-fusion vibes from Steve & Crew at South London's finest Jazz Club.

Steve Taylor Fusion Phew - featuring Josie Frater & Rosie Frater-Taylor play a heady mix of latin-fusion & funk at West London's fines Jazz/Cabaret venue Pizza Express - Pheasantry Book Early

Steve Taylor Big Band Explosion play Soho's finest Jazz Club - Pizza Express Jazz Club - in this special Sunday Lunch Show. Book Early!

Steve Taylor & long time collaborator, award winning vocalist IAN SHAW raconteur and Ronnie Scott's regular share the stage at Ziggy's World Jazz Club

Steve Taylor Trio featuring guest Saxophonist Hannah Horton & vocalist Josie Frater play North London's finest club Ziggy's

Steve Taylor Big Band Explosion play a special EFG London Jazz Festival show Sunday Lunch show Tickets on sale soon -Book Early!

Steve Taylor Fusion Phew - a scintillating mix of drum led jazz, funk and fusion Expect Taylor's trademark take on Gil Scott Heron, Al Jarreau, Zero 7 and more. Featuring guest guitar/vocals from fast rising guitar/songwriter star Rosie Frater-Taylor, 'luscious vocals' BBC London & percussion from Josie Frater + mesmerising rhythm and grooves in Steve Taylor's inimitable style.

' an uplifting melting pot of jazz-funk & fusion' Led by drummer and arranger, Steve Taylor, this ace band has collaborated with Mica Paris, Omar, Ian Shaw - and in its augmented line-up, Big Band Explosion, was the first to tribute legendary drummer Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scott’s club. With luscious vocals from Josie Frater + special guests and the hottest horns & rhythm around, playing Taylor's trademark take on Gil Scott-Heron, Al Jarreau, Zero 7, Koop & Beady Belle plus seriously jazz-groove flavoured originals..

“Luscious Sounds” BBC London

“World Class . . . a technician who grooves"

Rhythm magazine

“Fiery and Hard-hitting, Powerhouse drumming” Time Out magazine

STEVE TAYLOR BIG BAND Explosion "To Buddy Rich & Beyond.."

Led by top UK Drummer, composer, arranger Steve Taylor, Steve's omni present drumming and the Big Band Explosion bring to life the spirit of the immortal Buddy Rich Big Band sound...and beyond…." Expect Driving swing, funk-fusion & 'Epic' Latin vibes.

“Playing with his own fire” (Time Out)

Steve Taylor has collaborated with Ian Shaw, Omar, Nitin Sawhney, Claire Martin, Mica Paris ( and daughter) Rosie Frater-Taylor and was the first UK drummer to tribute legendary Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scott's jazz Club.

“This Big Band swings, grooves and rocks like no other” Janey Lee Grace -BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright Show

Featuring vocalist Josie Frater & the hottest big band on the London scene. Including saxes 'Parliamentary award winning' Phil Meadows & Vasilis Xenopoulos, plus award winning guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor. ‘Rich’ classics - West Side Story, Birdland and Love For Sale seamlessly mix with Fiery & Hard-hitting original takes on music by Al Jarreau, Gil Scott-Heron, Beady Belle, Zero 7, Koop, and Dianne Reeves,

"Epic" "Fiery & hard-hitting" Time Out *****

"World class... a technician who grooves” Rhythm mag

"The drum maestro plays the drum master" Paul Pace - Ronnie Scott’s Club

"Awesome" Musician mag

‘A towering percussion presence’

Drummer, composer, arranger and producer Steve Taylor has currently released 3 albums with The Big Band Explosion: 'Good Things Happen'; 'Live In London' and 'Live at Ziggy’s' on the i2i Music Label.

EFG London Jazz Festival at Ziggy's features Steve with Fusion Phew, Expect the spectacular grooves and pulsating songs in the festival special

Steve Taylor Trio shares the stage with top UK jazz vocalist, Ian Shaw in what promises to be an electric show!

“such a connection with the guitar.” - Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page

“one to watch” Jazzwise magazine

With a clear sense of purpose, 22-year-old London-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor blurs the lines between jazz, folk, pop & soul. Think Joni Mitchell meets Pat Metheny, Lewis Taylor teams up with Emily King or a female version of John Mayer.

Raised in a very musical household - both her parents being professional musicians – Rosie started playing drums at a young age creating the rhythmic foundations for her future writing. After picking up the guitar, ukulele & bass soon after, Rosie found her roots in jazz & writing simultaneously studying at Tomorrow’s Warriors, NYJO, the Royal Academy of Music and attending songwriting workshops at the Roundhouse. At 16, she started laying out multi-layered guitar-based demos on Cubase, which would eventually become her self-produced debut album ‘On My Mind’ (2018), a unique collection of songs which garnered praise from BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson “genuinely exceptional”, BBC Radio 1’s Abbie McCarthy “complex, jazzy, smooth, delicate”, songstress Becca Stevens “badass”,

Catch Steve on tonights show! Two of the UKs most exciting talents in London’s crossover jazz scene join forces for one night at The Jazz Cafe.

With a clear sense of purpose, Rosie Frater-Taylor blurs the lines between jazz, folk, pop & soul.

Rosie has been hailed as “One To Watch” (JazzWise Magazine), “genuinely exceptional” (Tom Robinson, 6 Music) and “one of the most amazing musicians to come out of the UK music scene in recent years” (Yolanda Brown).

On her upcoming album ‘Bloom’ due for release on June 4th, Rosie takes us on an eclectic journey while keeping her trademark luxurious vocals and unique guitaristic song structures.

Following on from a successful year of releases with support from the likes of 6 music, Jazz FM and Worldwide FM, as well over 500k streams to date, Jackson Mathod recently released his debut album ‘Travels In A Confined Space’.

The 28-year old trumpet player studied Jazz at Guildhall, where he developed his undeniable skills on the instrument and sensibility for songwriting.

However, never feeling fully embedded in the jazz world, he quickly went onto the session musician circuit, playing for high profile artists such as Stormzy or Jordan Rakei.