Tiger Jazz and The Dial Up this November!

BHM Dial Up this Monday! Come join us x

 

The Dial Up pays respect to HM Queen Elizabeth II

 

On Sunday 11th September, I was honoured to lead Watford in singing the national anthem, God Save The King, outside the town hall as the official proclamation of King Charles III was read. It was of course a sombre occasion in the wake of the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Royalist or republican, we all recognise the immense impact her devotion to her role as figurehead of state played in maintaining our sense of national unity. There was, however, also a note of ebullience as we looked ahead to life under our new monarch, and the opportunities for progress that might afford. Here's wishing everyone happiness and health. Much love, Alex xx

Tiger Jazz at HERTS PRIDE

 

Honestly governor, nothing to do with me. Don't even know him...

It was a real honour to be invited to sing at HERTS PRIDE 2022! Some pics from the performance :-)

Looking forward to Pride 2023! And in the meantime here are my upcoming Tiger Jazz dates:

Sunday 18th September 5pm

I'm directing a Scratch Performance of new play The House at the End of Empire. For full details visit the Facebook event.

Sunday 2nd October 11am

Tiger Jazz is performing at the Sunday Assembly, 11am at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. This is a free event.

Saturday 12th November 8pm- 10pm

Join Tiger Jazz singer Alex Williams at the BOSSANYI STUDIO, Field End Road, Eastcote, for a sumptuous evening of words and music! Sit back and relax as he takes you on a joy-filled journey through some of the best loved tunes of The Great American Songbook, accompanied by readings from his books. A fun-filled, toe-tapping, heart-warming rendition of glorious melodies from the worlds of Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley delivered with a roar! Tickets £10 donation. Facebook event here.

Thursday 17th November 7pm - 9.30pm

Tiger Jazz at the Garden Rooms Bar, 2 Market Street, Watford. This is a FREE EVENT so come along, grab a cocktail and enjoy the music!

The Ugly Bug Ball!

Thank you so much to the wonderful AdLibretto for furnishing us with a fully furnished and utterly improvised musical comedy inspired by our own marvellous Charlotte Harker and her passion for 737 aeroplanes! Thanks also to our gorgeous Dial Up family: Chris Hillier, Kat, Stephen Korn, Alison, Brian, Paul Murray, Mark, Jim Connor, Neil Goulder and the fabulous The Kitchen Croxley for hosting (shout out to Josh!!) Can't wait for next month, I think we need to have another bash at Ugly Bug Ball

Next Dial Ups are Watford Garden Rooms 2pm on Saturday 27th August and Kitchen Croxley 7.30pm on Friday 14th October (September is cancelled). Hope to see you there! And as it's summer, here's a little snap from my recent trip to Rome, and a couple of the paintings I've been working on. Stay creative! Much love, Alex xx

Garden Rooms Dial Ups/ Tiger Jazz

We had a wonderful time at our June Garden Room Dial Up where I was delighted to duet with Sophia on Cole Porter classic 'I Love Paris'. Collaboration is increasingly the order of the day and we had a brilliant first convening of The Dial Up Band playing 'All of Me' at the Kitchen Croxley Dial Up this month too. Let's keep it going at our Burl Ives special in August with 'Ugly Bug Ball'! And perhaps most exciting, my recent video collaboration with pianist Mike Kemp came out this month on his Youtube channel, have a watch below! Hope to see you soon and much love, Alex xx

Next events:

Tiger Jazz at the Garden Rooms Thursday 21st July 7pm (free)

Garden Rooms Dial Up Saturday 30th July 2pm (£5)

Kitchen Croxley Dial Up Friday 12th August 7.30pm (£5)

 

Jubilee and Centenary Celebrations!

 

Thank you so much to everyone who came to enjoy the Pump House at the Bandstand as part of Watford's Centenary and Jubilee celebrations! It was a marvellous afternoon and I had such fun hosting and singing throughout the day. Check out the Future Events tab for more Tiger Jazz outings, including the Bushey Acoustic Festival on Sunday 12th June. And of course as ever we have Dial Ups a plenty if you're after a bit of open mic! Watford Garden Rooms 3pm on Saturday 25th June and Kitchen Croxley 7.30pm on Friday 8th July. Much love! xx