Hot on the heels of Jarrod Lawson's four shows there at the
weekend, Pizza Express has announced that it is launching its own
record label in conjunction with its live music arm Pizza Express
Live. Named PX Records, they will release albums from new and
established jazz and soul artists as well as a selection of music
from PizzaExpress Live's extensive archive of live recordings.
PizzaExpress Live was conceived in London's Soho in the late 70s
and has built a reputation as one of the UK's leading venues for
live music, having presented over 50,000 concerts from an array of
artist which includes Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse, Diana Krall, Van
Morrison, Bill Wyman, Benny Carter, Brian May, George Shearing,
Charlie Watts, Mose Allison, Anita O'Day and Melody
Gardot.
Artists such as Jamie Cullum, Norah Jones and Gregory Porter held
their very first UK concerts at the venue and have gone on to become
international stars.
The next chapter is the launch of PX Records and the release of a
selection of live albums recorded across its venues such as
PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho, PizzaExpress Live in Holborn and The
Pheasantry in Chelsea featuring live performances from a broad mix
of established artists and the very best emerging talent from across
the worlds of jazz, soul, blues and beyond.
The first releases will feature live albums from US jazz
saxophonist Scott Hamilton, and the UK's Mamas Gun (due on 14 Apr),
multi-instrumentalist and producer edbl (Ed Black) and one of the
most hotly-tipped new bands on the UK scene Native
Dancer. All releases will be available as digital downloads as well as on both CD and vinyl
The label will, additionally, release a series of legacy
recordings sourced from PizzaExpress Live's archive dating back over
45 years featuring previously unreleased performances from some of
the acts to have graced its stage.
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